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Scientific article published on 01 February 2002
Grocery (food‑at‑home) prices are higher than they were a year ago: national data show grocery prices rose about 2.4 percent year‑over‑year by December 2025, while broader food prices (including resta...
Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap and USDA-compiled state data show child food insecurity varies widely; national child food insecurity was 19.2% in 2023 per Feeding America’s child map , and USDA/ER...
USDA reporting shows that in fiscal year 2022 (Oct 2021–Sep 2022) roughly 40 percent of SNAP participants were children, while households with children composed a substantial share of program use—publ...
U.S. food inflation eased from the highs of 2022 and 2023 to roughly mid-single and low-single digits in 2024 and into 2025: the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reported that food price increas...
Grocery inflation has eased in many areas over the past year, producing modest price declines in specific categories—notably some fresh produce, frozen vegetables, dairy and certain fats and oils—whil...
An examination of the available reporting shows no simple yes-or-no answer: on Medicaid, blue states on average spend and enroll more per capita largely because they adopted the ACA Medicaid expansion...
USDA’s Economic Research Service reported that 13.5% of U.S. households—about 47.4 million people—experienced food insecurity in 2023, with 8.9% of households with children affected and notable dispar...
Federal data and recent analyses converge on the conclusion that , with estimates clustering between . Different reports use household versus individual measures and vary in treatment of Hispanic ethn...