Hunger Data

Hunger Solutions Minnesota uses data to help tell the story of hunger in Minnesota. We collect and analyze food shelf visit data to help tell whether hunger is getting better or worse in particular communities. We also curate reports from state and national anti-hunger partners to highlight what their research means for Minnesota.

Minnesotans Made 7.5 Million Visits to Food Shelves in 2023

February 9, 2024

Minnesotans made 7,551,147 visits to food shelves in 2023,…

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2022 Food Shelf visits hit record high – up almost 2 million visits over previous year

February 8, 2023

Minnesotans made 5,505,100 visits to food shelves in 2022,…

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Minnesota food shelf visits up 7% in 2020 — a new record high.

February 5, 2021

Minnesotans made 3,831,293 visits to food shelves in 2020,…

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Minnesotans made 3.6 million visits to food shelves in 2021, hitting pre-pandemic levels.

March 4, 2022

Minnesotans made 3,632,243 visits to their food shelves in…

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New data from USDA shows pre-pandemic status of hunger

September 17, 2020

The USDA recently released updated food insecurity data for the United…

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2019 Food shelf visits hit record high 10 years after recession

March 19, 2020

Minnesotans visited food shelves 3,594,545 times in 2019 –the…

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Food Shelf Visits Continue to Climb in 2018

April 22, 2019

Minnesotans visited food shelves 3,424,406 times in 2018 –the…

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2017 USDA Food Insecurity Data

September 6, 2018

The USDA recently released updated food insecurity data for the…

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Food Shelf Visits Map 2017

May 4, 2018

The map below shows the change in the number…

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Food Shelves See Record Number of Visits in 2017

May 4, 2018

Minnesotans visited food shelves 3,402,077 times in 2017 –the…

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Food Shelf Visits on Pace to Top 3 Million for Seventh Year

November 1, 2017

Minnesotans made 1,487,810 visits to food shelves between January…

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U.S. & Minnesota Poverty Data 2016

September 18, 2017

Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau released updated poverty…

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Food Shelf Visits Map 2016

July 21, 2017

The map below shows the change in the number…

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A snapshot of hunger in Minnesota: 9,000 visits a day and rising

April 13, 2015

2014 Food Shelf Report In 2014, there were 3.34…

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More Low-Income Students Starting Day with Breakfast in Minnesota Schools

February 10, 2015

The annual national school breakfast report released today by the Food…

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New research on coping strategies of families facing hunger

July 29, 2014

Coping Strategies (from our friends at FRAC and Children’s…

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Minnesota’s economy produces too few living wage jobs

May 15, 2014

Here are some of the unfortunate headlines in this…

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Food Shelf Data 2014

July 10, 2017

Who is hungry in Minnesota? In 2014, there were…

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Senior food shelf visits continue to rise

November 18, 2016

Every now and then, we check in with the…

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Expanding SNAP E&T

April 24, 2015

Because of dramatic shifts in nutrition policy, last year…

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2014 USDA Food Security Status of U.S. Households

September 3, 2014

This annual federal measure illustrates that the great recession…

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SNAP Characteristics

July 25, 2013

New from the Minnesota Department of Human Services/OEO 2013…

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Food shelf visits up in 2016

July 10, 2017

By most indicators, Minnesota is a prosperous state. Our…

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