LOCAL HUNGER
Food Insecurity:
A lack of consistent access to enough food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life. This can be temporary or lasting.
- About 10% of York Countians are food insecure
- This includes over 12,000 children
- 11.6 million pounds of food are needed to feed York County’s food insecure
York County is a mix of urban, rural, and suburban communities & food insecurity extends into all of them.
By ZIP code, some York County communities see a food insecurity rate as low as 6%.- Others have food insecurity rates as high as 27.4%.
More Information on Local Hunger & Food Insecurity
An independent report on food insecurity & food resources in York County
An interactive map showing food insecurity rates across Pennsylvania
Talk about hunger and introduce simple, kid-friendly ways to help your neighbors.
