National Findings for Hunger in America

37 million people nationwide (14.5 million households), including 13.9 million children, receive emergency food each year through a national network of food banks and the agencies they serve
1 in 8 Americans receives emergency food assistance
More than one in three client households are experiencing very low food security-or hunger-a 54 percent increase in the number of households compared to four years ago
Hunger in America 2010 is the first research study to capture the significant connection between the recent economic downturn and an increased need for emergency food assistance. The number of children and adults in need of food as a result of experiencing food insecurity has significantly increased.
Hunger in America 2010 collected quantitative and qualitative feedback from 61,000 face-to-face in-depth interviews with people seeking emergency food assistance and more than 37,000 agency surveys, making this study the largest, most-comprehensive ever conducted on domestic hunger.

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