State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report by State
Food Access: Food Insecurity
All Ages, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2023 Feeding America
Sorted by Percent

United States

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.

North Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.

Minnesota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.4 percent.

New Hampshire

• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.7 percent.

Massachusetts

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.5 percent.

New Jersey

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.

Wisconsin

• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.8 percent.

Iowa

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.0 percent.

Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.1 percent.

Vermont

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.2 percent.

Montana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.

Rhode Island

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.3 percent.

District of Columbia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.

South Dakota

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.4 percent.

Colorado

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.

Idaho

• Value (Percent) : The value is 12.7 percent.

Delaware

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.0 percent.

Illinois

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.1 percent.

Pennsylvania

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.

Washington

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.2 percent.

Maryland

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.3 percent.

California

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.7 percent.

Maine

• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.8 percent.

Kansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.0 percent.

South Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.1 percent.

Hawaii

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.

Oregon

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.

Utah

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.2 percent.

Connecticut

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.3 percent.

Arizona

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.

Florida

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.4 percent.

Alaska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.

Nebraska

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.

New York

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.5 percent.

Georgia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 14.9 percent.

North Carolina

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.0 percent.

Indiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.

Nevada

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.1 percent.

Ohio

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.3 percent.

Michigan

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.

Missouri

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.

Wyoming

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.4 percent.

Tennessee

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.6 percent.

West Virginia

• Value (Percent) : The value is 15.7 percent.

Kentucky

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.

New Mexico

• Value (Percent) : The value is 16.6 percent.

Alabama

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.5 percent.

Texas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.

Louisiana

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.1 percent.

Oklahoma

• Value (Percent) : The value is 18.4 percent.

Arkansas

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.3 percent.

Mississippi

• Value (Percent) : The value is 19.4 percent.

Puerto Rico

• Value (Percent) : The value is data not available

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/24/2026 1:53 am.

Data not available for this combination of geography, cancer site, age, and race/ethnicity.

Source: Food insecurity data provided by the Feeding America: Map the Meal Gap.

For more information about Food Access: Food Insecurity, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.