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Section 6.1.2n

6.1.2n - Estimated Number of Households by Food Stamp Program Participation and Food Insecurity

Show in 6.1.2N, when these percentages are translated to numbers of households, they imply that the A2H system serves approximately 1.9 million client households who are receiving food stamps but are food insecure (Table 6.1.2N).

Table 6.1.2n
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, BY FOOD STAMP PROGRAM PARTICIPATION AND FOOD SECURITY

Food Security Among Clients' Households Pantry Client Households Kitchen Client Households Shelter Client Households All Client Households
Food Stamp Program Participants        
Food secure 647,218 81,255 57,774 786,247
Food insecure        
Food insecure without hunger 792,050 82,553 33,966 908,569
Food insecure with hunger 823,732 95,792 66,980 986,504
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 2,263,000 259,600 158,720 2,681,320
Food Stamp Program Nonparticipants        
Food secure 1,203,843 229,429 154,068 1,587,340
Food Insecure        
Food insecure without hunger 1,949,319 316,831 89,027 2,355,177
Food insecure with hunger 1,883,838 294,140 218,185 2,396,163
SUBTOTAL 3,833,157 610,971 307,212 4,751,340
ESTIMATED TOTAL NUMBER OF CLIENT HOUSEHOLDS NOT PARTICIPATING IN FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 5,037,000 840,400 461,280 6,338,680

Other key findings in the table include:

  • Among food stamp participants in the A2H network, approximately 1.0 million households are classified as experiencing hunger.
  • Among A2H households not participating in the Food Stamp Program, approximately 4.7 million are food insecure, of which nearly 2.4 million are classified as experiencing hunger.