Between 2022-23, Fort Bend County saw a 1.6 percentage point increase in the overall rate of food insecurity. (Courtesy Houston Food Bank)
Between 2022-23, Fort Bend County saw a 1.6 percentage point increase in the overall rate of food insecurity, from 11.1% in 2022 to 12.7% as of 2023, according to Feeding America’s 2025 “Map the Meal Gap” report published May 14. The 12.7% equates to roughly 100,000 people who are currently food insecure.
The food insecurity rate in children has stayed constant between 2022-23 at 16.6%, which corresponds to around 38,000 food-insecure children as of 2023, according to the report.
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