Child Food Insecurity Indicator
Child Food Insecurity measures the percentage of households with children under age 18 that receive food stamp benefits
Latest Measure (2016)
Child Food Insecurity
Score
17
Indicator scores are represented on a scale from 1 to 100.
Disparity Ratio
5.91
Disparity direction: black-white
Households with children under 18 that receive SNAP
Black families are nearly six times as likely as white families to receive food stamps.
Dates
- Score Last Updated: 9/14/17
- Next Update: 9/13/18