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Feeding America datasets - Data dictionary
Map the Meal Gap
| Tab | Note |
|---|---|
| County | County estimates are directly estimated using Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap model |
| Congressional District | District estimates are directly estimated using Feeding America's Map the Meal Gap model |
| State | State food insecurity estimates reflect aggregated district estimates |
| Column | Tab | Source | Year(s) | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIPS | County/Congressional District/State | N/A | N/A | Federal Information Processing Standards - numeric codes assigned to various geographies |
| State | County/Congressional District/State | N/A | N/A | U.S. state abbreviation |
| County, State | County | N/A | N/A | Name of county and state |
| Year | County/Congressional District/State | N/A | 2019, 2020 | The year the data pertain to |
| District | Congressional District | 116th Congress | N/A | Name of congressional district |
| Food Insecurity Rate | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percentage of inhabitants who are food insecure |
| # of Food Insecure Persons | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Number of inhabitants who are food insecure |
| Food Insecurity Rate Among Black Persons (all ethnicities) | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percentage of Black inhabitants (all ethnicities) who are food insecure |
| Food Insecurity Rate Among Hispanic Persons (all races) | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percentage of Hispanic inhabitants (all races) who are food insecure |
| Food Insecurity Rate Among White, non-Hispanic Persons | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percentage of white, non-Hispanic inhabitants who are food insecure |
| Low Threshold in state | County/Congressional District/State | States | 2020, 2019 | Lowest gross income limit as a percent of the federal poverty guidelines for any federal nutrition program |
| Low Threshold Type | County/Congressional District/State | States | 2020, 2019 | Type of program low threshold applies to |
| High Threshold in state | County/Congressional District/State | States | 2020, 2019 | Highest gross income limit as a percent of the federal poverty guidelines for any federal nutrition program |
| High Threshold Type | County/Congressional District/State | States | 2020, 2019 | Type of program high threshold applies to |
| % FI ≤ Low Threshold | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | The percentage of food insecure individuals who live in households with income at or below low threshold in state |
| % FI Btwn Thresholds | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | The percentage of food insecure individuals who live in households with income above low threshold and below or equal to high threshold in state |
| % FI > High Threshold | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | The percentage of food insecure individuals who live in households with income above high threshold in state |
| Child Food Insecurity Rate | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percentage of children (under 18) who are food insecure |
| # of Food Insecure Children | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Number of children (under 18) who are food insecure |
| % food insecure children in HH w/ HH incomes below 185 FPL | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percent of food insecure children who live in households with income below 185% of the federal poverty line (the cutoff for many child nutrition programs such as WIC and NSLP |
| % food insecure children in HH w/ HH incomes above 185 FPL | County/Congressional District/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Percent of food insecure children who live in households with income above 185% of the federal poverty line |
| Cost Per Meal | County/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | The average dollar amount spent on food per meal by food-secure individuals |
| Weighted weekly $ needed by FI | County/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | The amount of money needed by a food-insecure person to meet weekly food needs |
| Weighted Annual Food Budget Shortfall | County/State | MMG | 2020, 2019 | Weighted weekly dollars needed by the food insecure multiplied by the population of the geography |
State of Senior Hunger
| Column | Tab | Source | Time | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and Socioeconomic Categories | National | N/A | N/A | Demographic and socioeconomic categories |
| 2020 Senior Food Insecurity Rate | National | Current Population Survey | 2020 | Percentage of seniors age 60+ who are food insecure |
| 2020 Senior Very Low Food Security Rate | National | Current Population Survey | 2020 | Percentage of seniors age 60+ who are very low food secure |
| 2020 Older Adult Food Insecurity Rate | National | Current Population Survey | 2020 | Percentage of adults age 50-59 who are food insecure |
| 2020 Older Adult Very Low Food Security Rate | National | Current Population Survey | 2020 | Percentage of adults age 50-59 who are very low food secure |
| State Name | State | N/A | N/A | U.S. state |
| State Abbreviation | State | N/A | N/A | U.S. state abreviation |
| Total Senior Population in 2020 | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Total number of seniors age 60+ |
| 2020 Senior Food Insecurity Rate | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Percentage of seniors age 60+ who are food insecure |
| # of Food Insecure Seniors in 2020 | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Number of seniors age 60+ who are food insecure |
| 2020 Senior Very Low Food Security Rate | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Percentage of seniors age 60+ who are very low food secure |
| # of Very Low Food Secure Seniors in 2020 | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Number of seniors age 60+ who are very low food secure |
| Total Older Adult Population in 2020 | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Total number of adults age 50-59 |
| 2020 Older Adult Food Insecurity Rate | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Percentage of adults age 50-59 who are food insecure |
| # of Food Insecure Older Adults in 2020 | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Number of adults age 50-59 who are food insecure |
| 2020 Older Adult Very Low Food Security Rate | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Percentage of adults age 50-59 who are very low food secure |
| # of Very Low Food Secure Older Adults in 2020 | State | Current Population Survey | 2019-2020 | Number of adults age 50-59 who are very low food secure |
| Metro Area Name | Metro Area | N/A | N/A | U.S. metro area |
| Total Senior Population in 2020 | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Total number of seniors age 60+ |
| 2020 Senior Food Insecurity Rate | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Percentage of seniors age 60+ who are food insecure |
| # of Food Insecure Seniors in 2020 | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Number of seniors age 60+ who are food insecure |
| 2020 Senior Very Low Food Security Rate | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Percentage of seniors age 60+ who are very low food secure |
| # of Very Low Food Secure Seniors in 2020 | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Number of seniors age 60+ who are very low food secure |
| Total Older Adult Population in 2020 | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Total number of adults age 50-59 |
| 2020 Older Adult Food Insecurity Rate | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Percentage of adults age 50-59 who are food insecure |
| # of Food Insecure Older Adults in 2020 | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Number of adults age 50-59 who are food insecure |
| 2020 Older Adult Very Low Food Security Rate | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Percentage of adults age 50-59 who are very low food secure |
| # of Very Low Food Secure Older Adults in 2020 | Metro Area | Current Population Survey | 2016-2020 | Number of adults age 50-59 who are very low food secure |