Food Insecurity in Ohio

Source: Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC); Karen, Karp & Partners (KK&P)

Food Insecurity in Appalachian Ohio is a subset of Food Security in the Appalachian Region

Year: Nov 2023

Frequency: One time report

Topics:

  • Food insecurity
  • Childhood food insecurity
  • Household SNAP participation

2020 Data

Appalachian Ohio

  • Total Population: 1,979,210
  • Total Households: 794,547
  • 17% of Ohio's population lives in the Appalachian Region.
  • Appalachian Ohio represents 8% of the entire Appalachian population.

Food Insecurity

Food insecure population: 298,660

Food Insecurity Rate

Appalachian Ohio:  15.0%

Ohio overall: 13.0%

Appalachian region: 13.0%

USA: 11.5% 

SNAP

Households receiving SNAP: 125,334

% of households receiving SNAP

Appalachian Ohio: 15.8%

Ohio overall: 12.6%

Appalachian region: 13.3%

USA:  11.4%

% point change in food insecurity rate from 2010-2020

Appalachian Ohio: -2.5

Ohio overall: -3.7

Appalachian region: -2.2

USA: -3.8

% of households below poverty line receiving SNAP 

Appalachian Ohio: 54.6%

Ohio overall: 49.3%

Appalachian region: 46.9%

USA: 41.6%

Childhood Food Insecurity

Food insecure children: 84,630

Childhood Food Insecurity Rate

Appalachian Ohio: 19.7%

Ohio overall: 18.4%

Appalachian region: 16.4%

USA: 16.8%  

SNAP retailers per 1,000 SNAP households 

Appalachian Ohio: 16.2

Ohio overall: 16.7

Appalachian region: 18.5

USA: 18.1