Quick Facts

• Half a million individuals need assistance with food each year in Houston and throughout southeast Texas
• Nearly 900,000 people live in poverty in our 18-county area (15% of the population)
• One in four children in Harris County lives at or below poverty level
• On any given day, an estimated 35,000 people are hungry in Houston
• Nearly half of households of people we serve include at least one working adult
• 55% of the people we serve have a high school degree or higher
• Hungry families report they often must choose between paying for food and other necessities.
  • Food vs. utilities - nearly 50 % 
  • Food vs. rent or mortgage - 43% 
  • Food vs. medicine or medical care - more than 1/3 
• Texas and New Mexico have the highest rates of child food insecurity in the nation.

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    Houston Food Bank Facts     
    Hunger Facts
     Hunger Study 2006