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- The food insecurity rate in California was 10.5% in 2021.
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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:
Food insecurity in California spiked to unprecedented levels statewide with more than 25% of California households experiencing food insecurity – about 10 million people, and 2.5 times higher than before COVID-19.
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This page shows food insecurity estimates for California overall and for three select metro regions. Hover over each line graph to see food insecurity estimates for each group at different points in time.
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.
In 2021, more than a third of California adults with low incomes (below 200% of the federal poverty level) said they couldn’t afford enough food, according to the California Health Interview Survey (CHIS).
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.
