Food Hunger Facts & Figures
- 34 million people in the United States are food insecure
- 1 in 8 households with children in the U.S. could not buy enough food for their families
- The food insecurity rate is highest in the South (11.4 percent), followed by the Midwest (9.9 percent), West (9.7 percent), and Northeast
- Black (19.8 percent) and Latinx (16.2 percent) households are disproportionately impacted by food insecurity
- Children remain at a higher risk of food insecurity than the overall population.
- BIPOC households are recovering from the pandemic significantly slower than white households
- LGBTQ+ individuals face greater rates of food-insecurity
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