Question

What is the food insecurity rate in the United States?

Answer 1

In 2021, 89.8 percent of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year. The remaining 10.2 percent of households were food insecure at least some time during the year, including 3.8 percent (5.1 million households) that had very low food security. Food insecurity was unchanged from 10.5 percent in 2020. Food insecurity increased from 10.7 percent in 2001 to nearly 12 percent in 2004, declined to 11 percent in 2005–07, then increased to 14.6 percent in 2008. Food insecurity peaked at 14.9 percent in 2011 and has declined since.

Answer 2

According to data from the USDA, in 2019, an estimated 11.1% of households in the United States, or around 14 million households, were considered to be food insecure at some point during the year. This means that these households lacked consistent access to enough food for every member to lead a healthy life.