This statistic shows the number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status. At that time, there were some 32.8 million people living in food secure households in the United States.
Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status
(in 1,000 people)
The source notes: "Totals exclude individuals in households for which food security status is unknown because they did not give a valid response to any of the questions in the food security scale. In 2021, these exclusions represented about 709,000 individuals (0.2 percent of the U.S. population)."
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (September 2, 2023). Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status (in 1,000 people) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status (in 1,000 people)." Chart. September 2, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2023). Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status (in 1,000 people). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Number of Food Secure and Food Insecure Individuals in The United States in 2022, by Status (in 1,000 People)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status (in 1,000 people) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2022, by status (in 1,000 people) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), September 2, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
