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Food pantry and emergency kitchen use in the U.S. 2017, by food security status
Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*
by Jan Conway,
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Sep 10, 2018
This statistic shows the amount of individuals who used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by household food security status. At that time, there were around 1.94 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 2017, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*
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| Food pantries | Emergency kitchens | |
|---|---|---|
| Food-secure households | 2,064 | 242 |
| Households with low food security | 1,909 | 176 |
| Households with very low food security | 1,939 | 308 |
| Food pantries | Emergency kitchens | |
|---|---|---|
| Food-secure households | 2,064 | 242 |
| Households with low food security | 1,909 | 176 |
| Households with very low food security | 1,939 | 308 |
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by Jan Conway,
last edited
Sep 10, 2018
This statistic shows the amount of individuals who used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2017, by household food security status. At that time, there were around 1.94 million households with very low food security using food pantries in the United States.
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* 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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* 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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