Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap reports food insecurity rates have increased in southwest Missouri
Feeding America’s latest Map the Meal Gap study estimates that food insecurity rates have increased from 1 in 5 children and 1 in 6 adults to 1 in 4 children and 1 in 5 adults in Ozarks Food Harvest’s service area. That means an estimated 214,000 people, including 62,000 children, experienced food insecurity in 2024.