Poverty & Income Volatility

USDA's food and nutrition assistance programs help address the needs of low-income Americans.

ERS examines how income, income volatility, and participation in various food and nutrition assistance programs relate to:

economic well-being,
diet and nutrition,
food security and food spending,
child poverty, and
food accessibility and the food environment.

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Statistical Supplement to Household Food Security in the United States in 2015 Household Food Security in the United States in 2015 Request for Applications for Competitive Grant Award To Establish a USDA RIDGE Center for Food and Nutrition Assistance Research Understanding the Rise in Rural Child Poverty, 2003-14 Food Security Among Hispanic Adults in the United States, 2011-2014 See all

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Related Data

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