Kids Count Data Center

Definitions: Children living in households, where in the previous 12 months, there was an uncertainty of having, or an inability to acquire, enough food for all household members because of insufficient money or other resources. For more information on the definition of Food Security/Insecurity see: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FoodSecurity/measurement.htm More...

Data Source: Population Reference Bureau, analysis of data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Food Security Supplement.

Footnotes: Updated May 2010.
N.A. – Data not available.

Note: The District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands are not included in maps and rankings because they are not states and therefore comparisons on many indicators of child well being are not meaningful.