Unemployment and poverty disproportionately affect African Americans — making combatting hunger even harder
African American households have significantly lower household incomes than white, non-Hispanic households. African Americans are also more than twice as likely to face hunger.
- Eight of the 10 counties with the highest food insecurity rates in the nation are at least 60% African American. Seven of the 10 counties are in Mississippi.
- Poverty rates for African Americans are more than twice that of white, non-Hispanic individuals.
- 9% of African Americans live in deep poverty (less than 50% of the federal poverty threshold).
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Feeding America reaches African American households every day
The Feeding America network is here to help — serving nearly 1 in 3 African Americans in the U.S. Together, we are working to ensure that every family has the opportunity to lift themselves out of poverty and achieve a hunger-free future. But we cannot continue our work without you.
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