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Map the Meal Gap Kiddo Hunger
in IDaho
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Food Insecure People in Idaho *Projected
11.3%
Food Insecurity Rate *Projected
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Food Insecure Children in Idaho *Projected
12.8%
Child Food Insecurity Rate *Projected
Map the Meal Gap

Feeding America & Map the Meal Gap

  • Feeding America released new data on May 19, 2021. Please refer to their website data while we update our page. There are links below.
  • Feeding America conducts the Map the Meal Gap study to provide a better picture of hunger at the national, state, and county level, and to promote geographically targeted solutions to support people in need. The Idaho Foodbank reviews these numbers closely to assess state and county-level needs, then works with community leaders and nonprofit partners to provide the food, programs and services needed to help those who are struggling.
  • In 2020 two reports were released. The 2018 report includes analysis of food insecurity in Idaho before the coronavirus, and a second report shows projections on how the pandemic will impact people facing hunger locally and across the country. This extensive research provides critical information regarding food insecurity rates at the national, state and county level. Feeding America initiated the additional study to explore how food insecurity rates may increase in 2020 due to COVID-19.

Map the Meal Gap in Idaho

2019 Idaho Map
This links to an interactive map at Feeding America

Feeding America Links

Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap Page

Feeding America Documents

Executive Summaries with US Data

Executive Summaries and Reports

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Feeding America Combined Report
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Map the Meal Gap Video

Map the Meal Gap Idaho Historical Data

Map the Meal Gap 2018

Idaho 2018 Overall Food Insecurity

Idaho 2018 Child Food Insecurity

Map the Meal Gap 2017

Idaho 2017 Overall Food Insecurity

Idaho 2017 Child Food Insecurity

Map the Meal Gap 2016

Idaho 2016 Overall Food Insecurity

Idaho 2016 Child Food Insecurity

MAP THE MEAL GAP 2021 – FOOD INSECURITY IN IDAHO:

Feeding America, the nation’s largest hunger-relief organization, released its annual Map the Meal Gap Report in May 2021. The report includes an analysis of food insecurity in Idaho in 2019, right before the pandemic, along with projections on how the pandemic and other economic changes may impact people facing hunger locally and across the country. Map the Meal Gap uses the most recent data from USDA, the Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and food price data and analysis provided by NielsenIQ, a global measurement and data analytics company.

  • Feeding America is projecting that more than 202,390 Idahoans may experience food insecurity in 2021 due to the pandemic; this equates to 1 in 9 individuals. Even more disconcerting is the 57,620 kids or 1 in 8 of Idaho’s children who could be living with hunger.
  • More than 53% of people in Idaho who are food insecure may not qualify for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to their income level. This troubling statistic underscores the importance of food banks to fill the gap for people who don’t qualify.
  • Across the United States, counties with the highest rates of food insecurity are disproportionately rural. Rural communities make up 63% of counties in the United States and 91% of counties with the highest rates of overall food insecurity
  • 75% of Idaho’s 44 counties are considered rural.

National – MMG 2021 Pandemic Projections

  • Up to 42 million people may experience food insecurity in 2021 which equates to 1 in 8 individuals.
  • Up to 13 million children may experience food insecurity in 2021 which equates to 1 in 6 children.

Idaho – MMG 2021 Pandemic Projections

  • More than 202,390 Idahoans may experience food insecurity in 2021; 11.3% of Idahoans which equates to 1 in 9 individuals.
  • More than 57,620 children may experience food insecurity in 2021; 12.8% of Idaho children which equates to 1 in 8 children.

Eastern Idaho – MMG 2021 Pandemic Projections (2021 estimate for 16 counties)

  • Total Food Insecure Overall: 44,540 may experience food insecurity; 11.2% of the population in the region. This equates to 1 in 9 individuals.
  • Total Food Insecure Kids: 14,710 may experience food insecurity, 13.76% of the population in the region. This equates to 1 in 7 children.

North Central Idaho – MMG 2021 Pandemic Projections (2021 estimate in 10 counties)

  • Total Food Insecure Overall: 46,150 may experience food insecurity; 14.93% of the population in the region. This equates to 1 in 7 individuals.
  • Total Food Insecure Kids: 12,690 may experience food insecurity; 19.28% of the population in the region. This equates to 1 in 5 children.

Southwest Idaho – MMG 2021 Pandemic Projections (2021 estimate in 18 counties)

  • Total Food Insecure Overall: 110,890 may experience food insecurity; 12.2% of the population in the region. This equates to 1 in 8 individuals.
  • Total Food Insecure Kids: 33,420 may experience food insecurity; 15.5% of the population in the region. This equates to 1 in 7 children.

Overall

  • Prior to COVID-19, Idaho had been seeing continued improvements in reducing food insecurity. This improvement is shown in the Map the Meal Gap baseline projections. However, the pandemic had an immediate effect and people are continuing to work through recovery.
  • The Map the Meal Gap projections related to the pandemic represent the most timely and up-to-date data on food insecurity available.
  • Food insecurity varies greatly across the state with Shoshone County having the highest overall rate at 19.6 percent and Clark and Teton at just 7.3 percent.
  • The county that is estimated to have the highest overall food insecurity rate in Idaho in 2021 is Shoshone with 19.6 percent. That is followed by Lewis County with 17.1 percent and Custer County with 16.5 percent.
  • The county that is estimated to have the highest food insecurity rate for children in Idaho in 2021 is Shoshone County with 28.2 percent. That is followed by 23.1 percent in Custer and 22 percent in Benewah.

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Meridian, ID 83642
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