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14 percent of U.S.families food insecure in 2014; 5.6 percent very food insecure, USDA report says

by U.S. Department of Agriculture

In 2014, 14.0 percent of U.S. households were food insecure. The change from 2013 (14.3 percent) was not statistically significant; however, the cumulative decline from 2011 (14.9 percent) to 2014 was statistically significant.