: Restoring Shared Prosperity
Food Insecurity Rate
14.9%
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.
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| State | Food Insecurity Rate | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 13.9% | 25th | |
| Alaska | 18.2% | 48th | |
| Arizona | 19.2% | 50th | |
| Arkansas | 15.8% | 41st | |
| California | 16.2% | 43rd | |
| Colorado | 13.4% | 21st | |
| Connecticut | 11.9% | 7th | |
| Delaware | 12.6% | 13th | |
| District of Columbia | 10.9% | 5th | |
| Florida | 15.4% | 37th | |
| Georgia | 17.4% | 47th | |
| Hawaii | 13.8% | 24th | |
| Idaho | 12.0% | 9th | |
| Illinois | 13.7% | 23rd | |
| Indiana | 13.3% | 18th | |
| Iowa | 13.2% | 17th | |
| Kansas | 14.5% | 29th | |
| Kentucky | 16.4% | 44th | |
| Louisiana | 14.1% | 26th | |
| Maine | 11.9% | 7th | |
| Maryland | 12.5% | 11th | |
| Massachusetts | 14.7% | 32nd | |
| Michigan | 14.2% | 28th | |
| Minnesota | 10.2% | 4th | |
| Mississippi | 16.0% | 42nd | |
| Missouri | 19.2% | 50th | |
| Montana | 14.5% | 29th | |
| Nebraska | 17.1% | 46th | |
| Nevada | 7.8% | 1st | |
| New Hampshire | 13.3% | 18th | |
| New Jersey | 9.6% | 3rd | |
| New Mexico | 12.3% | 10th | |
| New York | 16.4% | 44th | |
| North Carolina | 15.3% | 36th | |
| North Dakota | 13.3% | 18th | |
| Ohio | 15.5% | 39th | |
| Oklahoma | 14.7% | 32nd | |
| Oregon | 13.6% | 22nd | |
| Pennsylvania | 12.5% | 11th | |
| Rhode Island | 15.5% | 39th | |
| South Carolina | 14.8% | 34th | |
| South Dakota | 12.7% | 14th | |
| Tennessee | 15.2% | 35th | |
| Texas | 18.5% | 49th | |
| Utah | 14.6% | 31st | |
| Vermont | 9.1% | 2nd | |
| Virginia | 12.8% | 16th | |
| Washington | 15.4% | 37th | |
| West Virginia | 11.3% | 6th | |
| Wisconsin | 14.1% | 26th | |
| Wyoming | 12.7% | 14th | |