Hunger is such a widespread problem that the numbers will shock you
Explore The NumbersHunger is close to home.
And so is MAZON.
Alabama
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
18.1% (361,289)
Households Participating in SNAP
399,728
Mazon partners in state:
15
Alaska
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.7% (33,343)
Households Participating in SNAP
34,648
Mazon partners in state:
3
American Samoa
2014-2016 Averages
Arizona
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.6% (387,485)
Households Participating in SNAP
427,061
Mazon partners in state:
32
Arkansas
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
17.5% (209,341)
Households Participating in SNAP
191,636
Mazon partners in state:
8
California
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
11.8% (1,633,701)
Households Participating in SNAP
2,093,562
Mazon partners in state:
244
Colorado
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.3% (235,666)
Households Participating in SNAP
225,334
Mazon partners in state:
30
Connecticut
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.3% (176,780)
Households Participating in SNAP
244,927
Mazon partners in state:
62
Delaware
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.8% (42,039)
Households Participating in SNAP
71,099
Mazon partners in state:
6
Washington D.C.
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
11.4% (36,927)
Households Participating in SNAP
75,819
Mazon partners in state:
10
Florida
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12% (986,434)
Households Participating in SNAP
1,870,739
Mazon partners in state:
136
Georgia
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14% (563,613)
Households Participating in SNAP
800,670
Mazon partners in state:
34
Guam
2014-2016 Averages
Households Participating in SNAP
15,551
Hawaii
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
8.7% (40,563)
Households Participating in SNAP
80,095
Mazon partners in state:
4
Idaho
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.1% (76,734)
Households Participating in SNAP
79,531
Mazon partners in state:
3
Illinois
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
11.1% (554,948)
Households Participating in SNAP
996,092
Mazon partners in state:
77
Indiana
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
15.2% (402,253)
Households Participating in SNAP
328,688
Mazon partners in state:
18
Iowa
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.7% (136,070)
Households Participating in SNAP
178,874
Mazon partners in state:
10
Israel
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Individuals
18.3%
Individuals in Poverty
1,754,700
Mazon partners in state:
11
Kansas
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.5% (172,057)
Households Participating in SNAP
114,392
Mazon partners in state:
13
Kentucky
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
17.3% (313,018)
Households Participating in SNAP
313,476
Mazon partners in state:
10
Louisiana
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
18.3% (332,752)
Households Participating in SNAP
422,090
Mazon partners in state:
16
Maine
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
16.4% (94,616)
Households Participating in SNAP
98,549
Mazon partners in state:
12
Maryland
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.1% (231,768)
Households Participating in SNAP
388,957
Mazon partners in state:
67
Massachusetts
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.3% (287,072)
Households Participating in SNAP
450,364
Mazon partners in state:
116
Michigan
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.3% (570,039)
Households Participating in SNAP
777,906
Mazon partners in state:
35
Minnesota
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
9.7% (212,123)
Households Participating in SNAP
231,228
Mazon partners in state:
14
Mississippi
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
18.7% (213,246)
Households Participating in SNAP
269,082
Mazon partners in state:
7
Missouri
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.2% (346,727)
Households Participating in SNAP
378,373
Mazon partners in state:
24
Montana
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.9% (56,991)
Households Participating in SNAP
54,612
Mazon partners in state:
6
Nebraska
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.7% (111,184)
Households Participating in SNAP
78,482
Mazon partners in state:
4
Nevada
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.1% (138,212)
Households Participating in SNAP
222,253
Mazon partners in state:
8
New Hampshire
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
9.6% (51,471)
Households Participating in SNAP
48,037
Mazon partners in state:
11
New Jersey
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
11.1% (373,154)
Households Participating in SNAP
440,091
Mazon partners in state:
154
New Mexico
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
17.6% (143,620)
Households Participating in SNAP
216,877
Mazon partners in state:
8
New York
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.5% (975,989)
Households Participating in SNAP
1,635,764
Mazon partners in state:
263
North Carolina
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
15.1% (601,511)
Households Participating in SNAP
761,999
Mazon partners in state:
34
North Dakota
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
8.8% (28,025)
Households Participating in SNAP
25,262
Mazon partners in state:
2
Northern Mariana Islands
2014-2016 Averages
Ohio
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.8% (697,768)
Households Participating in SNAP
793,923
Mazon partners in state:
58
Oklahoma
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
15.2% (238,069)
Households Participating in SNAP
276,268
Mazon partners in state:
7
Oregon
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.6% (233,966)
Households Participating in SNAP
419,778
Mazon partners in state:
22
Pennsylvania
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.5% (644,558)
Households Participating in SNAP
950,739
Mazon partners in state:
117
Puerto Rico
2014-2016 Averages
Mazon partners in state:
1
Rhode Island
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.8% (56,510)
Households Participating in SNAP
100,433
Mazon partners in state:
9
South Carolina
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
13% (261,377)
Households Participating in SNAP
378,328
Mazon partners in state:
14
South Dakota
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.6% (36,877)
Households Participating in SNAP
42,234
Mazon partners in state:
2
Tennessee
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
13.4% (357,309)
Households Participating in SNAP
547,850
Mazon partners in state:
19
Texas
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.3% (1,433,252)
Households Participating in SNAP
1,588,116
Mazon partners in state:
61
U.S. Virgin Islands
2014-2016 Averages
Households Participating in SNAP
13,068
Mazon partners in state:
1
US
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
13% (16,275,178)
Households Participating in SNAP
21,777,938
Mazon partners in state:
2129
Utah
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
11.5% (111,330)
Households Participating in SNAP
86,244
Mazon partners in state:
5
Vermont
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.1% (26,308)
Households Participating in SNAP
42,976
Mazon partners in state:
10
Virginia
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
9.9% (319,542)
Households Participating in SNAP
387,633
Mazon partners in state:
40
Washington
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
11.6% (327,998)
Households Participating in SNAP
546,931
Mazon partners in state:
32
West Virginia
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
14.9% (112,992)
Households Participating in SNAP
178,274
Mazon partners in state:
8
Wisconsin
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
10.7% (256,215)
Households Participating in SNAP
359,933
Mazon partners in state:
20
Wyoming
2014-2016 Averages
Food Insecure Households
12.7% (29,697)
Households Participating in SNAP
14,367
Mazon partners in state:
3
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