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Table 12

United States: National Hunger and Poverty Trends
2002

TOTAL POPULATION (MILLIONS)

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

287.8a

290.3a

293.0a

295.8a

298.6a

301.6a

304.4a

307.0a

309.3a

311.6a

313.9a

11.1
3.5
10.5
3.0
18.1
0.8

11.2
3.5
10.8
3.1
18.2
0.6

11.9
3.9
11.3
3.4
19.0
0.7

11.0
3.9
10.4
3.5
16.9
0.8

10.9
4.0
10.4
3.5
17.2
0.6

11.1
4.1
10.6
3.7
16.9
0.9

14.6
5.7
14.4
5.4
22.5
1.5

14.7
5.7
14.5
5.4
23.2
1.3

14.5
5.4
14.2
4.9
21.6
1.3

14.9
5.7
14.5
5.2
22.4
1.1

14.5
5.7
14.1
5.3
21.6
1.3

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.7

2.9

3.0

7.0
5.8
5.8
5.6
14.4
4.8
8.6

6.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
14.0
4.8
8.7

6.8
5.7
5.7
5.6
13.8
4.7
8.5

6.9
5.7
5.8
5.6
13.7
4.9
8.1

6.7
5.6
5.6
5.4
12.9
4.6
8.3

6.8
5.6
5.6
5.5
13.3
4.8
9.2

6.6
5.5
5.5
5.6
12.7
4.5
8.4

6.4
5.3
..
5.3
12.4
4.4
8.5

6.2
5.2
..
..
11.6
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..

..
..
..
..
..
..
..

12.1
10.9
10.3
13.8
12.4
10.2
8.0
21.8
24.1
10.2
..
10.4
26.5
18.5

12.5
11.3
10.7
14.1
12.6
10.6
8.2
22.5
24.3
11.8
20.0f
10.2
28.0
19.8

12.7
11.6
11.6
14.1
12.6
10.8
8.6
21.9
24.7
9.8
..
9.8
28.4
20.0

12.6
11.3
11.4
14.0
12.6
10.6
8.3
21.8
24.9
11.1
..
10.1
28.7
20.0

12.3
11.5
11.2
13.8
11.6
10.3
8.2
20.6
24.3
10.1
..
9.4
28.3
20.0

12.5
11.4
11.1
14.2
12.0
10.5
8.2
21.5
24.5
10.2
..
9.7
28.3
20.8

13.2
11.6
12.4
14.3
13.5
11.2
8.6
23.2
24.7
11.6
24.2
9.7
28.7
21.3

14.3
12.2
13.3
15.7
14.8
12.3
9.4
25.3
25.8
12.5
..
8.9
29.9
23.8

15.1
12.8
13.9
16.9
15.3
13.0
9.9
26.6
27.4
12.1
..
9.0
31.6
25.3

15.0
13.1
14.0
16.0
15.8
12.8
9.8
25.3
27.6
12.3
23.9f
8.7
31.2
24.5

15.0
13.6
13.3
16.5
15.1
12.7
9.7
25.6
27.2
11.7
..
9.1
30.9
24.4

16.7
13.6
9.4
28.6
32.3
11.7

17.6
14.3
9.8
29.7
34.1
12.5

17.8
14.8
10.5
28.9
33.6
10.0

17.6
14.4
10.0
28.3
34.5
11.1

17.4
14.1
10.0
26.9
33.4
11.4

18.0
14.9
10.1
28.6
34.5
11.9

19.0
15.8
10.6
30.6
33.9
13.3

20.7
17.7
11.9
33.1
35.4
13.3

22.0
18.5
12.3
34.9
37.8
13.6

21.9
18.6
12.5
34.1
37.4
13.3

21.8
18.5
12.3
33.8
36.7
13.3

5.8
5.1
7.5
10.2
5.9
1

6.0
5.2
7.7
10.8
6.0
2

5.5
4.8
7.0
10.4
4.4
3

5.1
4.4
6.0
10.0
4.0
4

4.6
4.0
5.2
8.9
3.0
5

4.6
4.1
5.6
8.3
3.2
6

5.8
5.2
7.6
10.1
4.0
7

9.3
8.5
12.1
14.8
7.3
8

9.6
8.7
12.5
16.0
7.5
9

8.9
7.9
11.5
15.8
7.0
10

8.1
7.2
10.2
14.0
5.9
11

FOOD INSECURITY PREVALENCE (%)
All U.S. households
with hungerb
Adults
with hungerb
Children
with hungerb

PERCENT OF FEDERAL BUDGET
SPENT ON FOOD ASSISTANCEC
TOTAL INFANT MORTALITY RATE
(PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS)
White
White, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
African American
Asian/Pacific Islander
American Indian/Alaska Native

TOTAL POVERTY RATE (%)
Northeast
Midwest
South
West
White
White, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
African American
Asiand
American Indian/Alaska Native
Elderly (65 years and older)
Female-headed households
Children under age 6 in households

TOTAL CHILD POVERTY RATE
(18 YEARS AND UNDER) (%)
White
White, non-Hispanic
Hispanic
African American
Asiand

TOTAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (%)
White
Hispanic
African American
Asiand
column number

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