Food insecure—At times during the year, these households were uncertain of having, or unable to acquire, enough food to meet the needs of all their members because they had insufficient money or other resources for food. Food-insecure households include those with low food security and very low food security.
10.5 percent (13.8 million) of U.S. households were food insecure at some time during 2020.
Unchanged from 10.5 percent in 2019.Low food security—These food-insecure households obtained enough food to avoid substantially disrupting their eating patterns or reducing food intake by using a variety of coping strategies, such as eating less varied diets, participating in Federal food assistance programs, or getting food from community food pantries.
6.6 percent (8.6 million) of U.S. households had low food security in 2020.
Essentially unchanged from 6.4 percent in 2019.Very low food security—In these food-insecure households, normal eating patterns of one or more household members were disrupted and food intake was reduced at times during the year because they had insufficient money or other resources for food.
3.9 percent (5.1 million) of U.S. households had very low food security at some time during 2020.
Essentially unchanged from 4.1 percent in 2019.Food Security Status of U.S. Households with Children in 2020
Among U.S. households with children under age 18:
85.2 percent of households with children were food secure in 2020.
Household food insecurity affected 14.8 percent of households with children in 2020. In some of these food-insecure households only adults were food insecure, while in others children also experienced food insecurity.
In 7.2 percent of households with children, only adults were food insecure.
Both children and adults were food insecure in 7.6 percent of households with children (2.9 million households).
Children are usually protected from substantial reductions in food intake even in households with very low food security. Nevertheless, in about 0.8 percent of households with children (322,000 households), one or more child also experienced reduced food intake and disrupted eating patterns at some time during the year.https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/food-nutrition-assistance/food-security-in-the-us/key-statistics-graphics.aspx
2) About 100,000 of the 400,000 children currently in the system are waiting to be adopted, either by their foster parents or by adoptive families who have not fostered before.
https://www.americanadoptions.com/adoption/do-orphanages-still-exist
3) The news comes as the Biden administration once again recorded well over 200,000 apprehensions of illegal aliens for the month of August, a more than 300% surge compared to August of last year.
https://www.dailywire.com/news/watch-ted-cruz-releases-close-up-video-footage-of-10000-illegal-aliens-under-overpass
4) https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/AMZN/cash-flow?p=AMZN
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