Household Food Security in the United States in 2019 book cover
Economics · 2020 · English

Household Food Security in the United States in 2019

by Alisha Coleman-Jensen, Matthew P. Rabbitt, Christian A. Gregory

About this book

This report examines whether U.S. households could obtain enough food during 2019. It presents national estimates of food security, low food security and very low food security using the annual Current Population Survey supplement.

Tables compare households by income, composition and other characteristics, alongside food spending and participation in nutrition assistance programs. The authors explain the survey questions, measurement methods and statistical comparisons behind the estimates. Published in September 2020, the complete report is a new analysis of 2019 data and retains all findings and methodological notes.