| State | Hunger and Food Insecurity Rate | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | 7.4% | 1st |
| New Jersey | 8.6% | 2nd |
| North Dakota | 9.0% | 3rd |
| Colorado | 9.2% | 4th |
| New Hampshire | 9.4% | 5th |
| Minnesota | 9.5% | 6th |
| Vermont | 9.8% | 7th |
| Wisconsin | 10.0% | 8th |
| Virginia | 10.1% | 9th |
| Massachusetts | 10.2% | 10th |
| Maryland | 10.4% | 11th |
| Iowa | 10.5% | 12th |
| Utah | 10.7% | 13th |
| Washington | 10.8% | 14th |
| New York | 10.9% | 15th |
| Idaho | 11.0% | 16th |
| Delaware | 11.1% | 17th |
| Illinois | 11.2% | 18th |
| California | 11.2% | 18th |
| District of Columbia | 11.2% | 18th |
| Montana | 11.4% | 21st |
| South Dakota | 11.4% | 21st |
| Alaska | 11.6% | 23rd |
| South Carolina | 11.7% | 24th |
| Florida | 11.9% | 25th |
| Pennsylvania | 12.1% | 26th |
| Connecticut | 12.2% | 27th |
| Nevada | 12.4% | 28th |
| Rhode Island | 12.4% | 28th |
| Missouri | 12.8% | 30th |
| Tennessee | 12.9% | 31st |
| Oregon | 12.9% | 31st |
| Georgia | 13.0% | 33rd |
| Arizona | 13.1% | 34th |
| Wyoming | 13.2% | 35th |
| Kansas | 13.3% | 36th |
| Nebraska | 13.5% | 37th |
| Michigan | 13.6% | 38th |
| Indiana | 13.6% | 38th |
| Ohio | 13.7% | 40th |
| Texas | 14.0% | 41st |
| North Carolina | 14.4% | 42nd |
| Maine | 14.4% | 42nd |
| Kentucky | 14.7% | 44th |
| West Virginia | 14.9% | 45th |
| Oklahoma | 15.0% | 46th |
| Alabama | 16.3% | 47th |
| Mississippi | 17.2% | 48th |
| Louisiana | 17.3% | 49th |
| Arkansas | 17.4% | 50th |
| New Mexico | 17.9% | 51st |
Map Key
- Less than 10 %
- 10.1 - 13 %
- 13.1 - 16 %
- 16.1 - 19 %
- More than 19 %
Percentage of households who were food insecure on average from 2015 to 2017, meaning that at some point during the year, they experienced difficulty providing enough food due to a lack of money or resources.