Are You In a Food Desert? Find out.

A food desert is a geographic area where affordable and nutritious food is difficult to obtain, particularly for those without access to an automobile. 

Food deserts usually exist in rural areas and low-income communities.

Source: Wikipedia 

 

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What is Food Insecurity?

1. food insecurity

   noun

   noun: food insecurity

   the state of being without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable, nutritious food:
   "more than 800 million people live every day with hunger or food insecurity as their constant companion"
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Did You Know? Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average 2011-2013

Eight states exhibited statistically significantly higher household food insecurity rates than the U.S. national average of 14.6% 2011-2013 (note: Most are in the south):

•  Arkansas 21.2%
• Mississippi 21.1%
• Texas 18.0%
• Tennessee 17.4%
• North Carolina 17.3%
• Missouri 16.9%
• Georgia 16.6%
• Ohio 16.0% 

 Source: Feeding America
 

Hunger in America: Food Insecurity Fact 1

In 2013, 49.1 million Americans lived in food insecure households, including 33.3 million adults and 15.8 million children.

Source: Feeding America