Food Hardship Rate by FNS Region1, 2008-2017
FNS Region1Food Hardship Rate
2008200920102011201220132014201520162017
1 Regions are as defined by U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service.
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Mid-Atlantic15.9%15.8%15.6%16.0%15.9%16.6%15.6%14.4%13.2%15.0%
Midwest17.7%17.6%16.5%17.6%17.0%17.1%15.9%14.6%14.4%14.4%
Mountain Plains16.5%16.3%16.3%16.6%15.7%17.2%14.6%13.8%12.7%13.6%
Northeast16.2%16.0%15.6%16.5%15.9%18.0%16.7%15.5%14.5%14.7%
Southeast19.7%21.2%21.1%21.8%21.0%21.4%20.2%18.3%17.7%17.1%
Southwest19.6%20.7%20.8%21.0%21.1%21.3%19.1%17.6%17.6%19.3%
West17.8%18.6%18.4%18.6%18.7%19.1%16.5%15.3%14.2%14.9%
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