Hunger in Colorado
%
of Coloradans lack reliable access to nutritious food
Colorado Health Institute, 2023 Colorado Health Access Survey, February 2024
%
of Colorado households with children where children are not eating enough becuase food was unaffordable
U.S. Census Bureau, Household Pulse Survey, Oct 2022
%
of older adults live below the poverty line in Colorado, making them at higher risk for food insecurity
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fact sheet, Feb. 2023
%
of Coloradans struggle financially, living below the federal poverty line
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey: Poverty, September 2023
SNAP in Colorado
%
of Coloradans use SNAP, including working families, children, older adults, veterans and those who are disabled
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fact sheet, Feb. 2023
per meal in SNAP benefits, making it a challenge to put healthy food on the table for themselves and their family
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fact sheet, Feb. 2023
%
live with children
%
live with an older adult or family member with a disability
%
are members of working families
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Colorado Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program fact sheet, Feb. 2023
Hunger and Poverty in the U.S.
people are experiencing food insecurity
children are experiencing food insecurity
%
of Americans struggle with hunger, facing times when there is not enough money to buy food. That’s 13.5 million households.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Household Food Security in the United States in 2021, September 2022
%
of Americans live in poverty, struggling to make ends meet. That’s more than 41.4 million people.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey: Poverty, September 2022
In 2021, Latinos were
more likely to experience food insecurity than white individuals.
Feeding America, Hunger in Latino Communities 2022
Nearly
%
of Black individuals live in a food insecure household.
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Household Food Security in the United States in 2021, September 2022
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