This statistic shows the amount of individuals who used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status. At that time, there were around 1.88 million households with very low food security using food pantries in the United States.
Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*
* Totals exclude households that did not answer the question about food pantries or emergency kitchens, in addition to households that did not answer any of the questions in the food security scale.
The term 'emergency kitchen' is synonymous with soup kitchen.
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US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (September 30, 2019). Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2019). Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Use of Food Pantries and Emergency Kitchens in The United States in 2018, by Household Food Security Status (in 1,000 People)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630571/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-use-by-household-food-security-status/ (last visited June 02, 2020)
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