Food Insecurity Rate (%)

Percentage of population that is food insecure in King County. Food insecurity refers to USDA’s measure of lack of access, at times, to have enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.

Why is this metric important?
Experiencing hunger can be a barrier to educational success, participation in the economy, and can lead to poor health including malnutrition.

Source: Feeding America