2024 Statewide Study
Food Insecurity Data Shows Hunger Persists Across Massachusetts.
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Key Takeaways
• 1.9 million adults reported being food insecure last year.
• Every county in MA experienced significant food insecurity in 2023.
• Cost of food is the leading cause for food insecurity - 73% of food-insecure individuals said that high inflation and rising food costs were the biggest barriers and needed to be addressed.
• Food-insecure adults say that Food Pantries, SNAP, and WIC are not always enough.
• Households experiencing food insecurity reported on average they needed approximately $60 more per week for food - a difference of about $2,000 a year.
• Food insecurity exacerbates many chronic medical and mental health conditions