Condition
Food insecurity in the past 12 months among adults
Condition ID: FOODINSECU · Category: Health-Related Social Needs
National Average Prevalence
National Average
16.8%
Category
Health-Related Social Needs
Counties Reporting
4,600
Prevalence Range
Top 10 Highest-Prevalence Counties
| Rank | County | State | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Carroll | LA | 46.8% |
| 2 | Kusilvak | AK | 46.6% |
| 3 | East Carroll | LA | 46.4% |
| 4 | Kusilvak | AK | 45.8% |
| 5 | Greene | AL | 44.4% |
| 6 | Bullock | AL | 44.0% |
| 7 | Humphreys | MS | 43.6% |
| 8 | McKinley | NM | 43.0% |
| 9 | Holmes | MS | 43.0% |
| 10 | Bullock | AL | 42.9% |
Top 10 Lowest-Prevalence Counties
| Rank | County | State | Prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falls Church | VA | 5.7% |
| 2 | Falls Church | VA | 5.9% |
| 3 | Los Alamos | NM | 6.6% |
| 4 | Los Alamos | NM | 6.9% |
| 5 | Arlington | VA | 7.1% |
| 6 | Arlington | VA | 7.3% |
| 7 | Ozaukee | WI | 7.3% |
| 8 | Hamilton | IN | 7.4% |
| 9 | Oconee | GA | 7.5% |
| 10 | Johnson | KS | 7.5% |
Related Entities
Methodology
Data source: CDC PLACES County-Level Data
(dataset ID: cdc-places).
Vintage: 2026.
Downloaded: 2026-04-13.
Rows in source: 229,298.
CDC PLACES provides county-level prevalence estimates for chronic diseases, health behaviors, and preventive services from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Values represent model-based estimates of age-adjusted prevalence.