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  2. Sep 7, 2022 · In 2021, 10.2 percent (13.5 million) of U.S. households were food insecure, meaning they had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources.

    • Food Security Status of U.S. Households in 2022
    • Food Security Status of U.S. Households with Children in 2022
    • How Many People Lived in Food-Insecure Households?
    • Food Insecurity by Household Characteristics
    • Very Low Food Security by Household Characteristics
    • Trends in Prevalence Rates
    • State-Level Prevalence of Food Insecurity

    Food secure—These households had access, at all times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. 1. 87.2 percent (115.8 million) of U.S. households were food secure throughout 2022. 2. The 2022 prevalence of food security was statistically significantly lower than the 89.8 percent (118.5 million) in 2021. Download chart ...

    Among U.S. households with children under age 18: 1. 82.7 percent (30.8 million) of households with children were food secure in 2022. 2. Household food insecurity affected 17.3 percent (6.4 million) of households with children in 2022. In some of these food-insecure households only adults were food insecure, while in other households children also...

    In 2022: 1. 44.2 million people lived in food-insecure households. 2. 11.7 million adults lived in households with very low food security. 3. 7.3 million children lived in food-insecure households in which children, along with adults, were food insecure. 4. 783,000 children (1.1 percent of the Nation's children) lived in households in which one or ...

    The prevalence of household food insecurity in 2022 was statistically higher than the prevalence in 2021 for all household types except households headed by Other, non-Hispanic reference persons. The figure below displays household prevalence rates of the percent of food-insecure households for both years, as well as percentage point changes betwee...

    From 2021 to 2022, the prevalence of very low food security increased statistically significantly for most population subgroups. There were no statistically significant declines in the prevalence of very low food security from 2021 to 2022. The figure below displays prevalence rates of very low food security for both years, as well as percentage po...

    The 2022 prevalence of food insecurity (12.8 percent) was statistically significantly higher than the 2021 prevalence of 10.2 percent and significantly higher than the food insecurity prevalence observed from 2017 through 2020. Regarding earlier annual trends, a statistically significant decline in the prevalence of food insecurity from 11.1 percen...

    Prevalence rates of food insecurity varied considerably from State to State. Data for 3 years, 2020–2022, were combined to provide more reliable statistics at the State level. Estimated prevalence rates of food insecurity during this 3-year period ranged from 6.2 percent in New Hampshire to 16.6 percent in Arkansas; estimated prevalence rates of ve...

  3. 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.

  4. An estimated 89.8 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the entire year in 2021 (figure 1, table 1A). In concept, “food secure” means that all household members had access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life (Anderson, 1990).

  5. May 14, 2024 · According to national data from the USDA, the average food insecurity rate among Black, non-Hispanic individuals and Latino individuals is nearly 23% and more than 21%, respectively, while the rate among white, non-Hispanic individuals is nearly 10%.

  6. Jul 23, 2024 · USDA monitors the extent and severity of food insecurity in U.S. households through an annual, nationally representative survey sponsored and analyzed by USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS). This report presents statistics from the survey that cover household food security, food expenditures, and use of federal nutrition assistance ...

  7. 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.

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