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Washington Households with very low food security
3.91%
percent of households 2022–2024
United States in 2022–2024
5.21%
Change, 2021–2023 to 2022–2024
+0.21 percentage points
Changes over time
Washington: Households with very low food security
percent of households · 2006–2008 to 2022–2024
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Households with very low food security by state
2022–2024 · percent of households
Households with very low food security · 2022–2024
| Place | % |
|---|---|
| Kentucky | 9.01 |
| Arkansas | 7.62 |
| Mississippi | 6.94 |
| Louisiana | 6.82 |
| Texas | 6.64 |
| Alaska | 6.53 |
| New Mexico | 6.49 |
| Wyoming | 6.43 |
| Michigan | 6.28 |
| Ohio | 6.23 |
| Nevada | 6.14 |
| Oklahoma | 5.96 |
| Indiana | 5.88 |
| Missouri | 5.87 |
| Georgia | 5.87 |
| Tennessee | 5.78 |
| South Carolina | 5.78 |
| Connecticut | 5.71 |
| Oregon | 5.65 |
| Arizona | 5.64 |
| New York | 5.6 |
| Nebraska | 5.34 |
| Virginia | 5.28 |
| Rhode Island | 5.14 |
| District of Columbia | 4.9 |
| Kansas | 4.89 |
| Illinois | 4.84 |
| Maryland | 4.82 |
| Florida | 4.81 |
| Alabama | 4.63 |
| Maine | 4.63 |
| Idaho | 4.5 |
| Delaware | 4.5 |
| Hawaii | 4.48 |
| North Carolina | 4.44 |
| Wisconsin | 4.42 |
| New Hampshire | 4.4 |
| California | 4.37 |
| West Virginia | 4.31 |
| Utah | 4.26 |
| Colorado | 4.25 |
| Montana | 4.21 |
| North Dakota | 4.07 |
| Iowa | 3.93 |
| Washington | 3.91 |
| Massachusetts | 3.87 |
| Vermont | 3.74 |
| Minnesota | 3.72 |
| Pennsylvania | 3.66 |
| New Jersey | 3.47 |
| South Dakota | 3.43 |
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States
Available history
| Data period | Washington (%) | United States (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–2024 | 3.91 | 5.21 |
| 2021–2023 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| 2020–2022 | 3.1 | 4.3 |
| 2019–2021 | 2.96 | 3.96 |
| 2018–2020 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 2017–2019 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| 2016–2018 | 4.03 | 4.56 |
| 2015–2017 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 2014–2016 | 4.79 | 5.16 |
| 2013–2015 | 4.8 | 5.4 |
| 2012–2014 | 5.46 | 5.63 |
| 2011–2013 | 5.64 | 5.68 |
| 2010–2012 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 2009–2011 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 2008–2010 | 6.1 | 5.6 |
| 2007–2009 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| 2006–2008 | 4.3 | 4.6 |
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United StatesDownload data (CSV)
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90% margin of error for Washington, 2022–2024: ±0.7 percentage points.
90% margin of error for United States, 2022–2024: ±0.2 percentage points.
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