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States are ranked by the percentage of children facing food insecurity in 2022, from lowest to highest.
RankStateCount (2022)Rate (2022)
1Texas1,697,87022.80%tx
2California1,437,25016.90%ca
3Florida819,94019.10%fl
4New York747,52018.80%ny
5Ohio505,43019.80%oh
6Georgia461,72018.40%ga
7North Carolina448,46019.60%nc
8Pennsylvania436,25016.60%pa
9Illinois426,60015.70%il
10Michigan378,04017.90%mi
11Arizona293,95018.50%az
12Indiana285,07018.20%in
13Tennessee274,32017.90%tn
14Louisiana267,95025.30%la
15New Jersey263,26013.20%nj
16Alabama258,56023.30%al
17Washington257,58015.70%wa
18Missouri254,72018.70%mo
19Virginia252,48013.60%va
20Oklahoma223,89023.50%ok
21Maryland221,21016.40%md
22Kentucky208,33020.70%ky
23Wisconsin204,75016.50%wi
24South Carolina197,31017.70%sc
25Minnesota183,48014.20%mn
26Colorado172,28014.20%co
27Massachusetts169,80012.70%ma
28Arkansas168,43024.20%ar
29Mississippi159,37023.60%ms
30Nevada144,29020.90%nv
31Oregon144,21017.30%or
32Utah143,14015.40%ut
33Kansas131,43019.10%ks
34Connecticut112,60015.40%ct
35Iowa110,50015.40%ia
36New Mexico100,42022.00%nm
37Nebraska91,24019.20%ne
38West Virgina73,65021.00%wv
39Idaho67,59014.50%id
40Hawaii61,44020.70%hi
41Maine45,79018.70%me
42Montana39,58016.90%mt
43South Dakota38,78017.70%sd
44Delaware37,68018.10%de
45New Hampshire33,72013.40%nh
46Alaska30,11017.10%ak
47Rhode Island29,77014.70%ri
48Wyoming25,14019.40%wy
49North Dakota24,35013.50%nd
50District of Columbia17,88014.40%dc
51Vermont16,67014.70%vt