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 HUNGER STATISTICS Consider this: according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), over 17 million U.S. households are considered food insecure. Simply put, for a significant number of Americans, putting food on the table is a struggle. 16 million kids – 1 in 5 – do not have enough to eat each day and lack the means to get enough nutritious food on a regular basis. Florida Hunger Statistics - Total food insecurity rate (availability of food and one's access to it): 17 percent
- Total number of food insecure people: 3.1 million
- Total child food insecurity rate: 28 percent
- Total number of children who are food insecure: 1.1 million
- Florida County with largest number of food insecure people: Hendry County.
- 23 percent total food insecure
- 38 percent child food insecure
- Florida’s biggest counties (number, percentage of food insecure people)
- Dade County: 432,990 people, 17.6 percent
- Broward County: 281,480 people, 16 percent
- Orange County: 180,470 people, 17 percent
- Duval County: 154,800 people, 18 percent
- Hillsborough, 200,590 people, 17.2
Agencies Feeding America food banks provide food and groceries to 33,500 food pantries, 4,500 soup kitchens and 3,600 emergency shelters. 68 percent of pantries, 42 percent of soup kitchens, and 15 percent of emergency shelters rely solely on volunteers and have no paid staff. 55 percent, are faith-based agencies affiliated with churches, mosques, synagogues and other religious organizations; 33 percent are other types of nonprofit organizations. - PLEASE VISIT FEEDINGAMERICA.ORG FOR MORE INFORMATION ON HUNGER IN AMERICA.
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