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Alabama Households with low or very low food security (food insecure)

12.09%

percent of households 2022–2024

Data from U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States

United States in 2022–2024

13.34%

Change, 2021–2023 to 2022–2024

+0.59 percentage points

Changes over time

Alabama: Households with low or very low food security (food insecure)

percent of households · 2006–2008 to 2022–2024

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
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Households with low or very low food security (food insecure) by state

2022–2024 · percent of households

9.02%–10.83%10.83%–12%12.05%–13%13.11%–14.23%14.53%–19.43%

Households with low or very low food security (food insecure) · 2022–2024

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States American Default Research · americandefault.org/affordability/
States, ranked, 2022–2024
Place%
Arkansas19.43
Kentucky18.83
Louisiana17.67
Texas17.55
Mississippi17.31
Oklahoma16.94
Wyoming15.56
Nevada14.97
Michigan14.65
Georgia14.58
New Mexico14.53
Ohio14.23
West Virginia14.13
New York13.96
Indiana13.69
South Carolina13.48
Tennessee13.33
Missouri13.31
Florida13.3
Illinois13.26
Arizona13.11
Alaska13
Maine12.88
Nebraska12.67
Idaho12.57
Kansas12.5
California12.47
Oregon12.45
Virginia12.39
Alabama12.09
Connecticut12.05
Wisconsin12
North Carolina11.81
Montana11.74
Massachusetts11.67
Utah11.49
Maryland11.46
Washington10.98
Pennsylvania10.9
Delaware10.85
Iowa10.83
Hawaii10.83
Rhode Island10.61
Colorado10.46
District of Columbia10.26
Minnesota9.9
New Jersey9.82
South Dakota9.48
Vermont9.4
New Hampshire9.1
North Dakota9.02

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United States

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Available history

Households with low or very low food security (food insecure)
Data periodAlabama (%)United States (%)
2022–202412.0913.34
2021–202311.512.2
2020–202212.411.2
2019–202113.0610.44
2018–20201410.7
2017–201913.911.1
2016–201814.6611.72
2015–201716.312.3
2014–201618.1313
2013–201517.6313.66
2012–201416.8114.28
2011–201316.7314.57
2010–201217.914.7
2009–201118.214.7
2008–201017.314.6
2007–20091513.5
2006–200813.312.2

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service, Household Food Security in the United StatesDownload data (CSV)

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State figures are three-year averages from the Current Population Survey. They are not published for counties.

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90% margin of error for Alabama, 2022–2024: ±2.2 percentage points.

90% margin of error for United States, 2022–2024: ±0.4 percentage points.

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