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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
Showing latest available data.
| Rank |
States
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Amount
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# 1
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Mississippi: |
0.951
per 10 people |
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# 2
|
Louisiana: |
0.855
per 10 people |
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# 3
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New Mexico: |
0.811
per 10 people |
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# 4
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Oklahoma: |
0.75
per 10 people |
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# 5
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Texas: |
0.746
per 10 people |
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# 6
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South Carolina: |
0.711
per 10 people |
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# 7
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California: |
0.69
per 10 people |
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# 8
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Alabama: |
0.679
per 10 people |
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# 9
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Arkansas: |
0.674
per 10 people |
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# 10
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District of Columbia: |
0.67
per 10 people |
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# 11
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Georgia: |
0.64
per 10 people |
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# 12
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Arizona: |
0.635
per 10 people |
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# 13
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West Virginia: |
0.6
per 10 people |
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# 14
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North Carolina: |
0.568
per 10 people |
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# 15
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Florida: |
0.538
per 10 people |
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# 16
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Illinois: |
0.518
per 10 people |
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# 17
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Idaho: |
0.485
per 10 people |
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# 18
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Missouri: |
0.482
per 10 people |
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= 19
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Kansas: |
0.479
per 10 people |
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= 19
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Oregon: |
0.479
per 10 people |
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# 21
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Utah: |
0.46
per 10 people |
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# 22
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Michigan: |
0.458
per 10 people |
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# 23
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Hawaii: |
0.454
per 10 people |
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= 24
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Nevada: |
0.435
per 10 people |
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= 24
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Washington: |
0.435
per 10 people |
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# 26
|
Indiana: |
0.432
per 10 people |
|
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# 27
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Rhode Island: |
0.428
per 10 people |
|
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# 28
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Montana: |
0.407
per 10 people |
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# 29
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Alaska: |
0.405
per 10 people |
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# 30
|
Nebraska: |
0.404
per 10 people |
|
|
= 31
|
Colorado: |
0.387
per 10 people |
|
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= 31
|
Delaware: |
0.387
per 10 people |
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# 33
|
Ohio: |
0.386
per 10 people |
|
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# 34
|
Maryland: |
0.372
per 10 people |
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# 35
|
South Dakota: |
0.37
per 10 people |
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= 36
|
Virginia: |
0.367
per 10 people |
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= 36
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Wyoming: |
0.367
per 10 people |
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# 38
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Iowa: |
0.362
per 10 people |
|
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# 39
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Maine: |
0.351
per 10 people |
|
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# 40
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Minnesota: |
0.345
per 10 people |
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# 41
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Massachusetts: |
0.341
per 10 people |
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|
# 42
|
North Dakota: |
0.328
per 10 people |
|
|
= 43
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New Jersey: |
0.327
per 10 people |
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= 43
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Pennsylvania: |
0.327
per 10 people |
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# 45
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Vermont: |
0.318
per 10 people |
|
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# 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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