Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in United States of America
United States of America: Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity was 10.3 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in United States of America, 2015–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
United States of America recorded 10.3 percent for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in 2023.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in United States of America peaked at 10.5 percent in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8 percent, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 88th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in United States of America, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 10.5 percent | — |
| 2016 | 9.8 percent | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 8.9 percent | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 8.4 percent | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 8.2 percent | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8 percent | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 8.6 percent | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 9.3 percent | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 10.3 percent | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.16 percent | 8.2 percent | 10.5 percent | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.05 percent | 8 percent | 10.3 percent | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in United States of America?
- Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity in United States of America was 10.3 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 10.5 percent in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 percent in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity?
- United States of America ranks 88th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States of America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with moderate or severe food insecurity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food insecurity is defined by the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Moderate food insecurity is associated with the inability to regularly eat healthy, nutritious diets. Severe food insecurity is more related to insufficient quantity of food (energy).