According to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) data released on September 4, 2024, 17.9% of households with children faced food insecurity in 2023. Thus, the data shows an increase from the previous year data, which was  17.3 %.  The data also saw the proportion of children who were food insecure slightly increase from 8.8% to 8.9% between 2022 and 2023. In 2021, food insecurity among children was 6.2%.

Many see the sharp increase in child food insecurity during 2022 as being a result of federal pandemic-era measures like the child tax credit and universal school meals coming to an end.

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