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Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the United States 2017, by food security status

Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)

The data displays the amount of individuals who used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the U.S. in 2017, by household food security status. At that time, there were around 1.94 million households with very low food security using food pantries in the U.S.

Food-secure households 2064 242
Households with low food security 1909 176
Households with very low food security 1939 308