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  • U.S. household food insecurity remained unchanged in 2020
    10/12/2021
    U.S. household food insecurity remained unchanged in 2020
  • Spending on food assistance in second half of FY 2020 outpaced spending in second half of FY 2019 by $4.5 billion a month on average
    10/4/2021
    Spending on food assistance in second half of FY 2020 outpaced spending in second half of FY 2019 by $4.5 billion a month on average
  • SNAP benefit payments increased 66 percent in second half of FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    SNAP benefit payments increased 66 percent in second half of FY 2020
  • Focus for child nutrition assistance shifted to Summer Food Service Program in FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    Focus for child nutrition assistance shifted to Summer Food Service Program in FY 2020
  • WIC participation increased for children but not for women or infants in the second half of FY 2020
    10/4/2021
    WIC participation increased for children but not for women or infants in the second half of FY 2020
  • P-EBT payments led to a rise in overall spending on programs targeted toward children
    10/4/2021
    P-EBT payments led to a rise in overall spending on programs targeted toward children
  • Food insecurity among U.S. children increased in 2020
    9/8/2021
    Food insecurity among U.S. children increased in 2020
  • Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
    8/4/2021
    Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
  • Monthly online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions grew as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot expanded to almost all States in 2020
    7/6/2021
    Monthly online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions grew as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot expanded to almost all States in 2020
  • Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
    6/24/2021
    Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
  • From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
    6/17/2021
    From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
  • Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
    6/17/2021
    Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
  • A comparison of the number of census tracts in San Bernardino County, CA, that are LILA Using Vehicle Access from 2015 to 2019
    6/17/2021
    A comparison of the number of census tracts in San Bernardino County, CA, that are LILA Using Vehicle Access from 2015 to 2019
  • From 2005 to 2019, working-age veterans more likely to live in food-insecure households than similar nonveterans
    5/27/2021
    From 2005 to 2019, working-age veterans more likely to live in food-insecure households than similar nonveterans
  • Children in Black and Hispanic households experienced greater food insufficiency than other ethnicities during COVID-19 pandemic
    5/10/2021
    Children in Black and Hispanic households experienced greater food insufficiency than other ethnicities during COVID-19 pandemic
  • Updated Atlas allows users to compare low-income and low-supermarket access areas in 2015 and 2019
    4/28/2021
    Updated Atlas allows users to compare low-income and low-supermarket access areas in 2015 and 2019
  • Child food insufficiency in mid-July 2020 varied by State
    1/4/2021
    Child food insufficiency in mid-July 2020 varied by State
  • Child food insufficiency in mid-July 2020 varied by State
    1/4/2021
    Child food insufficiency in mid-July 2020 varied by State
  • Disabilities remain a strong risk factor for food insecurity
    12/14/2020
    Disabilities remain a strong risk factor for food insecurity
  • Prevalence of U.S. food insecurity in 2019 dipped below pre-Great Recession level for the first time
    9/9/2020
    Prevalence of U.S. food insecurity in 2019 dipped below pre-Great Recession level for the first time
  • Child food insufficiency in mid-July 2020 varied by State
    8/25/2020
    Child food insufficiency in mid-July 2020 varied by State
  • Food insufficiency in mid-June 2020 higher in some States than others
    7/10/2020
    Food insufficiency in mid-June 2020 higher in some States than others
  • Food insecurity rates vary across States
    5/8/2020
    Food insecurity rates vary across States
  • Among low-income households, nutrition scores of some dietary components are lower for those that are food-insecure
    4/15/2020
    Among low-income households, nutrition scores of some dietary components are lower for those that are food-insecure
  • Food insecurity among children most prevalent among single-mother households and low-income households in 2018
    4/8/2020
    Food insecurity among children most prevalent among single-mother households and low-income households in 2018
  • Food insecurity among children was at lowest recorded rate in 2018
    2/28/2020
    Food insecurity among children was at lowest recorded rate in 2018
  • Food-insecure households purchase less fruit than food-secure households
    2/7/2020
    Food-insecure households purchase less fruit than food-secure households
  • Food-insecure households spend less on food and acquire fewer calories than food-secure households
    1/24/2020
    Food-insecure households spend less on food and acquire fewer calories than food-secure households
  • Prevalence of food insecurity varies by length of reference period
    11/13/2019
    Prevalence of food insecurity varies by length of reference period
  • Food-insecure households spend more of their food-at-home dollars at convenience stores
    10/16/2019
    Food-insecure households spend more of their food-at-home dollars at convenience stores
  • Prevalence of food insecurity in 2018 was down from 2017
    9/4/2019
    Prevalence of food insecurity in 2018 was down from 2017
  • ICYMI... Disability status can influence the risk of experiencing food insecurity
    8/15/2019
    ICYMI... Disability status can influence the risk of experiencing food insecurity
  • Canadian direct investment position in the U.S. food industry, 1997 - 2018
    7/12/2019
    Canadian direct investment position in the U.S. food industry, 1997 - 2018
  • Disability status can influence the risk of experiencing food insecurity
    4/2/2019
    Disability status can influence the risk of experiencing food insecurity
  • Food pantry use by food-insecure households in 2017 was about five times the rate for all U.S. households
    11/14/2018
    Food pantry use by food-insecure households in 2017 was about five times the rate for all U.S. households
  • Prevalence of food insecurity varies across the country
    10/30/2018
    Prevalence of food insecurity varies across the country