Food insecurity on the rise in Shoshone County, statewide
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Food insecurity is rising across the state, with Shoshone County topping the chart with about 2,220 people, 16.5% of the population, experiencing instability around providing stable food sources, according to Map the Meal Gap report recently released through Feeding America.
In Kootenai County, 19,550 individuals experienced food insecurity, totaling 11% of the population.
Food insecurity is a lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life due to limited financial resources, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. The report uses data from 2022, including the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics and the USDA Economic Research Service.
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