Food Insecurity Statistics in NC

Mecklenburg County

19.5% of Children Live in Food Insecure Homes
Overall percent of population who are food insecure
16
Number in population who are food insecure
162,380
Number of children eligible for free and reduced price school meals
47,800

But of those, how many actually get the meals?

Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school lunch
74
Percent of eligible children actually getting free and reduced price school breakfast
48
Percent of eligible children actually getting free summer meals
11

County Non-profit Partner Resources

Food Bank
Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina
Food Bank Partner Agencies
Loaves and Fishes, St. Peter's Soup Kitchen, Urban Ministry, Charlotte Area Fund, Center of Hope, Crisis Assistance, Charlotte Rescue Mission, Salvation Army and Hope Haven
Infant Mortality Rate (per 1,000) live births)
91
Obesity Rate
24
Diabetes Rate
9
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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