This statistic shows the share of individuals that used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status. At that time, a 2.7 percent share of individuals from food secure households used food pantries in the United States. compared to 2020, this figure has declined by 0.5 percent.
Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status*
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Food pantries
Emergency kitchens
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* The figures used to calculate the usage shares exclude households that did not answer the question about food pantries or emergency kitchens, in addition to 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). Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status*." Chart. September 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2021). Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Share of Use of Food Pantries and Emergency Kitchens in The United States in 2021, by Household Food Security Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2021, by household food security status* [Graph], US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), September 6, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
