This statistic shows the amount of individuals who used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status. At that time, there were around 1.99 million households with very low food security using food pantries in the United States. Compared to 2020, this was an decrease of about 310,000 households.
Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*
* The source notes: "Total weighted number of households exclude households that did not answer the question about food pantries or emergency kitchens. Totals in the bottom section also exclude households that did not answer any of the questions in the food security scale."
The term 'emergency kitchen' is synonymous with soup kitchen.
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (September 6, 2021). Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*." Chart. September 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2021). Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Use of Food Pantries and Emergency Kitchens in The United States in 2021, by Household Food Security Status (in 1,000 People)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/ (last visited November 17, 2024)
Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), September 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
