Child Hunger Fact Sheet
Sep 21, 2017
In the United States today, nearly 13 million children face hunger. While hunger is harmful to everyone, it can be especially devastating to children because of its potential for long-term consequences.
*12.9 million children lived in food-insecure households in 2016.
*Twenty percent or more of children in 22 states and DC lived in food-insecure households in 2015 according to the most recent data available.
*In 2015, the top five states with the highest rates of food-insecure children were Mississippi (26%), Arkansas (25%), New Mexico (25%), Alabama (24%) and Arizona (24%).
*In 2015, the top five states with the lowest rates of food-insecure children were North Dakota, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota and Virginia.
*In 2016, 13.3 million or approximately 18% of children in the U.S. lived in poverty.
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