Seniors at Risk of Hunger: State by State

Senior Hunger in the United States: Differences across States and Rural and Urban Areas is a follow-up to the groundbreaking 2008 report entitled The Causes, Consequences and Future of Senior Hunger in America that updates the findings on the extent and distribution of senior hunger across the nation using data from 2001-2007.

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Ranking of States by Rates of Food Insecurity among Senior Americans
2001-2007 – Order from Highest to Lowest

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State	Rank	Rate	State	Rank	Rate
Mississippi	1	12.29	Kansas	27	5.03
South Carolina	2	9.83	New York	28	5.03
Arkansas	3	9.7	Oregon	29	5.01
Texas	4	8.9	Alaska	30	4.96
New Mexico	5	8.82	Washington	31	4.83
Georgia	6	8.58	Montana	32	4.79
Alabama	7	7.39	West Virginia	33	4.71
Louisiana	8	7.36	Utah	34	4.65
North Carolina	9	7.3	New Jersey	35	4.64
Oklahoma	10	7.12	Vermont	36	4.52
Arizona	11	6.41	Nevada	37	4.36
Indiana	12	6	Pennsylvania	38	4.31
Missouri	13	5.88	Massachusetts	39	4.29
Maryland	14	5.76	Colorado	40	4.15
Idaho	15	5.69	Iowa	41	3.95
Tennessee	16	5.62	South Dakota	42	3.9
Maine	17	5.46	Wyoming	43	3.9
California	18	5.44	Illinois	44	3.88
Rhode Island	19	5.41	Delaware	45	3.76
Kentucky	20	5.4	Connecticut	46	3.64
District of Columbia	21	5.37	Wisconsin	47	3.6
Virginia	22	5.27	Nebraska	48	3.32
Hawaii	23	5.24	Minnesota	49	3.08
Florida	24	5.14	New Hampshire	50	3.01
Michigan	25	5.09	North Dakota	51	1.53
Ohio	26	5.06

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Seniors at Risk of Hunger: State by State

Ranking of States by Rates of Food Insecurity among Senior Americans 2001-2007 – Order from Highest to Lowest

Ranking of States by Rates of Food Insecurity among Senior Americans
2001-2007 – Order from Highest to Lowest