Food Insecurity Statistics in NC

Guilford County

23.3% of Children Live in Food Insecure Homes
Overall percent of population who are food insecure
19
Number in population who are food insecure
91,560
Number of children eligible for free and reduced price school meals
42,016

But of those, how many actually get the meals?

Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school lunch
81
Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school breakfast
46
Percent of eligible children actually getting free summer meals
4
Amount of Federal money available for free and reduced price school lunches but NOT accessed due to children not participating
135,855
Amount of federal money available for free and reduced price school breakfast but NOT accessed due to children not participating: 
23,687

County Non-profit Partner Resources

Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC, Winston-Salem
Food Bank Partner Agencies
Alamance Presbyterian Church, Greensboro- pantry A Gift of Giving, High Point- pantry Another Chance Gospel Ministry, High Point- pantry Beloved Community Center, Greensboro- soup kitchen Caring Services, Inc., High Point- pantry Cathedral of Faith Christian Center, Summerfield- pantry Christ United Methodist Church, High Point- pantry Cross Point Church of Greensboro, Greensboro- pantry Fairfield United Methodist Church, High Point- pantry FaithWorks Ministries, Greensboro- pantry Family Harvest Outreach, Greensboro- pantry/ soup kitchen Guilford Final Call Outreach Ministries, Greensboro- pantry High Point Christian Center, High Point- pantry Kings Chapel Apostolic Church, High Point- soup kitchen Macedonia Family Resource Center, High Point- pantry Mary's House, Inc., Greensboro- shelter New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, Greensboro- pantry Open Door Ministries, High Point- pantry/ shelter/ soup kitchen Out of the Garden Project, Greensboro- pantry/ mobile pantry Piedmont Health Services & Sickle Cell Agency, High Point- pantry Renaissance Road Church, High Point- pantry For the full list of member agencies, visit the Food Bank website at www.hungerwnc.org.
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) live births)
7
Obesity Rate
16
Diabetes Rate
9
Data shown is for 2013, and is the most recent available as of February, 2013. For more information, or data sources related to hunger, food insecurity, health, education, or economic profiles of counties, please contact Maureen Berner, Professor of Public Administration and Government, School of Government, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, at mberner@sog.unc.edu.
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