Food Insecurity in the Mountain West, 2022

Authors

Ivan Sun, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Isabelle G. Graham, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Anirudh Polagani, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Caitlin J. Saladino, Brookings Mountain West & The Lincy InstituteFollow
William E. Brown Jr., Brookings Mountain WestFollow

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

4-21-2025

Publication Title

Health Fact Sheet No. 35

Publisher

The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West

First page number:

1

Last page number:

2

Abstract

This fact sheet presents 2022 data from Feeding America’s report, “Map the Meal Gap,” comparing different measures of food insecurity in the United States. Data are included for the food insecure population, food insecurity rates, estimated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) eligibility among food insecure people, average meal costs, and annual food budget shortfalls. This fact sheet focuses on overall food insecurity and the food insecurity of children for five Mountain West states: Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah.

Keywords

Nevada; Mountain West; SNAP eligibility; Meal cost; Food budget; Child food insecurity

Disciplines

Food Studies | Health Policy | Public Affairs | Social Welfare

File Format

pdf

File Size

151 KB

Language

English

Publisher Citation

Sun, I., Graham, I., Polagani, A., Saladino, C.J., Brown, W.E. (2025). Food Insecurity in the Mountain West, 2022. The Data Hub at The Lincy Institute and Brookings Mountain West. Health Fact Sheet No. 35, 1-2.

Repository Citation

Sun, I., Graham, I. G., Polagani, A., Saladino, C. J., Brown, W. E. (2025). Food Insecurity in the Mountain West, 2022. Health Fact Sheet No. 35 1-2.
Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/bmw_lincy_health/34