This statistic shows the share of individuals that used food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status. At that time, a 1.7 percent share of individuals from food secure households used food pantries in the United States.
Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status*
* The figures used to calculate the usage shares 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). Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status*." Chart. September 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). (2019). Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service). "Share of Use of Food Pantries and Emergency Kitchens in The United States in 2018, by Household Food Security Status*." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/
US Department of Agriculture (USDA Economic Research Service), Share of use of food pantries and emergency kitchens in the United States in 2018, by household food security status* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/630603/united-states-emergency-kitchen-and-food-pantry-usage-share-by-household-food-security-status/ (last visited May 31, 2020)
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