Elementary & Secondary free lunch eligible (per capita) (most recent) by state

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

# 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

= 19

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

= 24

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

= 31

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

Virginia:

0.367 per 10 people

= 36

Wyoming:

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

New Jersey:

0.327 per 10 people

= 43

Pennsylvania:

0.327 per 10 people

# 45

Vermont:

0.318 per 10 people

# 46

New Hampshire:

0.179 per 10 people

Weighted average:

0.5 per 10 people

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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