By the Numbers.

Poverty in CA:

• In 2018, there were 5,160,208 people experiencing poverty in the state of California, or 13.3% of the state’s population.
• The Supplemental Poverty Measure, a more accurate measurement, is 19%.
• 8.1% of California’s children live in deep poverty, where families are living under 50% of the Federal Poverty Rate.
• California is ranked 51st in the nation for affordable housing.

CA Food Insecurity:

• The Food Insecurity rate in California is 11.7%, or 4,574,710 people struggling to maintain a regular source of adequate, nutritious food.

SNAP/CalFresh in California:

• Only 70% of eligible Californians participate in CalFresh:
  • 74% are household with children,
  • 49% are in working families,
  • 9% are in families with elderly or disable members.
• The CalFresh program kept 806,000 out of poverty-417,000 of which were children (2009-2012)
• More facts and figures about CalFresh.

CalWORKs:

• CalWORKs families live at 30% of the Federal Poverty Line.
• Cuts to the CalWORKs program over the last 2 decades has give 1.1 billion dollars annually for the state budget.

Suplemental Security Income (SSI):

• In 2018, the maximum SSI/SSP grant is $910.72 per month.
• Women, disproportionately Asian, Black, and Latina, are the majority of SSI/SSP recipients.
• The state has saved an estimated $10 billion from the cuts to these recipients since 2009.
• Starting in the summer of 2019, SSI recipients will be eligible for CalFresh.
• More information about SSI.