---
title: "Household Food Insecurity Rate"
slug: household-food-insecurity-rate
summary: "13.7% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2024"
category: "Who's Hurting"
unit: percent
frequency: annual
direction: higher_is_worse
latest_value: 13.7
latest_period: "2024"
data_status: historical
last_updated: "2026-07-22T21:00:00Z"
source: "U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service"
source_url: https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us
canonical_html: https://americandefault.org/indicators/household-food-insecurity-rate/
citation_apa: "Kilburn, R. (2026). Household Food Insecurity Rate [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/household-food-insecurity-rate/"
citation_chicago: "Kilburn, Ross. 2026. \"Household Food Insecurity Rate.\" American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/household-food-insecurity-rate/."
citation_mla: "Kilburn, Ross. \"Household Food Insecurity Rate.\" American Default Research, 2026, americandefault.org/indicators/household-food-insecurity-rate/."
---

# Household Food Insecurity Rate

> 13.7% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2024

## Historical Reading

Final reading, 2024: Household Food Insecurity Rate was **13.7%**. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ended this annual report, so no later year will be published.

of U.S. households were food insecure at some point in the year

## Recent Values

| Period | Value |
|--------|-------|
| 2024 | 13.7% |
| 2023 | 13.5% |
| 2022 | 12.8% |
| 2021 | 10.2% |
| 2020 | 10.5% |
| 2019 | 10.5% |
| 2018 | 11.1% |

## Historical Context

- Peak since 2018: **13.7%** in 2024
- Low since 2018: **10.2%** in 2021
- Post-pandemic average (2020-01 – 2024-12): **12.14%**

## Methodology

This is an archived series interpreted as higher values indicate worse household conditions. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. The source has no newer data, so this page keeps the final reading.

## Source

U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service — [https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us](https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us)

Data retrieved: 2026-07-22T21:00:00Z

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## Citation

**APA 7th**

    Kilburn, R. (2026). Household Food Insecurity Rate [Data set]. American Default Research. https://americandefault.org/indicators/household-food-insecurity-rate/

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**MLA 9th**

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