State

Estimated Average Percent of Children Under 5 Years of Age Food Insecure: 2005-2007

Rank

U.S.

17.3%

LA

24.2%

1

NC

24.1%

2

OH

23.8%

3

KY

23.3%

4

TX

23.3%

5

NM

23.3%

6

KS

20.9%

7

SC

20.7%

8

TN

20.4%

9

ID

20.2%

10

AR

20.0%

11

MO

19.8%

12

WV

19.8%

13

AZ

19.2%

14

ME

18.8%

15

IA

18.8%

16

MS

18.6%

17

WA

18.3%

18

AK

18.0%

19

NV

17.8%

20

CA

17.7%

21

OR

17.2%

22

MI

17.2%

23

WY

17.0%

24

GA

16.9%

25

NE

16.8%

26

FL

16.4%

27

MT

16.3%

28

VT

16.3%

29

OK

16.1%

30

MD

16.1%

31

PA

15.8%

32

AL

15.6%

33

CO

14.8%

34

IN

14.5%

35

UT

14.2%

36

DC

14.2%

37

CT

14.1%

38

WI

13.8%

39

IL

13.7%

40

DE

13.3%

41

MN

13.0%

42

ND

12.9%

43

SD

12.7%

44

RI

12.5%

45

VA

12.2%

46

NH

11.7%

47

NY

11.6%

48

HI

11.0%

49

NJ

10.7%

50

MA

6.7%

51

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