This statistic shows the amount of individuals who used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2020, by household food security status. At that time, there were around 2.3 million households with very low food security using food pantries in the United States. Compared to 2019, this was an increase of about 300,000 households.
Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2020, 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 2, 2021). Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2020, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2022, 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 2020, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*." Chart. September 2, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2022. 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). (2021). Use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2020, by household food security status (in 1,000 people)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2022. 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 2020, by Household Food Security Status (in 1,000 People)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Sep 2021, 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 2020, 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 May 23, 2022)
