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Reduce household food insecurity and hunger  — NWS‑01 Data

This objective is a Leading Health Indicator (LHI). Learn about LHIs.

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
13.7 percent (2024)

National Target:
6.0 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
11.1 percent of households were food insecure in 2018

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Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Total
11.1
CI 10.7 / 11.5
SE 0.208
10.5
CI 10.2 / 10.9
SE 0.187
10.5
CI 10.1 / 10.9
SE 0.203
10.2
CI 9.8 / 10.6
SE 0.206
12.8
CI 12.4 / 13.2
SE 0.224
13.5
CI 13.1 / 14.0
SE 0.234
13.7
CI 12.5 / 14.9
SE 0.616

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Race/Ethnicity (of household reference person), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
American Indian or Alaska Native only
29.8
CI 23.5 / 36.0
SE 3.179
19.4
CI 14.7 / 24.2
SE 2.438
19.8
CI 15.6 / 23.9
SE 2.118
19.4
CI 14.2 / 24.6
SE 2.670
28.3
CI 21.5 / 35.0
SE 3.459
27.2
CI 21.3 / 33.2
SE 3.046
29.6
CI 21.2 / 38.0
SE 4.276
Asian only
6.3
CI 4.9 / 7.7
SE 0.710
5.0
CI 3.6 / 6.4
SE 0.706
4.9
CI 3.6 / 6.1
SE 0.624
6.1
CI 4.7 / 7.4
SE 0.699
5.8
CI 4.4 / 7.2
SE 0.705
6.3
CI 4.9 / 7.8
SE 0.733
6.7
CI 5.0 / 8.4
SE 0.872
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only
17.9
CI 8.6 / 27.1
SE 4.696
10.5
CI 4.5 / 16.5
SE 3.067
18.2
CI 8.4 / 28.0
SE 4.998
8.7
CI 2.9 / 14.5
SE 2.965
22.9
CI 12.5 / 33.2
SE 5.290
22.8
CI 10.9 / 34.6
SE 6.033
19.7
CI 9.6 / 29.7
SE 5.147
Black or African American only
21.3
CI 19.6 / 23.0
SE 0.870
18.7
CI 17.2 / 20.3
SE 0.786
21.3
CI 19.7 / 23.0
SE 0.829
19.9
CI 18.4 / 21.5
SE 0.798
22.6
CI 20.9 / 24.2
SE 0.844
23.9
CI 22.1 / 25.7
SE 0.932
24.6
CI 22.1 / 27.2
SE 1.298
White only
9.2
CI 8.8 / 9.7
SE 0.214
9.2
CI 8.8 / 9.6
SE 0.197
8.7
CI 8.4 / 9.1
SE 0.198
8.5
CI 8.1 / 8.9
SE 0.205
11.0
CI 10.6 / 11.5
SE 0.215
11.7
CI 11.2 / 12.2
SE 0.248
11.7
CI 10.6 / 12.8
SE 0.577
2 or more races
16.8
CI 13.3 / 20.3
SE 1.784
20.6
CI 16.0 / 25.2
SE 2.338
18.9
CI 14.5 / 23.3
SE 2.244
21.8
CI 17.3 / 26.3
SE 2.302
22.8
CI 18.5 / 27.1
SE 2.173
26.6
CI 22.0 / 31.1
SE 2.328
24.0
CI 19.4 / 28.5
SE 2.330
Hispanic or Latino
16.2
CI 14.9 / 17.6
SE 0.689
15.6
CI 14.3 / 17.0
SE 0.672
17.2
CI 15.8 / 18.6
SE 0.704
16.2
CI 14.9 / 17.6
SE 0.708
20.8
CI 19.2 / 22.4
SE 0.810
21.9
CI 20.3 / 23.6
SE 0.832
20.2
CI 18.1 / 22.4
SE 1.112
Not Hispanic or Latino
10.2
CI 9.8 / 10.6
SE 0.212
9.7
CI 9.3 / 10.1
SE 0.198
9.4
CI 9.0 / 9.9
SE 0.219
9.2
CI 8.8 / 9.6
SE 0.214
11.4
CI 11.0 / 11.8
SE 0.221
12.1
CI 11.6 / 12.6
SE 0.250
12.5
CI 11.4 / 13.6
SE 0.571
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
27.6
CI 20.9 / 34.4
SE 3.428
23.6
CI 17.1 / 30.0
SE 3.271
18.4
CI 13.8 / 23.1
SE 2.348
18.4
CI 12.1 / 24.7
SE 3.206
23.0
CI 17.0 / 29.0
SE 3.049
26.0
CI 19.6 / 32.5
SE 3.304
30.9
CI 19.6 / 42.1
SE 5.749
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
5.9
CI 4.6 / 7.3
SE 0.706
5.0
CI 3.6 / 6.4
SE 0.710
4.5
CI 3.2 / 5.7
SE 0.638
6.1
CI 4.7 / 7.5
SE 0.714
5.7
CI 4.4 / 7.1
SE 0.699
6.1
CI 4.7 / 7.5
SE 0.712
6.6
CI 4.9 / 8.2
SE 0.839
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
16.2
CI 7.0 / 25.5
SE 4.716
9.4
CI 3.3 / 15.4
SE 3.073
21.0
CI 10.0 / 31.9
SE 5.584
10.6
CI 3.6 / 17.6
SE 3.581
22.2
CI 11.2 / 33.2
SE 5.625
29.1
CI 15.2 / 43.0
SE 7.083
18.4
CI 8.5 / 28.3
SE 5.067
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.2
CI 19.5 / 23.0
SE 0.898
19.1
CI 17.5 / 20.7
SE 0.809
21.7
CI 20.1 / 23.4
SE 0.850
19.8
CI 18.2 / 21.4
SE 0.811
22.4
CI 20.7 / 24.1
SE 0.882
23.3
CI 21.4 / 25.2
SE 0.990
24.4
CI 22.0 / 26.7
SE 1.218
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
8.1
CI 7.7 / 8.5
SE 0.209
7.9
CI 7.5 / 8.3
SE 0.203
7.1
CI 6.7 / 7.5
SE 0.198
7.0
CI 6.6 / 7.4
SE 0.206
9.3
CI 8.8 / 9.7
SE 0.214
9.9
CI 9.4 / 10.4
SE 0.247
10.1
CI 9.2 / 11.0
SE 0.478
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
17.9
CI 14.2 / 21.5
SE 1.877
19.3
CI 14.9 / 23.8
SE 2.277
19.0
CI 14.3 / 23.8
SE 2.429
22.1
CI 17.2 / 27.0
SE 2.492
22.7
CI 17.9 / 27.5
SE 2.454
23.9
CI 18.5 / 29.2
SE 2.729
21.8
CI 17.5 / 26.1
SE 2.187

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Educational attainment (of most highly educated adult), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Less than High school
25.2
CI 22.7 / 27.6
SE 1.264
26.7
CI 24.3 / 29.0
SE 1.216
25.1
CI 22.8 / 27.3
SE 1.143
24.9
CI 22.0 / 27.8
SE 1.486
30.3
CI 27.3 / 33.3
SE 1.531
30.5
CI 27.3 / 33.7
SE 1.624
30.4
CI 25.4 / 35.4
SE 2.554
High school
16.6
CI 15.6 / 17.6
SE 0.530
15.7
CI 14.8 / 16.7
SE 0.488
16.9
CI 15.8 / 18.0
SE 0.563
15.6
CI 14.4 / 16.8
SE 0.597
19.6
CI 18.3 / 20.9
SE 0.653
20.9
CI 19.7 / 22.1
SE 0.601
21.7
CI 18.9 / 24.6
SE 1.453
Some college or Associate degree
14.5
CI 13.6 / 15.4
SE 0.454
13.4
CI 12.6 / 14.1
SE 0.386
13.4
CI 12.5 / 14.3
SE 0.443
13.1
CI 12.3 / 14.0
SE 0.454
16.4
CI 15.5 / 17.4
SE 0.481
17.3
CI 16.2 / 18.4
SE 0.544
18.3
CI 16.1 / 20.4
SE 1.099
4-year college degree or more
4.6
CI 4.2 / 5.0
SE 0.206
4.6
CI 4.2 / 5.0
SE 0.204
4.5
CI 4.2 / 4.9
SE 0.188
4.6
CI 4.2 / 5.0
SE 0.195
6.1
CI 5.6 / 6.5
SE 0.235
6.6
CI 6.1 / 7.2
SE 0.274
6.1
CI 5.5 / 6.7
SE 0.306

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Family income (percent poverty threshold), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
<100
35.3
CI 33.3 / 37.3
SE 1.017
34.9
CI 32.9 / 36.8
SE 0.989
35.3
CI 33.4 / 37.2
SE 0.972
32.1
CI 29.8 / 34.4
SE 1.158
36.7
CI 34.8 / 38.7
SE 0.997
38.6
CI 36.6 / 40.8
SE 1.065
39.4
CI 37.2 / 41.6
SE 1.122
100-199
22.9
CI 21.6 / 24.2
SE 0.678
21.9
CI 20.7 / 23.1
SE 0.622
23.4
CI 21.8 / 25.0
SE 0.807
21.5
CI 20.0 / 23.0
SE 0.758
26.0
CI 24.6 / 27.4
SE 0.716
27.8
CI 26.0 / 29.5
SE 0.913
27.9
CI 26.2 / 29.5
SE 0.829
200-399
9.5
CI 8.7 / 10.2
SE 0.375
9.2
CI 8.4 / 10.0
SE 0.397
9.2
CI 8.4 / 10.0
SE 0.414
8.6
CI 7.9 / 9.3
SE 0.375
10.9
CI 10.0 / 11.7
SE 0.410
12.6
CI 11.7 / 13.4
SE 0.424
13.2
CI 12.2 / 14.1
SE 0.481
400+
1.9
CI 1.6 / 2.2
SE 0.144
1.7
CI 1.4 / 2.0
SE 0.145
1.5
CI 1.2 / 1.7
SE 0.135
1.8
CI 1.5 / 2.2
SE 0.167
2.7
CI 2.3 / 3.1
SE 0.189
3.5
CI 3.1 / 4.0
SE 0.220
3.6
CI 3.2 / 4.0
SE 0.203

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Health insurance status (of household reference person), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Health insurance status (of household reference person)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Geographic location, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metropolitan
10.8
CI 10.4 / 11.2
SE 0.223
10.3
CI 9.9 / 10.7
SE 0.222
10.4
CI 9.9 / 10.8
SE 0.225
10.1
CI 9.7 / 10.6
SE 0.208
12.5
CI 12.0 / 13.0
SE 0.239
13.2
CI 12.8 / 13.7
SE 0.250
13.3
CI 12.2 / 14.4
SE 0.563
Non-metropolitan
12.7
CI 11.6 / 13.8
SE 0.570
12.1
CI 11.2 / 13.0
SE 0.472
11.6
CI 10.7 / 12.6
SE 0.492
10.8
CI 9.7 / 11.9
SE 0.575
14.7
CI 13.5 / 16.0
SE 0.655
15.5
CI 14.1 / 16.7
SE 0.640
15.9
CI 13.6 / 18.3
SE 1.184

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Marital status (of household reference person), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Married/​Cohabiting partner
6.4
CI 6.0 / 6.8
SE 0.204
5.8
CI 5.4 / 6.3
SE 0.211
6.7
CI 6.2 / 7.1
SE 0.236
6.0
CI 5.6 / 6.5
SE 0.241
8.0
CI 7.6 / 8.5
SE 0.241
8.5
CI 8.0 / 9.0
SE 0.255
8.3
CI 7.5 / 9.0
SE 0.395
Divorced, separated, widowed
14.6
CI 13.7 / 15.4
SE 0.413
14.5
CI 13.7 / 15.2
SE 0.385
13.5
CI 12.7 / 14.3
SE 0.422
13.7
CI 12.8 / 14.5
SE 0.426
17.2
CI 16.3 / 18.1
SE 0.461
17.3
CI 16.4 / 18.2
SE 0.453
17.8
CI 15.5 / 20.1
SE 1.156
Never married
16.9
CI 15.9 / 17.9
SE 0.511
15.5
CI 14.4 / 16.5
SE 0.529
14.8
CI 13.8 / 15.8
SE 0.507
14.5
CI 13.5 / 15.5
SE 0.511
17.3
CI 16.1 / 18.5
SE 0.596
19.0
CI 17.8 / 20.3
SE 0.628
19.6
CI 18.0 / 21.2
SE 0.815

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Country of birth (of household reference person), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
US
10.9
CI 10.5 / 11.4
SE 0.227
10.5
CI 10.0 / 10.9
SE 0.214
10.0
CI 9.5 / 10.4
SE 0.232
9.7
CI 9.2 / 10.1
SE 0.224
11.9
CI 11.4 / 12.3
SE 0.237
12.9
CI 12.4 / 13.4
SE 0.251
13.2
CI 12.0 / 14.3
SE 0.589
Outside US
11.7
CI 10.7 / 12.7
SE 0.527
10.9
CI 9.9 / 11.9
SE 0.508
13.4
CI 12.2 / 14.7
SE 0.636
13.0
CI 11.9 / 14.1
SE 0.545
17.1
CI 15.8 / 18.4
SE 0.656
16.6
CI 15.4 / 17.9
SE 0.646
16.1
CI 14.1 / 18.1
SE 1.000

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Veteran status (of household reference person, 17 years and over), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Veteran
7.6
CI 6.6 / 8.7
SE 0.518
6.8
CI 5.7 / 7.8
SE 0.526
6.2
CI 5.2 / 7.2
SE 0.501
7.8
CI 6.5 / 9.1
SE 0.679
8.7
CI 7.5 / 10.0
SE 0.643
8.8
CI 7.6 / 10.1
SE 0.632
8.7
CI 7.1 / 10.3
SE 0.817
Non-veteran
11.4
CI 11.0 / 11.9
SE 0.225
10.9
CI 10.5 / 11.3
SE 0.203
11.0
CI 10.6 / 11.4
SE 0.209
10.5
CI 10.1 / 10.9
SE 0.215
13.2
CI 12.7 / 13.6
SE 0.240
14.0
CI 13.5 / 14.5
SE 0.253
14.2
CI 12.9 / 15.4
SE 0.638

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Disability status (of any adults in household), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
One or more adults with disabilities
21.1
CI 20.0 / 22.1
SE 0.537
20.3
CI 19.4 / 21.3
SE 0.503
18.5
CI 17.6 / 19.5
SE 0.506
19.4
CI 18.3 / 20.4
SE 0.543
22.2
CI 21.2 / 23.3
SE 0.540
23.2
CI 22.1 / 24.3
SE 0.544
23.6
CI 21.8 / 25.4
SE 0.908
No adults with disabilities
8.1
CI 7.7 / 8.5
SE 0.210
7.6
CI 7.3 / 8.0
SE 0.180
8.3
CI 7.9 / 8.7
SE 0.208
7.4
CI 7.0 / 7.8
SE 0.197
9.9
CI 9.5 / 10.4
SE 0.237
10.5
CI 10.0 / 11.1
SE 0.276
10.5
CI 9.5 / 11.6
SE 0.521

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Sexual orientation (of household reference person), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Sexual orientation (of household reference person)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Gender identity (of household reference person), 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Gender identity (of household reference person)
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC
DNC

Households with food insecurity in the past 12 months by Family composition, 2018-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
With children ages < 18
13.9
CI 13.1 / 14.7
SE 0.409
13.6
CI 12.8 / 14.5
SE 0.438
14.8
CI 14.0 / 15.7
SE 0.437
12.5
CI 11.7 / 13.3
SE 0.407
17.3
CI 16.4 / 18.2
SE 0.476
17.9
CI 17.0 / 18.9
SE 0.482
18.4
CI 16.7 / 20.2
SE 0.893
With one or more persons aged 65 years and over
7.5
CI 6.9 / 8.1
SE 0.306
7.2
CI 6.6 / 7.8
SE 0.308
6.9
CI 6.4 / 7.4
SE 0.272
7.1
CI 6.5 / 7.7
SE 0.297
9.1
CI 8.5 / 9.7
SE 0.317
9.3
CI 8.7 / 9.9
SE 0.320
9.9
CI 8.7 / 11.2
SE 0.656

Disparity