Report: Kentucky 7th most hungry state, 10 counties in 25 most food insecure

LEXINGTON, Ky. (BNN)-- A new research study reveals cravings is still a significant concern for lots of Kentucky communities.

A new study from Feeding America shows that 10 Kentucky counties were in the top 25 most food-insecure counties in America in 2022. According to Feeding America, Kentucky is the 7th most food-insecure state in the U.S.

Counties with the highest rate of food insecurity

1. Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota




Dimmit County, Texas




Presidio County, Texas




Wolfe County, Kentucky




Starr County, Texas




Todd County, South Dakota




Zapata County, Texas




Magoffin County, Kentucky




Brooks County, Texas




Zavala County, Texas




Kusilvak Census Area, Alaska




Owsley County, Kentucky




Mellette County, South Dakota




Hudspeth County, Texas




Holmes County, Mississippi




Searcy County, Arkansas




Breathitt County, Kentucky




Leslie County, Kentucky




Harlan County, Kentucky




Lee County, Kentucky




Willacy County, Texas




Knox County, Kentucky




Hancock County, Tennessee




Clay County, Kentucky



2. Letcher County, Kentucky

The U.S. Department of Agriculture defines food-insecure homes as being not able or uncertain to obtain enough food to satisfy the requirements of everybody in the household. A home experiencing extremely low food security will have some home members' meals interfered with at times, with self-reported food consumption being below what is considered appropriate.

Meal disruptions might be parents avoiding meals to pay costs or purchase gifts for kids, or a person simply not able to afford the daily meals they need to remain fed.

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The USDA said 12.8% (17 million) of homes experienced food insecurity at some point during 2022.

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security 'src =' https: / / public.tableau.com / static / images / Tr / TrendsinU_S_FoodSecurity / FoodSecurityCharacteristics / 1_rss. png 'style =' border: none' > Food insecurity in kids Kentucky came in 11th for having the most kids experiencing kid food insecurity; at a rate of 20.7 %, about 208,330 kids in Kentucky experienced some level of food insecurity in 2022. Of those kids, 70% lived in homes that were 185% below the federal poverty line receiving support from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), and the staying 30% lived in homes above the cut-off for WIC, according to the report.

Kentucky didn't have any counties appear in the top 25 for child food insecurity, but looking just at the commonwealth, Magoffin County had the greatest rate of 35.8% or 940 kids experiencing some sort of food insecurity.

5 Kentucky counties with the highest kid food insecurity:

1. Magoffin County, Kentucky (35.8%)



2. Fulton County, Kentucky (34.5%)



3. Wolfe County, Kentucky (33.3%)



4. Leslie County, Kentucky (32.5%)



5. Harlan County, Kentucky (32.3%)

The expense of a meal

Feeding America also determines the average expense of a meal in different states. The typical cost of a meal in the United States is $3.99, however Kentuckians conserve here with the 2nd most affordable expense per meal in the country, at $3.49. The most affordable average meal expense remained in Texas at $3.45, and the greatest remained in Hawaii at $5.01.

In Kentucky, the typical quantity of money required by a food-insecure individual to fulfill their food requires is $21.61.

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Information on senior people hasn't been released.

The Map the Meal Gap utilizes information from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics on factors that research study has actually revealed to add to food insecurity, including poverty, family, and joblessness attributes.