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Georgia Statistics*

People who are food insecure 1 11% (1 in 9)
People in the Food Bank’s 29-county service area who are food insecure 1 10% (1 in 10)
        People who identify as Black 1 16% (1 in 6)
        People who identify as Hispanic 1 15% (1 in 7)
Children who are food insecure 1 14% (1 in 8)
Children in the Food Bank’s 29-county service area who are food insecure 1 13% (1 in 7)
Seniors (age 60 and older) who are food insecure 2 9% (1 in 11)
Percent of eligible people who participate in SNAP 5 84%
People who are food insecure and above 185% of the federal poverty line, making them ineligible for food assistance programs 4 38%

National Statistics*

People who are food insecure 1 12% (1 in 8)
        People who identify as Black 1 24% (1 in 4)
        People who identify as Hispanic 1 19% (1 in 5)
Children who are food insecure 1 17% (1 in 6)
Seniors (age 60 and older) who are food insecure 2 7% (1 in 15)
Percent of eligible people who participate in SNAP 5 82% (1 in 8)
People who are food insecure and above 185% of the federal poverty line, making them ineligible for food assistance programs 4 33%

General Food Bank Statistics

  • The Food Bank distributed 79.3 million meals and grocery products in FY 2021-2022
  • 23% of food and grocery items distributed by the Food Bank in FY 2021-22 was fresh produce. Including meat proteins, 49% of the food distributed was perishable (vs. shelf stable).
  • In a typical year, over 30,000 volunteers serve over 110,000 hours in support of the Food Bank’s mission.
  • The Food Bank works with nearly 700 community-based partner agencies that directly distribute food to clients in 29 counties.

 

  1. Gundersen, C., Strayer, M., Dewey, A., Hake, M., & Engelhard, E. (2022). Map the Meal Gap 2022: An Analysis of County and Congressional District Food Insecurity and County Food Cost in the United States in 2020. Feeding America.
  2. Gundersen, C., Ziliak J., The State of Senior Hunger in America in 2020: An Annual Report
  3. Gundersen, C., Ziliak J, Hunger Among Adults Aged 50-59 in 2020: An Annual Report
  4. Eligibility for food assistance programs varies state by state and runs between 135% to 200% of federal poverty level; Georgia’s eligibility tops out at 185% of federal poverty level.
  5. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support, Characteristics of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Households: State Level Participation & benefits: Georgia
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