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States ranked: Highest food insecurity
From the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
1.Arkansas18.9%2.Texas16.9%3.Louisiana16.2%4.Mississippi16.2%5.Oklahoma15.4%6.Kentucky14.5%7.South Carolina14.4%8.West Virginia13.7%9.Wyoming13.1%10.Michigan13.0%11.Nebraska12.9%12.New Mexico12.9%13.Georgia12.8%14.Oregon12.8%15.Ohio12.8%16.Missouri12.7%17.Nevada12.5%18.Illinois12.4%19.New York12.3%20.Indiana12.2%21.Florida12.0%22.Utah11.8%23.Arizona11.8%24.Tennessee11.7%25.Alabama11.5%26.California11.4%27.Idaho11.3%28.Delaware11.3%29.Maine10.9%30.North Carolina10.9%31.Pennsylvania10.8%32.Wisconsin10.7%33.Kansas10.6%34.Montana10.6%35.Alaska10.4%36.Maryland10.4%37.Connecticut10.4%38.Virginia10.0%39.Colorado9.9%40.Iowa9.8%41.New Jersey9.8%42.Rhode Island9.7%43.Hawaii9.6%44.Washington9.5%45.Massachusetts9.3%46.Vermont9.2%47.Minnesota9.1%48.South Dakota9.0%49.District of Columbia8.8%50.North Dakota8.6%51.New Hampshire7.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service — Food Environment Atlas. A ranking is a description, not a judgment; indicators reflect different years.