Definition

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 purchase nutritionally adequate foods. This indicator is for all ages.

Data Source

Feeding America

Available at: https://map.feedingamerica.org

Notes

Updated January 2025.

Last Updated

2025-01