United States - share of people struggling to afford food by state 2012

This statistic shows the results of a survey in the United States on the affordability of food in 2012, by state. The survey was conducted between January and June 2012; this statistic only depicts the ten states with the highest share of residents stating they have experienced times in the past 12 months when they did not have enough money to buy food for themselves or their family. In Mississippi, some 25 percent of respondents stated they struggled to buy food for themselves or their family during the last 12 months.

Did you have trouble to buy food for you or your family in the last 12 months? (by state, United States, 2012 )

State	Share of respondents answering yes
Mississippi	24.9%
Alabama	22.9%
Delaware	22.1%
Georgia	21.6%
Nevada	21.5%
Arkansas	21.5%
Oklahoma	21.4%
Tennessee	21.3%
West Virginia	20.9%
Louisiana	20.7%

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Release date

August 2012

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Region

United States

Survey time period

January to June 2012

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Telephone interview

Supplementary notes

The source posed the question as follows: "Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?"

This statistic only shows the ten states with the highest share of people struggling to afford food. Please check the source for more details.

The source does not provide detailed information on the number of respondents in each state.

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