Large Shares of California Families Facing Food Insecurity Would Be Excluded from Federal School Meal Assistance

Families with Income Relative to 185% of Federal Poverty Line by Food Security Status, 2022

Note: Food security is defined by the US Department of Agriculture as access by all people at all times to enough food for an active, healthy life.
Source: Budget Center analysis of US Census Bureau, Current Population Survey downloaded from IPUMSDownload image