Section 6.1.1n

America's Second Harvest became Feeding America in 2008. This study was published prior to that name change in 2001.

6.1.1n - Estimated Number of Households by Food Insecurity

As shown in Table 6.1.1N, the percentages reported above imply that more than 6.3 million A2H households are food insecure and that more than 3.3 million of them are classified as experiencing hunger.

Table 6.1.1n
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, BY FOOD SECURITY STATUS
Food Security Among Clients' Households Pantry Client Households Kitchen Client Households Shelter Client Households All Client Households
Food Security Among All Households        
Food secure 2,087,800 344,300 225,680 2,657,780
Food insecure        
Food insecure without hunger 2,555,000 349,800 132,680 3,037,480
Food insecure with hunger 2,657,200 405,900 261,640 3,324,740
SUBTOTAL 5,212,200 755,700 394,320 6,362,220
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS 7,300,000 1,100,000 620,000 9,020,000
Food Security Among Households with Children Younger than Age 18        
Food secure 757,200 58,559 26,299 842,057
Food insecure        
Food insecure without hunger 1,226,093 80,867 15,197 1,322,157
Food insecure with hunger 1,184,907 75,075 37,244 1,297,226
SUBTOTAL 2,411,000 155,942 52,441 2,619,383
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN AGE 18 3,168,200 214,500 78,740 3,461,440
Food Security Among Households with Seniors Age 65 or Older        
Food secure 835,814 99,414 9,374 944,602
Food insecure        
Food insecure without hunger 651,525 45,188 6,211 702,924
Food insecure with hunger 374,162 29,025 1,155 404,341
SUBTOTAL 1,025,687 74,386 7,366 1,107,439
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH SENIORS AGE 65 OR OLDER 1,861,500 173,800 16,740 2,052,040

Key findings include:

  • Overall, more than 6.3 million A2H client households are food insecure, of which 3.3 million are experiencing hunger.
  • Of households with children under 18, approximately 2.6 million are food insecure, of which approximately 1.3 million are experiencing hunger.
  • The comparable numbers of households with a senior member age 65 or older are 1.1 million and 0.4 million.