Half in Ten: Restoring Shared Prosperity

Food Insecurity Rate

14.5% of households in America were unable to acquire enough food to meet the needs of all their members at some point during the year. Lowering the number of households that face food insecurity will reduce the health and economic risks faced by hungry children and families.
StateFood Insecurity RateRank
Alabama17.3%
48th
Alaska13.6%
25th
Arizona15.3%
37th
Arkansas18.6%
49th
California15.9%
43rd
Colorado13.4%
24th
Connecticut12.7%
16th
Delaware9.7%
4th
District of Columbia13.0%
20th
Florida16.1%
44th
Georgia16.9%
47th
Hawaii13.1%
23rd
Idaho12.4%
12th
Illinois12.9%
18th
Indiana13.0%
20th
Iowa12.1%
9th
Kansas14.5%
30th
Kentucky15.6%
40th
Louisiana12.6%
15th
Maine15.4%
38th
Maryland12.5%
13th
Massachusetts10.8%
6th
Michigan14.7%
31st
Minnesota10.3%
5th
Mississippi19.4%
51st
Missouri15.8%
42nd
Montana14.1%
28th
Nebraska12.7%
16th
Nevada14.7%
31st
New Hampshire9.6%
2nd
New Jersey12.1%
9th
New Mexico15.4%
38th
New York12.9%
18th
North Carolina15.7%
41st
North Dakota7.1%
1st
Ohio16.4%
45th
Oklahoma16.4%
45th
Oregon13.7%
26th
Pennsylvania12.5%
13th
Rhode Island14.7%
31st
South Carolina14.8%
35th
South Dakota12.3%
11th
Tennessee15.0%
36th
Texas18.8%
50th
Utah13.0%
20th
Vermont13.8%
27th
Virginia9.6%
2nd
Washington14.7%
31st
West Virginia14.1%
28th
Wisconsin11.8%
8th
Wyoming11.6%
7th