Find information, background and supporting data, and resources on food security and hunger issues, including statistics, reports and online tools.
Food Insecurity and Hunger
Food Environment AtlasUSDA. Economic Research Service.
The atlas presents statistics on food environment indicators and gives a spatial overview of a community’s ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so.
National Hunger ClearinghouseWhyHunger.
Find information about community-based resources and government programs that address issues of food security and provide assistance to individuals and families in need.
SNAP Benefits Alleviate the Intensity and Incidence of PovertyUSDA. Economic Research Service.
This article draws from recent research that shows that adding SNAP benefits to family income reduces the poverty rate and leads to even greater reductions in depth and severity of poverty, particularly among children.
Hunger and Poverty DataFood Research and Action Center.
Provides poverty and hunger information, statistics, and studies.
Briefing Room: Food Security in the United StatesUSDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides information on measuring food security, current conditions and trends and community food security.
Hunger and Poverty StatisticsFeeding America.
Statistics of hunger, poverty and use of food emergency assistance in the United States.
SNAP Participation RatesUSDA. FNS. Office of Analysis, Nutrition, and Evaluation.
Link to SNAP research and program studies. Includes trends in SNAP participation rates from 1999. Updated annually.
Hunger in America: United States Hunger and Poverty FactsHunger Notes. World Hunger Education Service.
This article includes hunger and poverty statistics in the United States as well as information about program food assistance for people with low incomes.
Food Security in the United States: Key Statistics and GraphsUSDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides current statistics related to food security, including food insecurity by household type, trends in prevalence rate, and state-level prevalence in the form of charts and graphs.
Making the Connection: Linking Policies that Prevent Hunger and Childhood ObesityRobert Wood Johnson Foundation. Leadership for Helathy Communities.
Brief suggesting ways that policymakers seeking to address hunger in their communities can find solutions that will also contribute to reversing the childhood obesity epidemic. Possible policy strategies are outlined. Direct link to PDF (281KB).
