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Table 2 State-by-state food insecurity comparison with 2012–2014 USDA estimated averages

From: The intersection of food insecure populations in the Midwest U.S. and rates of chronic health conditions

 

% of sample respondents per state (n = 11,265)

USDA ERS 2012–2014 state averages (%)

% of county population living at or below poverty (sample averages)

Illinois

35

11.7

14

Indiana

24

14.6

15

North Dakota

00

8.4

11

South Dakota

21

11.9

15

Ohio

24

16.9

16

Kansas

28

15.9

13

Nebraska

16

13.9

12

Iowa

06

11.4

12

Missouri

31

16.8

14

Michigan

27

14.7

16

Minnesota

14

10.4

11

Wisconsin

14

16.3

13

Kentucky

39

17.5

21

Tennessee

27

11.4

18

Mean

22

14

 
  1. Source of Comparison USDA ERS 2012–2014 Average: Coleman-Jensen et al. [11]. Household Food Security in the United States in 2014, ERR-194, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service
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