Food Insecurity Statistics in NC

Pasquotank County

23.9% of Children Live in Food Insecure Homes
Overall percent of population who are food insecure
20
Number in population who are food insecure
8,040
Number of children eligible for free and reduced price school meals
3,573

But of those, how many actually get the meals?

Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school lunch
92
Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school breakfast
49
Percent of eligible children actually getting free summer meals
9
Amount of Federal money available for free and reduced price school lunches but NOT accessed due to children not participating
3,385
Amount of federal money available for free and reduced price school breakfast but NOT accessed due to children not participating: 
915
Amount of federal money available for free summer lunch but NOT accessed due to children not participating
11,016

County Non-profit Partner Resources

Food Bank
Food Bank of the Albemarle
Food Bank Partner Agencies
Albemarle Food Pantry Albemarle Food Pantry-Camden Albemarle Food Pantry In House Albemarle Hopeline American Red Cross Albemarle Resource Center Albemarle Teen Challenge WB Bateman & Sons, Inc. Central Elementary School Cann Memorial Presb. Church Church of God of Prophecy Daybreak/Dist. Health Center Foreshadow Academy Father Unity Christian Min. Girls Inc of the Albemarle JACE JC Sawyer Elementary MFP Pasquotank New Beg Solid Foundation Newbegun UM Church NE Cln to End Hmlns ASP Northside Elementary Pasquotank Elementary School PW Moore Lion's Theater PW Moore Elementary School River City CDC Youth Build Reaching Your Goals Salvation Army Samuel Chapel BC Outreach Sheep Harney Elementary SchoolThe First Baptist Church Weeksville Elementary School
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) live births)
11
Obesity Rate
16
Diabetes Rate
11
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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