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Hawaii Food Insecurity Rate

Hawaii’s food insecurity rate was 10.8% in 2022-2024, ranked #9 of 50 states.

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Recent state trend

YearHawaii
2022-202410.8%
2021-20239.6%
2020-20229.1%
2019-20219.0%
2018-20208.9%
2017-20198.4%

Why this matters

Food insecurity shows whether families can reliably afford enough to eat. Hawaiʻi has about 493,000 households, so a one-point shift in this rate means roughly 5,000 more or fewer families unsure they can put meals on the table.

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Source: USDA ERS. Series covers 2006-2008–2022-2024.