Food Insecurity (2013–2023)

Definition

Percent of Children under Age 18 Living in Food Insecure Households
Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food-insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.

Data Source

Feeding America: Map the Meal Gap.

Last Updated

2026-02