(NewsNation) — Food insecurity in the U.S. rose 0.7% last year, raising the official food insecurity rate from 12.8% in 2022 to 13.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. While ...
The official U.S. food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023. Photo by Pixabay/Pexels The official U.S. food insecurity rate rose to 13.5% in 2023 from 12.8% in 2022, according to data the U.S.
At a rate of nearly 19%, Arkansas has the highest prevalence of food insecurity in the nation, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released Wednesday. The annual study, which was ...