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
5
NM
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
13
AZ
19.2%
14
ME
18.8%
15
IA
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
23
WY
17.0%
24
GA
16.9%
25
NE
16.8%
26
FL
16.4%
27
MT
16.3%
28
VT
29
OK
16.1%
30
MD
31
PA
15.8%
32
AL
15.6%
33
CO
14.8%
34
IN
14.5%
35
UT
14.2%
36
DC
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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