US Hardship Dashboard An interactive public dashboard for tracking food insecurity, SNAP participation, ALICE financial hardship, and a composite Hardship Index across the United States—filter by year and state, compare regions, and explore methodology-backed sources.
About the project
The US Hardship Dashboard (insecurity-index) brings together federal and nonprofit data on household food security and financial strain. It is designed for researchers, journalists, advocates, and anyone who wants a clear, filterable view of how hardship varies nationally and by state.
The live application runs as a fast static site at ecain.org/ii/. This page is the project overview on ecain.org at ecain.org/insecurity-index.
What you can explore
Overview & maps
- National dashboard — KPI cards and trend charts
- State map — Click a state to filter all views
- Hardship Index — Composite 0–100 score by state
- Shareable URLs — Filters saved in the link
Topics & compare
- Food insecurity — Rates and household counts
- SNAP — Participation and coverage
- ALICE — Poverty vs. survival-budget burden
- Compare — Side-by-side state metrics
- Demographics — Breakdowns by race
- Policy — Legislative context pages
Data sources
See methodology and the glossary in the dashboard for definitions and release notes.
Open the dashboard
Charts, maps, exports, and state filters are in the full application.
Launch US Hardship Dashboard