Food Insecurity
Together, we can fight hunger in Haywood County!
Food Insecurity is a real problem in Haywood County!
14.3% of Haywood County is Food Insecure!
8,820 of our neighbors are likely to go hungry
28% of our food insecure neighbors don’t qualify for government assistance through SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and/or TEFAP (Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program).
Food insecurity—the condition assessed in the food security survey and represented in USDA food security reports—is a household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.
Hunger is an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity.
Food Security
High food security no reported indications of food-access problems or limitations.
Marginal food security one or two reported indications—typically of anxiety over food sufficiency or shortage of food in the house. Little or no indication of changes in diets or food intake.
Food Insecurity
Low food security (old label=Food insecurity without hunger): reports of reduced quality, variety, or desirability of diet. Little or no indication of reduced food intake.
Very low food security (old label=Food insecurity with hunger): reports of multiple indications of disrupted eating patterns and reduced food intake.
