Food insecurity affects tens of millions of Americans each year. Recent national estimates show that roughly 47-48 million people in the United States experienced food insecurity, including about 14 million children. In Harvesters’ service area, 1 in 7 individuals, and 1 in 6 children, is food insecure. However, depending on where you live, this can look wildly different.
Though hunger exists in every county across the country, geography still matters when examining how hunger sows up.