AIAN families are more likely than others to struggle with food insecurity: Prevalence of household food insecurity by race and ethnicity, 2016–2021
| Share of families that are food insecure | |
|---|---|
| All | 11.1% |
| White | 8.0% |
| AIAN | 23.3% |
| Black | 21.0% |
| Hispanic | 16.9% |
Note: AIAN refers to American Indian and Alaska Native. Race and ethnicity are mutually exclusive (i.e., white alone, non-Hispanic; Black alone, non-Hispanic; AIAN alone, non-Hispanic; and Hispanic, any race).
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Table 2 in Household Food Insecurity Across Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2016–21, published April 2024.