Food Insecurity Statistics in NC

Brunswick County

25.6% of Children Live in Food Insecure Homes
Overall percent of population who are food insecure
15
Number in population who are food insecure
17,290
Number of children eligible for free and reduced price school meals
5,220

But of those, how many actually get the meals?

Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school lunch
75
Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school breakfast
41
Percent of eligible children actually getting free summer meals
12

County Non-profit Partner Resources

Food Bank
Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina
Food Bank Partner Agencies
Brunswick Family Assistance Shallotte Brunswick Island Baptist Church Supply Countywide CDC Navassa, NC Faith Building Missions Ocean Isle Beach Inspirational House of Praise Leland Love of Christ Ministries Bolivia Oak Island Inter Church Boiling Spring Lakes Pleasant Grove Missionary Baptist Calabash Salvation and Deliverance Church Leland Sonrise Independent Baptist Southport South Brunswick Inter-Church Council Shallotte St. Brendans Church Shallotte Towncreek Vision Corporation Leland Trinity Tabernacle Full Gospel Church Winnabow Victory Independent Baptist Church Supply Wings Ministry Shallotte
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) live births)
2
Obesity Rate
28
Diabetes Rate
11
Data shown is for 2015, and is the most recent available as of February, 2015. 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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