LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A newly released report shows that Arkansas continues to rank highest in the nation for food insecurity.
According to the Household Food Security in the United States report by the United States Department of Agriculture, nearly one in five Arkansas households experienced food insecurity based on a three-year average from 2022 to 2024.
MAP: Percentage of SNAP, food stamp recipients by county in Arkansas
This means that families lacked consistent access to food due to limited financial resources and limited physical access to food.
“These numbers represent real families—parents skipping meals so their children can eat, seniors choosing between groceries and medication, and working households struggling to make ends meet,” Sylvia Blain with Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance said. “No state should hold this ranking year after year.”
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