December 23, 2002
Hunger Statistics 1999-2001
Percentage of all households that are
"food insecure with hunger" and "food insecure,"
by state, 1999-01
State |
Food insecure with hunger |
Margin of error |
Total food insecure |
Margin of error |
State |
Food insecure with hunger |
Margin of error |
Total food insecure |
Margin of error |
|
Alabama |
3.9 |
0.80 |
11.9 |
1.23 |
Montana |
4.0 |
0.79 |
13.2 |
1.25 |
|
Alaska |
4.3 |
1.00 |
11.1 |
1.48 |
Nebraska |
2.9 |
0.74 |
9.9 |
1.51 |
|
Arizona |
3.6 |
0.75 |
11.6 |
1.47 |
Nevada |
3.4 |
0.68 |
10.1 |
0.97 |
|
Arkansas |
3.9 |
1.06 |
12.8 |
1.69 |
New Hampshire |
1.9 |
0.59 |
6.5 |
1.04 |
|
California |
3.3 |
0.42 |
11.8 |
0.76 |
New Jersey |
2.4 |
0.61 |
7.8 |
0.84 |
|
Colorado |
2.5 |
0.65 |
8.6 |
1.16 |
New Mexico |
4.2 |
0.84 |
14.6 |
1.75 |
|
Connecticut |
2.6 |
0.66 |
6.8 |
1.07 |
New York |
3.1 |
0.39 |
9.6 |
0.64 |
|
Delaware |
2.1 |
0.78 |
7.3 |
1.47 |
North Carolina |
3.3 |
0.64 |
11.1 |
1.14 |
|
District of Columbia |
2.9 |
0.73 |
9.8 |
1.18 |
North Dakota |
2.2 |
0.55 |
8.5 |
1.08 |
|
Florida |
4.0 |
0.54 |
12.2 |
1.00 |
Ohio |
2.8 |
0.35 |
9.1 |
0.69 |
|
Georgia |
3.9 |
0.80 |
11.6 |
0.98 |
Oklahoma |
3.8 |
0.62 |
12.9 |
1.54 |
|
Hawaii |
3.0 |
0.95 |
10.8 |
1.83 |
Oregon |
5.8 |
0.87 |
13.7 |
1.19 |
|
Idaho |
4.5 |
0.61 |
13.0 |
1.87 |
Pennsylvania |
2.2 |
0.37 |
8.4 |
0.61 |
|
Illinois |
2.7 |
0.45 |
9.2 |
1.00 |
Rhode Island |
2.5 |
0.58 |
8.7 |
1.41 |
|
Indiana |
2.5 |
0.54 |
8.5 |
1.17 |
South Carolina |
3.6 |
1.09 |
11.3 |
1.36 |
|
Iowa |
2.2 |
0.61 |
7.6 |
1.15 |
South Dakota |
1.9 |
0.51 |
7.9 |
1.12 |
|
Kansas |
3.2 |
0.81 |
11.3 |
1.56 |
Tennessee |
3.4 |
0.64 |
11.8 |
1.29 |
|
Kentucky |
3.0 |
0.71 |
10.1 |
1.35 |
Texas |
3.6 |
0.53 |
13.9 |
1.11 |
|
Louisiana |
3.0 |
0.56 |
13.2 |
1.61 |
Utah |
4.6 |
0.90 |
13.8 |
1.41 |
|
Maine |
3.1 |
0.65 |
9.4 |
1.07 |
Vermont |
1.8 |
0.56 |
9.1 |
1.42 |
|
Maryland |
3.1 |
0.85 |
8.8 |
1.32 |
Virginia |
1.5 |
0.57 |
7.6 |
1.30 |
|
Massachusetts |
2.0 |
0.70 |
6.7 |
1.34 |
Washington |
4.6 |
0.97 |
12.5 |
1.44 |
|
Michigan |
2.4 |
0.44 |
8.1 |
0.89 |
West Virginia |
3.3 |
0.62 |
10.3 |
1.12 |
|
Minnesota |
2.0 |
0.76 |
7.1 |
0.85 |
Wisconsin |
2.9 |
0.59 |
8.4 |
1.10 |
|
Mississippi |
3.7 |
1.02 |
13.1 |
1.47 |
Wyoming |
3.2 |
0.79 |
9.9 |
1.68 |
|
Missouri |
2.3 |
1.02 |
8.6 |
0.59 |
United States |
3.1 |
0.10 |
10.4 |
0.28 |
Source: Nord, et. al. "Household Food Security in the United States,” 2001. USDA, Economic Research Service, October 2002.
Note: Margins of error are reported at the 90 percent confidence level.
--Michael Leachman, OCPP
Related Materials:
Hunger in Oregon. A summary of what we know
Hunger in Your State (PDF). A guide for producing state level reports.
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