The source notes: "Totals exclude households for which food security status is unknown because the households did not give a valid response to any of the questions in the food security scale. In 2024, these exclusions represented 103,000 children (0.1 percent)"
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Share of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2024, by race and ethnicity
This statistic shows the shares of food-secure and food-insecure individuals in the United States in 2024 by race and ethnicity. At that time, **** percent of people living in the United States lived in food-secure households. However, figures revealed disparities by race and ethnicity. For example, during that year, the shares of Black non-Hispanic and Hispanic individuals living in low food security households were around times higher than those of White non-Hispanics. Furthermore, ** percent of Black non-Hispanic individuals lived in homes with very low food security, the highest share across all races and ethnicities.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (December 22, 2025). Share of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/1350863/united-states-share-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals-by-race-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Share of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity." Chart. December 22, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/1350863/united-states-share-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals-by-race-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2025). Share of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/1350863/united-states-share-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals-by-race-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Share of Food Secure and Food Insecure Individuals in The United States in 2024, by Race and Ethnicity." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 22 Dec 2025, /statistics/1350863/united-states-share-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals-by-race-ethnicity/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Share of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1350863/united-states-share-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals-by-race-ethnicity/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Share of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by race and ethnicity [Graph], U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), December 22, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1350863/united-states-share-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals-by-race-ethnicity/
