Dashboard updated July 2025. Latest source releases: USDA ERS (September 2024), SNAP (FY 2024), ALICE (2024), Pulse Survey (May 2025). Methodology

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Rank and compare state-level food insecurity and ALICE hardship. Click the map or use the state filter.

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Compare Two States (2025)

Side-by-side hardship metrics

Source: USDA ERS / United For ALICE

MetricMississippiMinnesota
Hardship Index100.013.8
National rank#1#46
Food insecure18.2%9.8%
Very low food security6.9%3.7%
Below ALICE threshold72.0%39.0%

Top 15 States by Food Insecurity (2025)

Source: USDA ERS / United For ALICE

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Food Insecure (%) · 2025 · Click a state to drill down

All States — Food Insecurity Rankings

Source: USDA ERS

RankStateFood InsecureBelow ALICE
1Mississippi18.2%72.0%
2Arkansas17.1%66.0%
3Louisiana16.8%69.0%
4West Virginia16.2%65.0%
5New Mexico15.9%68.0%
6Oklahoma15.4%62.0%
7Alabama15.1%63.0%
8Texas14.8%61.0%
9District of Columbia14.6%54.0%
10Tennessee14.5%57.0%
11Kentucky14.3%48.0%
12South Carolina14.1%48.0%
13Georgia13.9%59.0%
14North Carolina13.6%55.0%
15Ohio13.4%50.0%
16Indiana13.2%48.0%
17Michigan13.0%48.0%
18California12.8%57.0%
19New York12.5%52.0%
20Nevada12.4%48.0%
21Florida12.3%58.0%
22Pennsylvania12.1%51.0%
23Illinois11.9%47.0%
24Alaska11.8%48.0%
25Arizona11.7%54.0%
26Missouri11.5%48.0%
27Kansas11.2%48.0%
28Montana11.0%48.0%
29Maine10.9%48.0%
30Washington10.8%43.0%
31Virginia10.7%48.0%
32Maryland10.6%48.0%
33Oregon10.6%46.0%
34Rhode Island10.5%48.0%
35Idaho10.4%48.0%
36New Jersey10.3%48.0%
37Colorado10.2%44.0%
38Delaware10.1%48.0%
39Wyoming10.0%48.0%
40Minnesota9.8%39.0%
41Wisconsin9.6%41.0%
42Connecticut9.4%48.0%
43Iowa9.4%40.0%
44South Dakota9.3%48.0%
45Massachusetts9.2%48.0%
46Nebraska9.2%39.0%
47North Dakota9.1%48.0%
48Utah9.0%37.0%
49New Hampshire8.6%36.0%
50Vermont8.4%35.0%
51Hawaii8.2%50.0%