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Food Insecurity by County, Children Under Age 18 Years, New Jersey, 2020

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Food Insecurity by County, Children Under Age 18 Years, New Jersey, 2020

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Estimated Percentage of Children Under Age 18

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County, New Jersey, United StatesAtlanticBergenBurlingtonCamdenCape MayCumberlandEssexGloucesterHudsonHunterdonMercerMiddlesexMonmouthMorrisOceanPassaicSalemSomersetSussexUnionWarrenNew JerseyUnited States0.0%5.0%10.0%15.0%20.0%25.0%30.0%Estimated Percentage of Children Under Age 18Food Insecurity by County, Children Under Age 18 Years, New Jersey, 2020
County, New Jersey, United StatesEstimated Percentage of Children Under Age 18Estimated Count
Atlantic124.3%13,680
Bergen27.6%14,940
Burlington39.7%9,060
Camden416.6%19,100
Cape May517.1%2,780
Cumberland620.5%7,380
Essex722.1%41,980
Gloucester89.3%5,910
Hudson918.2%24,940
Hunterdon101.9%450
Mercer1111.9%9,380
Middlesex1210.2%18,360
Monmouth137.0%9,170
Morris144.0%4,160
Ocean1511.9%17,260
Passaic1619.0%22,770
Salem1717.6%2,380
Somerset184.6%3,340
Sussex197.3%2,040
Union2013.4%17,500
Warren219.1%1,890
New Jersey340009.0%175,830
New Jersey340009.0%
United States10000016.1%11,722,000
United States10000016.1%

Why Is This Important?

Inconsistent access to adequate amounts of nutritious food can have a negative impact on the health of individuals of all ages. In the US, adults in food insecure households are much more likely than food secure adults to have hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and other chronic health problems. Although food insecurity is harmful to any individual, it can be particularly devastating among children because they are more vulnerable to potential long-term consequences for their future physical and mental health and academic achievement.

Definition

Food insecurity refers to the USDA's measure of lack of access, at times, to enough food for an active, healthy life for all household members and limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate foods.

Food insecure households are not necessarily food insecure all the time. Food insecurity may reflect a household's need to make trade-offs between important basic needs, such as housing or medical bills, and purchasing nutritionally adequate foods.

Data Source

Map the Meal Gap Report, Feeding America, U.S. Census Bureau Current Population Survey and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service
(http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america)

How the Measure is Calculated

  • Numerator:

    Estimated number of children under age 18 living in food-insecure households
  • Denominator:

    Estimated number of children under age 18 in population

Data Issues

Due to changes in methodology, estimates from before 2018 are not comparable to those from more recent years.

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Indicator Data Last Updated On 06/18/2024, Published on 01/24/2025
Office of Nutrition and Fitness, Division of Community Health, New Jersey Department of Health, Trenton, NJ 08625 (https://www.nj.gov/health/nutrition/)