County-Level Food Insecurity Rate
13.5% — up from 12.8% a year ago, the worst reading since 2014
What is the current County-Level Food Insecurity Rate?
County-Level Food Insecurity Rate: 13.5% as of 2023, and worsening. Source: Feeding America Map the Meal Gap.
13.5% of US households food insecure in 2023 — highest since 2014
Pandemic relief held rate flat in 2020-2021. Jumped 25% after SNAP expansions expired.
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Have you or someone close to you used a food bank in the past year?
How has County-Level Food Insecurity Rate changed over time?
Most affected counties
Counties with the highest consumer credit distress scores in the County Distress Index.
Explore all 3,144 counties →| Period | Value | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.5% | +0.7 pts |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +2.6 pts |
| 2021 | 10.2% | −0.3 pts |
| 2020 | 10.5% | +0.0 pts |
| 2019 | 10.5% | −0.6 pts |
| 2018 | 11.1% | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is County-Level Food Insecurity Rate?
13.5% — up from 12.8% a year ago, the worst reading since 2014
Why does County-Level Food Insecurity Rate matter for financial distress?
County-Level Food Insecurity Rate is one of the indicators tracked by the American Distress Index (ADI), which measures five dimensions of U.S. household financial distress: Buffer Depletion, Debt Stress, Financial Conditions, Cost Pressure, and Labor Market disruption. Changes in this indicator contribute to the overall distress picture.
Where does the County-Level Food Insecurity Rate data come from?
This data comes from Feeding America Map the Meal Gap. More information: https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/map-the-meal-gap. The American Distress Index updates this indicator annual.
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