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Adults in Households With More Severe Food Insecurity Are More Likely To Have a Chronic Disease
Amber Waves, October 02, 2017A recent ERS study found that lower food security among low-income working-age adults is associated with higher probability of 10 chronic health conditions.
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Examining an "Experimental" Food Security Status Classification Method for Households with Children
TB-1945, September 27, 2017ERS researchers compare--with the current method--an alternative method for classifying food security in households with children.
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Understanding the Prevalence, Severity, and Distribution of Food Insecurity in the United States
Amber Waves, September 06, 2017Information on which subgroups of the U.S. population are at higher risk of food insecurity—as well as their population shares—is helpful for effective targeting of food and nutrition assistance.
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Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2016
AP-077, September 06, 2017This is the statistical supplement for USDA’s annual report on households’ access to adequate food for active, healthy living.
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2016
ERR-237, September 06, 2017An estimated 12.3 percent of American households were food insecure at some time during the year in 2016, lacking access to enough food for an active, healthy life for all their members; essentially unchanged from 12.7 percent in 2015.
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Adults With Disabilities, Especially Mental Health Disabilities, Are at a Higher Risk for Food Insecurity
Amber Waves, September 05, 2017A new study finds that the likelihood of living in a food-insecure household is highest for adults with mental health disabilties compared to adults with vision, hearing, cognitive, or ambulatory disabilities.
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USDA’s National School Lunch Program Reduces Food Insecurity
Amber Waves, August 07, 2017In 2014 and 2015, 84 percent of low-income food-insecure households with school-age children received free or reduced-price lunches through the National School Lunch Program.
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Food Insecurity, Chronic Disease, and Health Among Working-Age Adults
ERR-235, July 31, 2017Lower food security is associated with higher probability of 10 chronic diseases (e.g., diabetes, cancer) and is more strongly predictive of chronic illnesses than income in some cases
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Children’s Food Security and USDA Child Nutrition Programs
EIB-174, June 20, 2017USDA child nutrition programs reduce food insecurity in households with children and contribute to diet quality and academic performance. One in 6 households with children was food insecure in 2015.
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What Is Very Low Food Security and Who Experiences It
Amber Waves, December 27, 2016A new ERS infographic looks at food insecurity in America, with a special emphasis on households who struggle with very low food security—the severe range of food insecurity—and the conditions they cope with.
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Food Insecurity Among Children Declined to Pre-Recession Levels in 2015
Amber Waves, November 07, 2016In 2015, 16.6 percent of households with children were food insecure, down from 19.2 percent in 2014, meaning that 2.2 million fewer children in 2015 lived in households that had trouble putting adequate food on the table for all their members.
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2015
ERR-215, September 07, 2016An estimated 12.7 percent of U.S. households were food insecure in 2015, down from 14.0 percent in 2014. Very low food security also declined. Food-insecure households lack consistent access to adequate, healthful food for members.
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Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2015
AP-072, September 07, 2016This is the statistical supplement for USDA’s annual report on households’ access to adequate food for active, healthy living.
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Comparing National Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS) Data With Other National Food Surveys’ Data
EIB-157, July 27, 2016Data from USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey (FoodAPS), the first nationally representative household survey to collect data on foods purchased or acquired during a survey week, are compared with data from other national-level, food-related surveys.
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Food Insecurity and Hispanic Diversity
Amber Waves, July 05, 2016In 2014, 20.6 percent of U.S. Hispanic adults lived in food-insecure households, compared with 11.8 percent of non-Hispanic adults. Food insecurity in 2011-14 among U.S. Hispanic adults varied by origin (the individual’s place of birth or that of his or her parents or ancestors), immigration status, and time in the United States.
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Food Security Among Hispanic Adults in the United States, 2011-2014
EIB-153, May 11, 2016ERS estimates the extent of food insecurity among Hispanic households in the United States and the adults in these households. In 2014, 22.4 percent of Hispanic households were food insecure, versus 14 percent of all U.S. households.
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Commemorating 20 Years of U.S. Food Security Measurement
Amber Waves, October 05, 2015USDA’s release of the 2014 food security statistics marks the 20th year of consistent, scientifically-based, objective data on food adequacy in U.S. households. The 20-year anniversary provides an opportunity to review the history of the food security measure—how the measure was developed, tested, and evaluated—and to reflect on its impact.
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Household Food Security in the United States in 2014
ERR-194, September 09, 2015An estimated 14 percent of U.S. households were food insecure in 2014, essentially unchanged from 2013 but down from the 2011 high. Such households lack consistent access to adequate, healthful food.
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Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2014
AP-069, September 09, 2015This is the statistical supplement for USDA's annual report on households' access to adequate food for active, healthy living.
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Inflation and Higher Food Prices Kept Food Insecurity Rates Relatively High After the 2007-09 Recession
Amber Waves, December 01, 2014Despite falling unemployment rates, the prevalence of food insecurity among U.S. households remained relatively stable from the end of the Great Recession (2007-09) through 2013. Higher general inflation, combined with higher relative food prices, offset the effect of lower unemployment.
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