Families
Food Insecurity
Source: Feeding America
Food Insecurity Rate
2023
Arkansas County19%
Ashley County23%
Baxter County20%
Benton County15%
Boone County19%
Bowie County, Texas18%
Bradley County22%
Calhoun County18%
Carroll County19%
Chicot County23%
Clark County20%
Clay County21%
Cleburne County20%
Cleveland County20%
Columbia County21%
Conway County22%
Craighead County20%
Crawford County20%
Crittenden County20%
Cross County21%
Dallas County19%
Desha County24%
Drew County22%
Faulkner County18%
Franklin County21%
Fulton County20%
Garland County20%
Grant County17%
Greene County20%
Hempstead County20%
Hot Spring County21%
Howard County20%
Independence County21%
Izard County23%
Jackson County23%
Jefferson County20%
Johnson County21%
Lafayette County23%
Lawrence County22%
Lee County24%
Lincoln County19%
Little River County18%
Logan County20%
Lonoke County17%
Madison County18%
Marion County21%
Miller County21%
Mississippi County22%
Monroe County22%
Montgomery County24%
Nevada County24%
Newton County19%
Ouachita County20%
Perry County20%
Phillips County24%
Pike County21%
Poinsett County22%
Polk County21%
Pope County20%
Prairie County17%
Pulaski County18%
Randolph County22%
Saline County16%
Scott County20%
Searcy County24%
Sebastian County21%
Sevier County21%
Sharp County21%
St. Francis County24%
Stone County23%
Union County19%
Van Buren County22%
Washington County17%
White County20%
Woodruff County21%
Yell County19%

Source: Feeding America




Food Insecure Households
2023
Arkansas County3,100
Ashley County4,260
Baxter County8,600
Benton County43,320
Boone County7,150
Bowie County, Texas16,970
Bradley County2,270
Calhoun County860
Carroll County5,290
Chicot County2,300
Clark County4,350
Clay County3,060
Cleburne County4,890
Cleveland County1,500
Columbia County4,770
Conway County4,540
Craighead County22,550
Crawford County11,850
Crittenden County9,510
Cross County3,450
Dallas County1,230
Desha County2,610
Drew County3,740
Faulkner County22,000
Franklin County3,620
Fulton County2,440
Garland County20,360
Grant County3,140
Greene County9,440
Hempstead County4,000
Hot Spring County6,780
Howard County2,530
Independence County8,080
Izard County3,220
Jackson County3,870
Jefferson County13,240
Johnson County5,470
Lafayette County1,450
Lawrence County3,500
Lee County2,020
Lincoln County2,430
Little River County2,170
Logan County4,230
Lonoke County12,470
Madison County3,100
Marion County3,590
Miller County8,970
Mississippi County8,670
Monroe County1,440
Montgomery County2,020
Nevada County1,960
Newton County1,340
Ouachita County4,550
Perry County2,010
Phillips County3,880
Pike County2,110
Poinsett County5,040
Polk County3,980
Pope County12,610
Prairie County1,410
Pulaski County73,290
Randolph County4,080
Saline County19,670
Scott County1,970
Searcy County1,910
Sebastian County26,560
Sevier County3,280
Sharp County3,700
St. Francis County5,390
Stone County2,910
Union County7,430
Van Buren County3,530
Washington County43,750
White County15,140
Woodruff County1,280
Yell County3,810

Source: Feeding America
Notes: Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods. Food-insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecurity may reflect a household’s need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.



NATIONAL RANKING
50
OUT OF 51
2023

STATE TREND

Decreasing

19%
2023
1% = 30,718
People
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Source: Feeding America


Food Insecurity Rate
20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Arkansas20%19%18%17%17%17%17%15%16%19%19%
United States16%15%13%13%13%12%11%12%10%14%14%

Source: Feeding America






Source: Feeding America


Food Insecurity by Race/Ethnicity
BlackHispanic or LatinoTotalWhite
Arkansas33%23%19%17%

Source: Feeding America





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INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Increasing
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Increasing
Education: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Education: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Increasing
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Maintaining
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Increasing
Families: Medical Debt Decreasing
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Maintaining
Community: Charitable Giving Maintaining
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Equity: Grade 3 Reading Maintaining
Equity: Grade 8 Math Increasing
Equity: Graduation Rate Increasing
Equity: Remediation Rate Increasing
Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Maintaining
Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Decreasing
Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Equity: Children Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: People Living in Poverty Decreasing
Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Increasing
Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Equity: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Equity: Medical Debt Decreasing
Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Equity: Incarceration Rate Decreasing
Equity: Volunteering Increasing
Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable




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