Title page
Contents
Abstract 3
Acknowledgments 3
Summary 5
Introduction 7
Background 8
Data and Methods 9
Results 15
Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Very Low Food Security by Race and Ethnicity of Household Reference Person 15
Distribution of Household Food Insecurity by Race/Ethnicity of Household Reference Person 16
Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity by Race/Ethnicity and Selected Household-Level Characteristics 18
Prevalence of Household Food Insecurity by Race/Ethnicity and Selected Individual-Level Characteristics 22
Prevalence of Food Insecurity by Hispanic and Asian Countries of Origin 28
Conclusion 30
Data Tables 32
References 41
Appendix 44
Table 1. Distribution of all households by race and ethnicity, and distribution of food-insecure households and households with very low food security by... 17
Table 2. Food security status of households by race and ethnicity of household reference person, 2016-21 32
Table 3a. Prevalence of household food insecurity by race/ethnicity and selected household demographic characteristics, 2016-21 (single race and ethnic categories) 33
Table 3b. Prevalence of household food insecurity by race/ethnicity and selected household demographic characteristics, 2016-21 (multiple race categories) 34
Table 4a. Prevalence of household food insecurity by race/ethnicity and selected characteristics, 2016-21 (single race and ethnic categories) 35
Table 4b. Prevalence of household food insecurity by race/ethnicity and selected characteristics, 2016-21 (multiple race categories) 36
Table 5a. Food security status of households with annual income below 130 percent of the poverty line, by selected household characteristics and race and... 37
Table 5b. Food security status of households with annual income below 130 percent of the poverty line, by selected household characteristics and race and... 38
Table 6. Food security status of households with Hispanic reference persons by Hispanic origin category, 2016-21 39
Table 7. Food security status of households with Asian reference persons by Asian origin category, 2016-21 40
Figure 1. Prevalence of food insecurity and very low food security by race and ethnicity, 2016-21 15
Figure 2. Prevalence of food insecurity in households with children, by household composition and race and ethnicity, 2016-21 19
Figure 3. Prevalence of food insecurity by household income-to-poverty ratio, and race and ethnicity, 2016-21 21
Figure 4. Prevalence of food insecurity by household employment status, and race and ethnicity, 2016-, 21 25
Figure 5. Prevalence of food insecurity by household level of education, and race and ethnicity, 2016-21 27
Figure 6. Prevalence of food insecurity and very low food security by Hispanic origin, 2016-21 29
Figure 7. Prevalence of food insecurity and very low food security by Asian origin, 2016-21 30
Table A.1a. Prevalence of very low food security by race/ethnicity and selected household demographic characteristics (single race and ethnic categories), 2016-21 44
Table A.1b. Prevalence of very low food security by race/ethnicity and selected household demographic characteristics (multiple race categories), 2016-21 45
Table A.2a. Prevalence of very low food security by race/ethnicity and selected characteristics (single race and ethnic categories), 2016-21 46
Table A.2b. Prevalence of very low food security by race/ethnicity and selected characteristics (multiple race categories), 2016-21 47