This database provides data on food insecurity prevalence by state. Figures reflect the average of a three-year period of measurement, e.g., 2011 reflects food security from 2009-2011.

Low food security is defined by households that reduced the quality, variety, and desirability of their diets, but the quantity of food intake and normal eating patterns were not substantially disrupted.
Very low food security is defined as households that, at times during the year, experienced eating patterns for one or more household members that were disrupted and food intake reduced because the household lacked money and other resources for food.

Figure represent answers to questions about food security, food expenditures, and use of food and nutrition assistance programs from the Current Population Survey. They are expressed in percent and exclude households for which food security is unknown because the family did not provide a valid response to the survey. The margin of error around the figures reported varies by state and year.

Name	Prevalence of Food Security
Summary	Food security reported by households
Additional Background	This database provides data on food insecurity prevalence by state. Figures reflect the average of a three-year period of measurement, e.g., 2011 reflects food security from 2009-2011. Low food security is defined by households that reduced the quality, variety, and desirability of their diets, but the quantity of food intake and normal eating patterns were not substantially disrupted. Very low food security is defined as households that, at times during the year, experienced eating patterns for one or more household members that were disrupted and food intake reduced because the household lacked money and other resources for food. Figure represent answers to questions about food security, food expenditures, and use of food and nutrition assistance programs from the Current Population Survey. They are expressed in percent and exclude households for which food security is unknown because the family did not provide a valid response to the survey. The margin of error around the figures reported varies by state and year.
Geographic Coverage	U.S., States
Periodicity	Annually
Series Begins/Ends	2001 - 2023
Data Source	Current Population Survey

Summary	Food security reported by households
Geographic Coverage	U.S., States
Series Begins/Ends	2001 - 2023
Reporting Period	Annually
Updated	Dec. 09, 2024
Estimated next update	Nov. 01, 2025
Original Source	Current Population Survey
Sample File	Sample_CSV__Prevalence_of_Food_Security.zip
Number of records	208
Values Missing or Not Reported	43.3%
Source (APA):	State Statistics. (2024, December 9). Prevalence of Food Security. https://statestatistics.org/us/stats/prevalence-of-food-security.html?bid=%27NTk%3D%27&dbc=cmFuZF91c2E%3D Set APA as default format
Additional Background	This database provides data on food insecurity prevalence by state. Figures reflect the average of a three-year period of measurement, e.g., 2011 reflects food security from 2009-2011. Low food security is defined by households that reduced the quality, variety, and desirability of their diets, but the quantity of food intake and normal eating patterns were not substantially disrupted. Very low food security is defined as households that, at times during the year, experienced eating patterns for one or more household members that were disrupted and food intake reduced because the household lacked money and other resources for food. Figure represent answers to questions about food security, food expenditures, and use of food and nutrition assistance programs from the Current Population Survey. They are expressed in percent and exclude households for which food security is unknown because the family did not provide a valid response to the survey. The margin of error around the figures reported varies by state and year.

Low or very low food security	Number of households	Number of households interviewed
Very low food security

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