Greetings—
Food insecurity increased for the second straight year in 2023, a new report from Urban Institute experts finds.
The decline in food insecurity between 2019 and 2021 in the wake of the robust government and private response to the COVID-19 pandemic was followed by a sharp increase in food insecurity between 2021 and 2022, coinciding with expiring aid and rising inflation. Food hardship continued to rise in 2023, with 27 percent of adults reporting food insecurity, up from 24.9 percent in 2022.
The researchers also find that:
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The increase in food insecurity primarily affected lower-income households, and food insecurity was statistically unchanged for adults with higher incomes.
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Black and Hispanic/Latinx adults also reported significantly higher rates of food insecurity in 2023 compared to 2022. Over one in three Black adults and nearly two in five Hispanic/Latinx adults reported food insecurity in 2023.
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Adults were more likely to report food insecurity in 2023 if they lived with children, identified as LGBT, or were low-income adults renting as opposed to owning a home.
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Use of charitable food in 2023 remained above prepandemic levels and was unchanged from 2022.
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Many adults in food-insecure households were unaware of charitable food resources in their communities or were not comfortable receiving charitable food.
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If you have questions or would like to connect with lead researcher Poonam Gupta, please email me.
Sincerely,
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