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The food insecurity rate in California was 10.5% in 2021. Explore a map of hunger statistics in California at the state and local level.
- What Are Food Insecurity & Hunger?
- California Food Insecurity Dashboard
- CalFresh Expansion to SSI Recipients Dashboard
- Research & Reports
California produces nearly half of the nation’s fruits and vegetables,yet more than 1 in 5 Californians — about 8.8 million — currently struggle with food insecurity. “Food insecurity” is limited or uncertain access to enough food to lead a healthy, active life. 1. Worrying about running out of food 2. Running out of food and not having enough mone...
Since early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Census Bureau has been collecting data on food hardship through a semi-regular Household Pulse Survey, which has enabled us to track changes and trends throughout the pandemic and recovery periods. Colleagues at Northwestern Institute for Policy Research used this data to calculate food insecurity esti...
The expansion of CalFresh benefits to Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients in 2019 was the biggest increase in food program eligibility in decades, ending an inequitable policy of exclusion that had been in place for over forty years. The change impacted nearly 1.2 million SSI recipients. The California Association of Food Banks has been t...
California food banks delivered almost 900 million pounds of food in 2023. Learn more about how we’re responding to California’s ongoing hunger crisis by checking out our recently published reports:
Aug 8, 2023 · Food-insecure adults face higher rates of obesity, chronic illness, anxiety and depression. The COVID-19 pandemic brought sharper awareness to hunger in California, as many Americans experienced food insecurity for the first time. In the last year record inflation drove food prices up 4.5%.
Aug 10, 2021 · Jim Wilson/The New York Times. While food banks nationwide distributed roughly 50 percent more food in 2020 compared with 2019, the rise has been much sharper in the Bay Area. At Samaritan House,...
Nov 10, 2021 · Nearly 50% did not receive food from a pantry before the pandemic. While the pandemic shone a light on food insecurity and the inequities that underpin it, these are not new issues. Even before COVID-19 drove record unemployment, 1 in 5 San Francisco and Marin neighbors was at risk of hunger.
Feb 24, 2020 · Across California, 4.7 million adults and 2.0 million children live in low-income households affected by food insecurity. Food insecurity means having limited, uncertain, or inconsistent access to the quality and quantity of food that is necessary to live a healthy life.
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No Californian should go hungry, yet hunger remains at tragic levels. Despite many policy interventions, 21.2% of California households – more than 8 million people – still report food insecurity. This is more than double pre-pandemic rates.
