October 31, 2003
2002 Hunger Statistics
Percentage of all households that are
"food insecure with hunger" and "food insecure,"
by state, 2000-02
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 |
3.7 |
0.73 |
12.5 |
1.24 |
Montana |
4.1 |
0.81 |
12.8 |
1.16 |
|
Alaska |
4.3 |
0.62 |
11.8 |
1.43 |
Nebraska |
3.1 |
0.67 |
10.7 |
1.63 |
|
Arizona |
3.7 |
0.82 |
12.5 |
1.50 |
Nevada |
3.3 |
0.75 |
9.3 |
0.89 |
|
Arkansas |
4.4 |
1.15 |
14.6 |
1.61 |
New Hampshire |
2.1 |
0.56 |
6.7 |
0.99 |
|
California |
3.5 |
0.38 |
11.7 |
0.68 |
New Jersey |
2.7 |
0.65 |
8.5 |
0.90 |
|
Colorado |
2.8 |
0.48 |
9.2 |
0.83 |
New Mexico |
3.8 |
0.76 |
14.3 |
1.36 |
|
Connecticut |
2.8 |
0.49 |
7.6 |
0.85 |
New York |
2.9 |
0.36 |
9.4 |
0.57 |
|
Delaware |
1.9 |
0.76 |
6.8 |
1.42 |
North Carolina |
3.7 |
0.55 |
12.3 |
1.08 |
|
District of Columbia |
2.3 |
0.53 |
9.3 |
1.04 |
North Dakota |
2.0 |
0.53 |
8.1 |
1.17 |
|
Florida |
3.7 |
0.55 |
11.8 |
0.99 |
Ohio |
3.3 |
0.43 |
9.8 |
0.76 |
|
Georgia |
3.5 |
0.76 |
12.9 |
1.32 |
Oklahoma |
5.1 |
0.68 |
14.3 |
1.28 |
|
Hawaii |
3.6 |
1.03 |
11.9 |
1.93 |
Oregon |
5.0 |
0.87 |
13.7 |
1.12 |
|
Idaho |
4.3 |
0.74 |
13.7 |
1.35 |
Pennsylvania |
2.7 |
0.48 |
9.4 |
0.68 |
|
Illinois |
2.7 |
0.41 |
8.6 |
0.77 |
Rhode Island |
3.4 |
0.66 |
10.1 |
1.49 |
|
Indiana |
2.8 |
0.59 |
8.9 |
0.97 |
South Carolina |
4.3 |
1.16 |
12.3 |
1.49 |
|
Iowa |
2.8 |
0.74 |
9.1 |
1.17 |
South Dakota |
2.2 |
0.53 |
8.0 |
0.92 |
|
Kansas |
3.9 |
0.72 |
11.7 |
1.35 |
Tennessee |
3.3 |
0.66 |
11.3 |
1.25 |
|
Kentucky |
2.9 |
0.70 |
10.8 |
1.34 |
Texas |
4.1 |
0.46 |
14.8 |
1.05 |
|
Louisiana |
2.9 |
0.75 |
13.1 |
1.66 |
Utah |
4.6 |
0.99 |
15.2 |
1.70 |
|
Maine |
2.8 |
0.62 |
9.0 |
1.08 |
Vermont |
2.4 |
0.56 |
9.0 |
1.16 |
|
Maryland |
2.9 |
0.72 |
8.2 |
1.40 |
Virginia |
1.8 |
0.49 |
7.3 |
1.13 |
|
Massachusetts |
2.1 |
0.71 |
6.4 |
1.13 |
Washington |
4.4 |
0.86 |
12.3 |
1.36 |
|
Michigan |
3.0 |
0.50 |
9.2 |
0.74 |
West Virginia |
2.7 |
0.45 |
9.4 |
1.11 |
|
Minnesota |
2.2 |
0.84 |
7.1 |
1.02 |
Wisconsin |
3.3 |
0.49 |
8.1 |
0.74 |
|
Mississippi |
4.5 |
0.81 |
14.8 |
1.17 |
Wyoming |
4.3 |
1.00 |
10.7 |
1.47 |
|
Missouri |
3.3 |
0.63 |
9.9 |
1.37 |
United States |
3.3 |
0.09 |
10.8 |
0.22 |
Source: "Household Food Security in the United States,” 2002. USDA, Economic Research Service, October 2003.
Note: Margins of error are reported at the 90 percent confidence level.
--Michael Leachman, OCPP
Related Material:
Hunger in Your State (PDF), a guide for producing state level reports.
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