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DEFINITION
The total count of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program under the National School Act. The Free Lunch program provides cash subsidies for free and reduced-price lunches to students based on family size and income criteria.
Per capita figures expressed per 10 population.
Education Statistics > Elementary & Secondary > Free Lunch Eligible (per capita) (most recent) by state
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| Rank |
States
|
Amount
(top to bottom)
|
| #1 | Mississippi: |
0.951
per 10 people | |
| #2 | Louisiana: |
0.855
per 10 people | |
| #3 | New Mexico: |
0.811
per 10 people | |
| #4 | Oklahoma: |
0.75
per 10 people | |
| #5 | Texas: |
0.746
per 10 people | |
| #6 | South Carolina: |
0.711
per 10 people | |
| #7 | California: |
0.69
per 10 people | |
| #8 | Alabama: |
0.679
per 10 people | |
| #9 | Arkansas: |
0.674
per 10 people | |
| #10 | District of Columbia: |
0.67
per 10 people | |
| #11 | Georgia: |
0.64
per 10 people | |
| #12 | Arizona: |
0.635
per 10 people | |
| #13 | West Virginia: |
0.6
per 10 people | |
| #14 | North Carolina: |
0.568
per 10 people | |
| #15 | Florida: |
0.538
per 10 people | |
| #16 | Illinois: |
0.518
per 10 people | |
| #17 | Idaho: |
0.485
per 10 people | |
| #18 | Missouri: |
0.482
per 10 people | |
| #19 | Kansas: |
0.479
per 10 people | |
| #20 | Oregon: |
0.479
per 10 people | |
| #21 | Utah: |
0.46
per 10 people | |
| #22 | Michigan: |
0.458
per 10 people | |
| #23 | Hawaii: |
0.454
per 10 people | |
| #24 | Nevada: |
0.435
per 10 people | |
| #25 | Washington: |
0.435
per 10 people | |
| #26 | Indiana: |
0.432
per 10 people | |
| #27 | Rhode Island: |
0.428
per 10 people | |
| #28 | Montana: |
0.407
per 10 people | |
| #29 | Alaska: |
0.405
per 10 people | |
| #30 | Nebraska: |
0.404
per 10 people | |
| #31 | Colorado: |
0.387
per 10 people | |
| #32 | Delaware: |
0.387
per 10 people | |
| #33 | Ohio: |
0.386
per 10 people | |
| #34 | Maryland: |
0.372
per 10 people | |
| #35 | South Dakota: |
0.37
per 10 people | |
| #36 | Wyoming: |
0.367
per 10 people | |
| #37 | Virginia: |
0.367
per 10 people | |
| #38 | Iowa: |
0.362
per 10 people | |
| #39 | Maine: |
0.351
per 10 people | |
| #40 | Minnesota: |
0.345
per 10 people | |
| #41 | Massachusetts: |
0.341
per 10 people | |
| #42 | North Dakota: |
0.328
per 10 people | |
| #43 | Pennsylvania: |
0.327
per 10 people | |
| #44 | New Jersey: |
0.327
per 10 people | |
| #45 | Vermont: |
0.318
per 10 people | |
| #46 | New Hampshire: |
0.179
per 10 people | |
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Weighted average: |
0.5
per 10 people |
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DEFINITION: The total count of students eligible to participate in the Free Lunch Program under the National School Act. The Free Lunch program provides cash subsidies for free and reduced-price lunches to students based on family size and income criteria.
Per capita figures expressed per 10 population.
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