Top 10 Hungriest States in the U.S. | Friends Committee On National Legislation (2024)

FAQs

What are the hungriest states in us? ›

These states have the highest percentages of American households who experienced hunger: Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Louisiana, South Carolina, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kentucky, Alabama, and Missouri.

People experience food insecurity in every community.

However, people in rural communities and the South are often more likely to lack access to enough food. This is because of many factors like poverty, unemployment, and the cost of living.

Regionally, the food insecurity rate is highest in the South (12.0 percent). States experience different rates of food insecurity, at varying levels of severity.

In terms of geographical regions, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar have very high rates of under-nutrition. States with the lowest percentage of under-nutrition include Mizoram, Sikkim, Manipur, Kerala, Punjab, and Goa, although the rate is still considerably higher than that of developed nations.

At the state level, New Mexico led the nation with 29.2% of children living in food-insecure households. According to Ross Fraser, Director of Media Relations at Feeding America, children are of course more vulnerable to poverty and food-insecurity because they can't work.

The DRC continues to be at the center of the biggest hunger crisis in the world, one that's poised to affect 25.8 million people this year. This is fuelled by conflict, climate change, and a protracted economic crisis that has left 72% of the country's population living below the poverty line.

A: There are currently no nationwide shortages of food, although in some cases the inventory of certain foods at your grocery store might be temporarily low before stores can restock.

Food insecurity rates are highest for households with incomes below the poverty line and single-mother households. In 2022, 36.7 percent of households with incomes below the Federal poverty line were food insecure.

The report ranked 182 cities on 28 economic indicators, including child poverty, food insecurity and inadequate kitchens. Detroit ranked as the neediest metropolis.

Has the US ever had a famine? ›

The St. Lawrence Island famine of 1878-80 is listed as occurring in the USA. However, it took place on a very remote Alaskan island populated by the indigenous Yupik people, that had relatively little interaction with mainland USA.

China hunger statistics for 2022 was 0.00%, a 2.5% decline from 2021. China hunger statistics for 2021 was 2.50%, a 0% increase from 2020. China hunger statistics for 2020 was 2.50%, a 0% increase from 2019. China hunger statistics for 2019 was 2.50%, a 0% increase from 2018.

The DRC is the world's largest hunger crisis, fueled by over 25 years of conflict and endemic poverty. 26 million people (about the population of Texas) are severely hungry today and over 5 million people have been displaced from their homes.

Food insecurity is an official term from the USDA. It's when people don't have enough to eat and don't know where their next meal will come from. It's a big problem in the United States, where over 44 million people, including 13 million children, experience food insecurity annually.

Our stomachs are full, and we are content. Over 44 million Americans face hunger each and every day including 1 in 5 children.