Children direct certified for school lunches

Presidential Cabinet News, AP - 3 weeks ago

The following is the percent of school-aged children from households receiving food stamps who were directly certified for free or reduced priced lunches by schools in 2008-2009. Percentages above 100 percent are possible because some school districts use federal programs in addition to food stamps to enroll students for free or reduced- price lunches.

1) Alaska — 131 percent

2) Delaware — 96 percent

3) New York — 96 percent

4) Tennessee — 93 percent

5) Nevada — 88 percent

6) Louisiana — 87 percent

7) West Virginia — 85 percent

8) Iowa — 85 percent

9) New Mexico — 84 percent

10) Kansas — 83 percent

11) Florida — 82 percent

12) North Carolina — 81 percent

13) Colorado — 81 percent

14) Hawaii — 79 percent

15) Kentucky — 78 percent

16) Oklahoma — 78 percent

17) Virginia — 78 percent

18) Minnesota — 78 percent

19) Nebraska — 76 percent

20) Utah — 76 percent

21) Maryland — 75 percent

22) Texas — 74 percent

23) Maine — 74 percent

24) Mississippi — 74 percent

25) Connecticut — 74 percent

26) Wisconsin — 72 percent

27) Arkansas — 71 percent

28) Oregon — 70 percent

29) Vermont — 68 percent

30) Washington — 68 percent

31) Pennsylvania — 68 percent

32) Ohio — 67 percent

33) Indiana — 66 percent

34) Arizona — 66 percent

35) California — 65 percent

36) Alabama — 64 percent

37) Michigan — 64 percent

38) Georgia — 64 percent

39) Massachusetts — 62 percent

40) South Carolina — 62 percent

41) Wyoming — 61 percent

42) Montana — 58 percent

43) Illinois — 57 percent

44) New Jersey — 56 percent

45) North Dakota — 55 percent

46) Rhode Island — 54 percent

47) South Dakota — 52 percent

48) District of Columbia — 50 percent

49) Idaho — 50 percent

50) Missouri — 45 percent

51) New Hampshire — 31 percent