Hunger Facts

Hunger in Colorado

%

 of Coloradans lack reliable access to nutritious food

Hunger Free Colorado, COVID Food Insecurity Survey, April 2021

%

of Colorado children are not getting adequate nutrition due to financial constraints

Colorado Children’s Campaign, KIDS COUNT in Colorado!, Aug 2022

%

of adults reported having to regularly cut back or skip meals because there wasn’t enough money to buy food

Hunger Free Colorado, COVID Food Insecurity Survey, April 2021

%

of older adults face hunger in Colorado, forcing them to make choices between purchasing groceries or medication

James Ziliak and Craig Gunderson, The State of Senior Hunger in America 2020: An Annual Report, May 2022

%

of Coloradans struggle financially, living below the federal poverty line

U.S. Census Bureau, 2021 American Community Survey: Poverty, September 2022

SNAP in Colorado

%

of Coloradans use SNAP, including working families, children, older adults, veterans and those who are disabled

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Food Assistance Program fact sheet, April 2022

A Coloradan, on average, only receives

per meal in SNAP benefits, making it a challenge to put healthy food on the table for themselves and their family

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Food Assistance Program fact sheet, April 2022

Of SNAP recipients in Colorado

%

live with children

%

live with an older adult or family member with a disability

%

are members of working families

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Food Assistance Program fact sheet, April 2022

Hunger and Poverty in the U.S.

An estimated

people are experiencing food insecurity

Feeding America, The Impact of the Coronavirus on National Food Insecurity in 2020 & 2021, March 2021
Potentially

children are experiencing food insecurity

Feeding America, The Impact of the Coronavirus on National Food Insecurity in 2020 & 2021, March 2021

%

of Americans struggle with hunger, facing times when there is not enough money to buy food. That’s 13.5 million households.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Household Food Security in the United States in 2021, September 2022

%

of Americans live in poverty, struggling to make ends meet. That’s more than 41.4 million people.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey: Poverty, September 2022

In 2021, Latinos were

more likely to experience food insecurity than white individuals.

Feeding America, Hunger in Latino Communities 2022

Nearly

%

of Black individuals live in a food insecure household.

U.S. Department of Agriculture, Household Food Security in the United States in 2021, September 2022

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