Hunger Rises in U.S. Households

According to an annual report on food security, 691,000 children went hungry at some point in 2007

By U.S. News Staff

November 19, 2008 RSS Feed Print

691,000: In 2007, number of children who lived in U.S. households where food intake was reduced and normal eating patterns were disrupted
430,000: In 2006, number of children who lived in households where food intake was reduced and eating patterns were disrupted
36.2 million: In 2007, number of people who lived in households with limited or uncertain access to adequate food
11.1 percent: U.S. households that had limited or uncertain access to adequate food at some time during 2007
10.9 percent: U.S. households that had limited or uncertain access to adequate food at some time during 2006