DATA AND RESOURCES
Data to Inform Anti-Hunger Efforts in States
The following table details selected resources that provide highly localized, user-friendly data, maps and reports on hunger, federal nutrition program participation, unemployoment and access to healthy food. Resources are categorized by the types of data they include and abbreviated here using the labels "Hunger" (food insecurity as definted by the United States Department of Agriculture), "SNAP" (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly the Food Stamp Program), "WIC" (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children), "CNP" (child nutrition programs, including meals served in schools and child care facilities), "EFP" (emergency food programs), "Work" (unemployoment) and "Food" (access to healthy, affordable food).
Title
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Organization
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Type
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Data Year
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Geography
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Description
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Hunger
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SNAP
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WIC
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CNP
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EFP
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Work
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Food
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SNAP Average Monthly Participation
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Data
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2006-2010
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Nation, state
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Provides number of average monthly SNAP participants
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x
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WIC Program Total Participation
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Data
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2006-2010
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Nation, state
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Provides number of total WIC participants
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x
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Child Nutrition Tables
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Data
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2006-2010
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Nation, state
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Provides number of all participants for several child nutrition programs
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x
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Food Distribution Program Tables
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Data
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2006-2010
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Nation, state
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Provides number of all participants and food costs for all participants in several food distribution programs
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x
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Food Desert Locator
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USDA Food and Nutrition Service
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Map, Data
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2000, 2006
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Nation, state, address
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Shows census blocks that are low-income neighborhoods with low access to a supermarket
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x
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Household Food Insecurity in the United States
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USDA Economic Research Service
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Report
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2009
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Nation, state
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Provides data on food insecurity among all households with data on household characteristics, use of nutrition programs, and household food expenditures
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization for States
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USDOL Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Data
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2010
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Nation, state
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Provides annual averages for U-1 through U-6 measures of state un- and under-employment
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x
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National and State Program Data
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Food Research and Action Center
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Data
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2005-2009
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Nation, state
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Provides state fact sheets on population, poverty, food insecurity, federal nutrition program participation, and state economic policies
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Food Hardship in America
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Food Research and Action Center
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Report
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2010
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Nation, state, Congressional District, 100 largest metropolitan areas
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Provides data on food hardship among all households
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x
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Hunger in America
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Feeding America
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Report
Data
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2009
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Nation, state, food bank service area
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Provides data on emergency food recipients, with data on household characteristics, food insecurity, and use of nutrition programs
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Map the Meal Gap
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Feeding America
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Map
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2009
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Nation, state, county, food bank service area
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Shows number and percentage of all food insecure households by income band, with data on food cost index and funding needed to eliminate food insecurity
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x
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x
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x
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x
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x
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Food Stamp Usage Across the County
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New York Times
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Map
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2009
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County
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Shows SNAP use among all households, with data on race and age
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x
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Low Access Areas as of 2010
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The Reinvestment Fund[1]
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Map
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2010
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State, county, city, ZIP, Congressional District, state district
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Shows areas of low grocery access; can be mapped against layers showing population, income, transportation options, etc.
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x
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[1] The Reinvestment Fund (TRF) finances large-scale neighborhood revitalization projects in the Mid-Atlantic region. Pennsylvania’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative, a widely recognized best practice partnership in increasing supermarket access in urban areas, is one of TRF’s many community investment projects.
This resource compiled April 2011 by Marie Lawrence, NCSL State-Federal Relations.
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