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Food insecurity rates are highest for households with incomes below the poverty line and single-mother households

  • Food Security in the U.S.
Bar chart showing prevalence of food insecurity by selected household characteristics in 2024.

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In 2024, 39.4 percent of households with incomes below the Federal poverty line were food insecure. Food-insecure households include those households with low food security and very low food security. Rates of food insecurity were also significantly higher than the national average for single-parent households, women living alone, Black and Hispanic households, and households in principal cities and rural areas.

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