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  • Prevalence of food insecurity varied by household characteristics in 2017
    10/10/2018
    Prevalence of food insecurity varied by household characteristics in 2017
  • Prevalence of food insecurity in 2017 was down from 2016
    9/6/2018
    Prevalence of food insecurity in 2017 was down from 2016
  • Multiple-adult households without children account for over a quarter of U.S. food-insecure households
    3/7/2018
    Multiple-adult households without children account for over a quarter of U.S. food-insecure households
  • Rural households account for nearly one-fifth of U.S. food-insecure households
    12/14/2017
    Rural households account for nearly one-fifth of U.S. food-insecure households
  • Single-parent households face higher food insecurity than married-couple households with children
    11/13/2017
    Single-parent households face higher food insecurity than married-couple households with children
  • Likelihood of low-income adults having a chronic disease increases as food security worsens
    10/4/2017
    Likelihood of low-income adults having a chronic disease increases as food security worsens
  • Just under 40 percent of low-income U.S. households were food insecure in 2016
    9/27/2017
    Just under 40 percent of low-income U.S. households were food insecure in 2016
  • Prevalence of food insecurity in 2016 essentially unchanged from 2015
    9/6/2017
    Prevalence of food insecurity in 2016 essentially unchanged from 2015
  • Over 80 percent of food-insecure households with school-age children receive free or reduced-price school lunches
    8/21/2017
    Over 80 percent of food-insecure households with school-age children receive free or reduced-price school lunches
  • Adults in households with more severe food insecurity are more likely to have a chronic disease
    8/1/2017
    Adults in households with more severe food insecurity are more likely to have a chronic disease
  • Forty-three percent of households with food-insecure children in 2014-15 had incomes below the Federal poverty line
    7/26/2017
    Forty-three percent of households with food-insecure children in 2014-15 had incomes below the Federal poverty line
  • Natural gas price shocks increase the probability of food hardship
    7/14/2017
    Natural gas price shocks increase the probability of food hardship
  • Child food insecurity more common in households with school-age children than with children only under age 5
    6/21/2017
    Child food insecurity more common in households with school-age children than with children only under age 5
  • Who experiences very low food security?
    3/6/2017
    Who experiences very low food security?
  • What is “very low food security”?
    3/1/2017
    What is “very low food security”?
  • Editor's Pick 2016: Food insecurity fell in 2015 for minority-headed households and households with children
    12/23/2016
    Editor's Pick 2016: Food insecurity fell in 2015 for minority-headed households and households with children
  • Food insecurity in households with children fell 2.6 percentage points in 2015
    12/21/2016
    Food insecurity in households with children fell 2.6 percentage points in 2015
  • One in six U.S. households with children were food-insecure at some time in 2015
    11/15/2016
    One in six U.S. households with children were food-insecure at some time in 2015
  • Food insecurity fell in 2015 for minority-headed households and households with children
    10/13/2016
    Food insecurity fell in 2015 for minority-headed households and households with children
  • In 2015, 42.2 million people lived in food-insecure households
    9/27/2016
    In 2015, 42.2 million people lived in food-insecure households
  • The prevalence of food insecurity declined from 2014 to 2015
    9/12/2016
    The prevalence of food insecurity declined from 2014 to 2015
  • Prevalence of food insecurity in 2015 was lower than 2014, still above level before Great Recession
    9/8/2016
    Prevalence of food insecurity in 2015 was lower than 2014, still above level before Great Recession
  • Households that were food insecure at least once during 5-year period, by number of years of food insecurity
    9/7/2016
    Households that were food insecure at least once during 5-year period, by number of years of food insecurity
  • Food insecurity in U.S. Hispanic households tracks closely with the U.S. unemployment rate
    7/13/2016
    Food insecurity in U.S. Hispanic households tracks closely with the U.S. unemployment rate
  • Food insecurity and very low food security prevalence rates for U.S. Hispanic households closely tracked U.S. labor market conditions between 2000 and 2014
    6/23/2016
    Food insecurity and very low food security prevalence rates for U.S. Hispanic households closely tracked U.S. labor market conditions between 2000 and 2014
  • Prevalence and severity of food insecurity among Hispanic adults in 2011-14 differed based on country of origin
    6/23/2016
    Prevalence and severity of food insecurity among Hispanic adults in 2011-14 differed based on country of origin
  • Low food security and very low food security were more prevalent among Hispanic adults who were not citizens in 2011-14
    6/23/2016
    Low food security and very low food security were more prevalent among Hispanic adults who were not citizens in 2011-14
  • Food insecurity for Hispanic adult immigrants in 2011-14 was lower for those who had been in the United States longer
    6/23/2016
    Food insecurity for Hispanic adult immigrants in 2011-14 was lower for those who had been in the United States longer
  • Among U.S. Hispanic adults, those with Puerto Rican origins have highest food insecurity rates
    5/17/2016
    Among U.S. Hispanic adults, those with Puerto Rican origins have highest food insecurity rates
  • Trends in food insecurity and very low food security by race and ethnicity, 2000-2014
    5/11/2016
    Trends in food insecurity and very low food security by race and ethnicity, 2000-2014
  • Nearly one-third of SNAP recipients obtain food from a food pantry
    2/29/2016
    Nearly one-third of SNAP recipients obtain food from a food pantry
  • One in five households with children were food insecure at some time in 2014
    1/14/2016
    One in five households with children were food insecure at some time in 2014
  • Editor's Pick 2015, #3:<br>Single-mother households consistently have higher rates of food insecurity than other households with children
    12/29/2015
    Editor's Pick 2015, #3:<br>Single-mother households consistently have higher rates of food insecurity than other households with children
  • Prevalence of food insecurity varies across the country
    12/17/2015
    Prevalence of food insecurity varies across the country
  • One in four food-insecure households visited food pantries in 2014
    11/17/2015
    One in four food-insecure households visited food pantries in 2014
  • Prevalence of food insecurity varied by household characteristics in 2014
    10/21/2015
    Prevalence of food insecurity varied by household characteristics in 2014