US food insecurity has grown since the COVID-19 pandemic
The food insecurity rate declined to 10.2% in 2021 from nearly 15% in 2011, as the government ramped up safety net spending to cushion economic blows from the COVID-19 pandemic. The rate increased in 2022 and again 2023, when it rose to 13.5% after a rollback in benefit spending.
Line chart showing that food insecurity rose from about 11% to about 15%, then fell to 10% before rebounding to 13.5%.
