According to statistics by the Census Bureau, approximately 35.9 million residents in the United States live below the official poverty line. This is around 10.6% of the country’s population. But even more residents than this suffer from food insecurity, without consistent access to enough food to lead healthy lives.
About one in seven American households experiences this, although it varies across the 50 states. So, which US states suffer from the highest food insecurity? And what percentage of households fall into that unfortunate lifestyle? Click on to find out.