| National Center for Education Statistics | |||||||||||
| Table 1. Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch by state and eligibility status: School years 1999-2010 | |||||||||||
| School year | |||||||||||
| State or jurisdiction | 99-00 | 00-01 | 01-02 | 02-03 | 03-04 | 04-05 | 05-06 | 06-07 | 07-08 | 08-09 | 09-10 |
| Reporting States | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 46 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 36 | 38 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Percent not eligible | 55 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 53 | 55 | 57 | 56 | 53 | 54 | 51 |
| Percent with information not available | 11 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| Alabama | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 45 | 46 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 55 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 37 | 38 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 47 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Percent not eligible | 54 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 45 |
| Percent with information not available | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alaska | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | -- | -- | -- | 19 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Percent not eligible | 53 | 55 | 75 | 53 | 51 | 49 | 46 | 54 | 66 | 66 | 64 |
| Percent with information not available | 22 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arizona | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | -- | -- | -- | 11 | 45 | 48 | 45 | 41 | 38 | 48 | 47 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | -- | -- | -- | 9 | 37 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 29 | 38 | 38 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Percent not eligible | -- | -- | -- | 27 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 54 | 55 | 52 | 52 |
| Percent with information not available | 100 | 100 | 100 | 62 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Arkansas | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 52 | 53 | 59 | 56 | 57 | 60 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 37 | 37 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 44 | 49 | 47 | 48 | 50 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Percent not eligible | 55 | 54 | 53 | 52 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 41 | 44 | 43 | 40 |
| Percent with information not available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| California | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 47 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 55 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 43 | 46 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Percent not eligible | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 44 |
| Percent with information not available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Colorado | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Percent not eligible | 72 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 62 |
| Percent with information not available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecticut | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 23 | -- | -- | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 32 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Percent not eligible | 75 | -- | -- | 75 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 67 |
| Percent with information not available | 2 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Delaware | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 33 | 33 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 36 | 40 | 47 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 40 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Percent not eligible | 66 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 53 |
| Percent with information not available | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 54 | 69 | 55 | 62 | 51 | 66 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 67 | 70 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 50 | 65 | 50 | 56 | 47 | 59 | 49 | 48 | 43 | 58 | 62 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 |
| Percent not eligible | 35 | 30 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
| Percent with information not available | 11 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| Florida | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 50 | 53 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 40 | 45 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Percent not eligible | 56 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 54 | 50 | 47 |
| Percent with information not available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgia | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 43 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 53 | 56 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 35 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 44 | 48 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| Percent not eligible | 57 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 47 | 44 |
| Percent with information not available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| See notes at end of table. | |||||||||||
| National Center for Education Statistics | |||||||||||
| Table 1. Percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch by state and eligibility status: School years 1999-2000 | |||||||||||
| Table 1. through 2009-10—Continued | |||||||||||
| School year | |||||||||||
| State or jurisdiction | 1999-2000 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003-04 | 2004-05 | 2005-06 | 2006-07 | 2007-08 | 2008-09 | 2009-10 |
| Hawaii | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 39 | 44 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 43 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 30 | 33 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 33 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| Percent not eligible | 61 | 56 | 58 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 62 | 58 | 57 |
| Percent with information not available | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Idaho | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 32 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 43 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 23 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 33 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Percent not eligible | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 59 | 62 | 62 | 63 | 60 | 57 |
| Percent with information not available | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illinois | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | -- | -- | 35 | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 43 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | -- | -- | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 37 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | -- | -- | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Percent not eligible | -- | -- | 60 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 50 |
| Percent with information not available | 100 | 100 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Indiana | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 34 | 36 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 42 | 45 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 37 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Percent not eligible | 71 | 70 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 55 |
| Percent with information not available | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa | |||||||||||
| Percent eligible for free or reduced-price lunch | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 37 |
| Percent eligible for free lunch | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 29 |
| Percent eligible for reduced-price lunch | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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