With little sign of progress, food insecurity continues to unfairly burden children of color: Share of households with children that are food insecure by race and ethnicity, 2008–2023
| Year | Black | Hispanic | White |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 18.7% | 18.1% | 7.2% |
| 2009 | 17.2% | 18.7% | 7.0% |
| 2010 | 16.3% | 17.0% | 6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.6% | 17.4% | 6.7% |
| 2012 | 15.0% | 14.6% | 7.4% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | 14.6% | 7.0% |
| 2014 | 16.1% | 14.0% | 6.5% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | 11.5% | 5.9% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | 11.6% | 5.6% |
| 2017 | 13.1% | 10.7% | 5.6% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | 8.3% | 5.1% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | 7.8% | 5.0% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | 12.2% | 4.6% |
| 2021 | 12.0% | 9.7% | 3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | 13.2% | 5.5% |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 14.0% | 5.9% |
Notes: Race and ethnicity are single-race and mutually exclusive (i.e., White alone non-Hispanic, Black alone non-Hispanic, Hispanic any race).
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service, "Trends in food insecurity in U.S. households with children", Accessed April 2025.