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Projected Food Insecurity Rate

State: Texas
This indicator shows the number of persons projected to experience food insecurity at some point during the year. 

Why is this important?

Food insecurity is an economic and social indicator of the health of a community. According to Feeding America, the coronavirus crisis is likely to reverse the improvements that have occurred over the past decade as millions of people are newly at risk for food insecurity. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) defines food insecurity as limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods or uncertain ability to acquire these foods in socially acceptable ways. Poverty and unemployment are frequently predictors of food insecurity in the United States. A survey commissioned by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) found that one in four Americans worries about having enough money to put food on the table in the next year. Food insecurity is associated with chronic health problems in adults including diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and mental health issues including major depression.
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State: Texas

16.5%
Source: Feeding America
Measurement period: 2021
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: July 2021
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Compared to U.S. States, Texas has a value of 16.5% which is in the worst 25% of states. States in the best 50% have a value lower than 12.7% while states in the worst 25% have a value higher than 14.2%.
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For information on Feeding America's research, please see: https://www.feedingamerica.org/research/coronavirus-hunger-research
Gundersen, C., Strayer, M., Dewey, A., Hake, M., & Engelhard, E. (2021). Map the Meal Gap 2021: An Analysis of County and Congressional District Food Insecurity and County Food Cost in the United States in 2019. Feeding America.
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Filed under: Economy / Food Insecurity, Economy / Poverty, Social Determinants of Health

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