Nearly 13% of American households were food insecure in 2022.
That means some 17 million families, or 1 in 8 U.S. households, struggled to meet their nutritional needs at some point in the year, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The prevalence was "significantly higher" in 2022 than in 2021, when 13.5 million households were food insecure, according to the USDA.
Food insecurity is even more of a challenge for certain groups.
More than 22% of Black families reported food insecurity in 2022, and more than 33% of single mother-led households reported food insecurity over the same year.
Persons:
Gen Z, Stacy Dean
Organizations:
Baptist Church, Northwell Health, Ponce Bank, U.S . Department of Agriculture, Finance, USDA
Locations:
Queens, New York, U.S