Ending Hunger in America, 2014 Hunger Report Full Report | Page 250

Table 13

United States: Hunger and Poverty by State
Food insecurity, 2010-2012

Poverty, 2012

people food insecure
(avg. %)

poverty rate below 100% poverty rate below 50%
of the poverty level (%) of the poverty level (%)

total

UNITED STATES
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Puerto Rico
column number

14.7
17.9
12.1
14.9
19.7
15.6
14.1
13.4
11.6
12.0
14.8
16.9
14.0
14.3
13.0
13.5
12.6
14.4
15.6
15.7
14.9
13.0
11.4
13.4
10.6
20.9
16.7
14.1
13.4
16.6
9.9
12.1
15.2
13.2
17.0
8.7
16.1
15.3
13.6
12.3
15.4
15.4
12.9
16.2
18.4
14.8
12.7
9.2
14.6
14.2
11.2
13.8
..
1

with hunger
5.6
6.8
4.4
6.4
8.1
5.7
5.8
4.9
4.9
4.5
5.7
6.5
5.6
5.3
4.5
6.3
4.8
5.5
6.2
4.8
7.1
5.1
4.2
5.3
4.8
6.9
7.6
5.6
5.0
6.7
4.3
4.6
5.9
5.0
5.5
3.4
7.1
6.6
5.8
4.8
5.5
5.2
4.9
6.9
6.2
4.8
5.6
3.2
6.1
4.9
4.7
5.1
..
2

all
15.0
16.2
10.0
19.0
20.1
15.9
11.9
10.3
13.5
18.4
15.3
18.1
13.8
14.4
12.6
15.2
10.3
14.0
17.9
21.1
12.8
9.9
11.3
13.7
10.0
22.0
15.2
13.4
12.2
15.8
8.1
9.3
20.4
17.2
17.2
11.4
15.4
18.0
13.5
13.9
13.6
16.7
12.8
18.6
17.0
11.0
11.2
10.6
11.6
16.7
11.4
9.6
..
3

under 18
21.8
27.1
14.5
27.4
29.9
22.5
15.6
12.6
20.9
28.8
22.3
27.2
19.3
19.4
19.3
25.1
14.5
24.2
27.7
31.2
17.4
13.6
16.6
20.0
14.0
29.8
23.1
18.7
20.0
23.6
11.6
12.5
31.4
25.4
24.7
16.2
21.4
27.6
19.0
20.4
21.6
22.9
15.1
27.9
24.9
14.0
17.2
14.0
15.5
20.2
16.0
11.1
..
4

all

Participation in federal food assistance programs, fiscal year, 2012

under 18

7.2
8.5
4.4
8.9
8.2
7.4
6.1
4.9
5.8
10.4
7.5
8.8
5.8
6.1
6.5
7.2
5.4
5.6
8.1
8.6
5.4
4.9
5.4
8.0
4.9
10.2
7.1
6.2
5.3
7.1
4.2
5.0
9.2
7.1
7.9
5.2
7.6
7.4
7.9
6.0
6.1
8.2
6.3
7.7
7.4
5.5
5.3
5.2
6.3
8.4
5.7
5.2
24.8
5

10.4
13.7
5.3
12.5
12.6
10.2
8.2
6.9
7.9
15.8
11.1
12.8
8.2
7.6
8.8
10.5
6.3
6.9
12.2
13.2
7.7
6.8
7.3
11.7
6.2
16.2
10.6
7.6
7.0
10.0
6.2
7.6
14.0
10.5
11.9
6.2
11.8
10.4
10.1
9.0
9.5
12.8
9.0
11.6
10.9
6.3
7.0
6.8
8.5
13.3
7.9
7.9
35.5
6

SNAP (avg.
monthly
participants)
46,609,072
910,244
91,298
1,123,974
502,125
3,964,221
491,630
403,466
148,257
141,147
3,353,064
1,912,839
176,823
233,034
1,869,713
908,705
408,050
304,719
849,248
948,758
252,860
716,379
861,568
1,828,384
538,869
659,872
947,889
125,874
176,073
354,900
116,895
826,134
438,252
3,076,911
1,668,588
58,796
1,807,903
614,947
815,221
1,799,209
172,846
869,801
103,846
1,316,810
4,038,440
276,890
96,579
913,878
1,108,090
346,843
835,312
34,347
..
7

WIC (total
participants)

8,907,840
141,900
24,969
193,214
94,293
1,472,468
103,769
56,584
22,214
16,474
495,405
303,875
37,169
43,751
288,939
164,281
69,159
74,761
132,698
145,346
25,690
146,272
122,568
255,954
128,436
94,773
145,900
20,457
42,727
76,108
16,299
172,333
63,844
524,148
269,335
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