Total pounds distributed by agencies in 2007 = 112,834

Population = 29,761

Poverty = 25%

Senior citizens in poverty = 23.8%

Children in poverty = 36.2%
(ranked 9th in the state; 5th in the region)

Children in school lunch program:
Free lunch = 70.6%
Reduced lunch = 6.8%

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