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

In 2023, 38.7 percent of households with incomes below the Federal poverty line were food insecure. Food-insecure households include those with low food security and very low food security. Rates of food insecurity were also significantly higher than the national average of 13.5 percent for single-parent households, women living alone, Black and Hispanic households, and households in principal cities and rural areas.

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