The source notes: "Totals exclude individuals in 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 about 647,000 individuals (0.2 percent of the U.S. population)."
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Number of food secure and insecure individuals in the U.S. 2024
This statistic shows the number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by status. At that time, there were some **** million people living in food secure households in the United States.Â
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U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (December 30, 2025). Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by status (in 1,000 people) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 05, 2026, from /statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by status (in 1,000 people)." Chart. December 30, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 05, 2026. /statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2025). Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by status (in 1,000 people). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 05, 2026. /statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Number of Food Secure and Food Insecure Individuals in The United States in 2024, by Status (in 1,000 People)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 30 Dec 2025, /statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by status (in 1,000 people) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/ (last visited August 05, 2026)
Number of food secure and food insecure individuals in the United States in 2024, by status (in 1,000 people) [Graph], U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), December 30, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/630400/united-states-number-of-food-secure-and-food-insecure-individuals/
