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Hawaii Food Insecurity Rate
Hawaii’s food insecurity rate was 10.8% in 2022-2024, ranked #9 of 50 states.
View interactive chart →Recent state trend
| Year | Hawaii |
|---|---|
| 2022-2024 | 10.8% |
| 2021-2023 | 9.6% |
| 2020-2022 | 9.1% |
| 2019-2021 | 9.0% |
| 2018-2020 | 8.9% |
| 2017-2019 | 8.4% |
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.
Related Hawaii data
Open the full interactive chart → for the historical series, US-state rankings, and rank history.
Source: USDA ERS. Series covers 2006-2008–2022-2024.