An estimated 86.5% of U.S. households were food secure throughout the year in 2023, with access at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members. The remaining households (13.5%, statistically significantly higher than 12.8% in 2022) were food insecure at least some time during the year. Severe food insecurity is the most severe level of food insecurity in which one or more household members experience reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns at times during the year due to limited money or other resources for food. In 2023, 5.1% of households were severely food insecure, statistically similar to 5.1% in 2022.
See related tables: Statistical Supplement on Household Food Security in the United States in 2023
Keywords: food security, food insecurity, food adequacy, food shortage, food spending, food pantry, soup kitchen, emergency kitchen, free groceries, free meals, material well-being, material hardship, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, National School Lunch Program, Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, WIC
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