US Counties With the Highest Food Insecurity

2,299 US counties ranked by food insecurity, from highest to lowest. First are East Carroll Parish, LA (46.8%), Kusilvak Census Area, AK (45.8%) and Greene County, AL (44.4%). The middle one of the 2,299 has 15.8%.

What this measures

The estimated percentage of adults who were sometimes or often worried about running out of food. It is adjusted so places with older or younger populations can be compared fairly. It is an estimate from a statistical model, not a direct count from a local survey. Source: CDC PLACES.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

Rank	County	%
1	East Carroll Parish, LA	46.8%
2	Kusilvak Census Area, AK	45.8%
3	Greene County, AL	44.4%
4	Bullock County, AL	44%
5	Humphreys County, MS	43.6%
6	Holmes County, MS	43%
7	McKinley County, NM	43%
8	Tunica County, MS	42.7%
9	Madison Parish, LA	42.6%
10	Sioux County, ND	42.6%
11	Perry County, AL	41.9%
12	Sharkey County, MS	41.5%
13	Quitman County, MS	40.7%
14	Jefferson County, MS	40.4%
15	Wilcox County, AL	40.4%
16	Lowndes County, AL	40.3%
17	Claiborne Parish, LA	40%
18	Claiborne County, MS	39.9%
19	Coahoma County, MS	39.3%
20	Leflore County, MS	38.4%
21	Tensas Parish, LA	38.3%
22	Bronx County, NY	37.5%
23	Randolph County, GA	37.3%
24	Noxubee County, MS	37.3%
25	Washington County, MS	37.3%
26	Sunflower County, MS	37.2%
27	Bethel Census Area, AK	37%
28	Issaquena County, MS	36.9%
29	Desha County, AR	36.6%
30	Macon County, GA	36.2%
31	Yazoo County, MS	36.2%
32	Allendale County, SC	36.2%
33	Hancock County, GA	36%
34	Phillips County, AR	36%
35	Dallas County, AL	35.9%
36	Morehouse Parish, LA	35.4%
37	Marion County, SC	35.3%
38	Luna County, NM	35.2%
39	Bienville Parish, LA	35.1%
40	Dillon County, SC	35%
41	Apache County, AZ	35%
42	Marlboro County, SC	34.7%
43	Lee County, AR	34.6%
44	Stewart County, GA	34.5%
45	Wilkinson County, MS	34.5%
46	Bolivar County, MS	34.4%
47	Sumter County, AL	34.1%
48	Terrell County, GA	33.7%
49	Concordia Parish, LA	33.7%
50	Telfair County, GA	33.6%
51	St. Helena Parish, LA	33.4%
52	Red River Parish, LA	33.2%
53	Macon County, AL	33.2%
54	Jefferson Davis County, MS	33.1%
55	Lee County, SC	33.1%
56	St. Francis County, AR	33.1%
57	Adams County, MS	32.9%
58	Conecuh County, AL	32.8%
59	Tallahatchie County, MS	32.6%
60	Glacier County, MT	32.4%
61	Chicot County, AR	32.2%
62	Barbour County, AL	32.1%
63	Northwest Arctic Borough, AK	32.1%
64	Atkinson County, GA	32%
65	Barnwell County, SC	32%
66	Dougherty County, GA	31.9%
67	Williamsburg County, SC	31.8%
68	Nome Census Area, AK	31.8%
69	Pike County, MS	31.6%
70	Hale County, AL	31.6%
71	Webster Parish, LA	31.5%
72	Lafayette County, AR	31.5%
73	Adair County, OK	31.4%
74	Hampton County, SC	31.4%
75	Orangeburg County, SC	31.3%
76	Imperial County, CA	31.3%
77	St. Landry Parish, LA	31.2%
78	Robeson County, NC	31.2%
79	Rolette County, ND	31.1%
80	Calhoun County, GA	31%
81	Jenkins County, GA	31%
82	Avoyelles Parish, LA	30.9%
83	Clay County, MS	30.9%
84	Halifax County, NC	30.9%
85	Baker County, GA	30.8%
86	Franklin Parish, LA	30.8%
87	Scott County, MS	30.7%
88	Yukon-Koyukuk Census Area, AK	30.6%
89	Clayton County, GA	30.5%
90	Quitman County, GA	30.4%
91	Taylor County, GA	30.3%
92	Treutlen County, GA	30.3%
93	Panola County, MS	30.3%
94	Emporia city, VA	30.3%
95	McDowell County, WV	30.2%
96	Big Horn County, MT	30.1%
97	Catahoula Parish, LA	30%
98	Ben Hill County, GA	29.9%
99	Escambia County, AL	29.9%
100	Jefferson County, GA	29.7%

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