USDA Ends Household Food Security Report | Food Insecurity Data Tracking Terminated Under Trump Administration
September 22, 2025
The USDA has announced it will stop producing the Household Food Security in the United States report, ending a 29-year national survey that tracked food insecurity in U.S. households.
This decision, initiated under the Trump administration, means that for the first time since 1995, Americans will no longer have access to annual, government-backed food insecurity data collected by the Economic Research Service (ERS).
Why the USDA Ending This Report Matters
The Household Food Security report provided critical, trusted data used by:
Policymakers to assess federal assistance programs like SNAP
Advocates like the Alliance to End Hunger
Researchers at institutions and nonprofits
News outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times
Without this data:
Advocacy loses an evidence base for reform
Journalists and researchers lose government-backed reporting
Communities lose visibility into how food insecurity impacts them locally
Key Statistics from the Final Report (2024)
13.5% of U.S. households were food insecure in 2023
That’s roughly 45 million Americans
8.9% of households with children lacked consistent access to food
Black and Hispanic households faced significantly higher rates
Rural counties and military families were disproportionately impacted
Long-Term Impact on Food Policy and U.S. Households
Loss of transparent federal tracking undermines informed food policy
Cuts to SNAP and similar programs face less public scrutiny
Future reports will rely on limited, non-governmental research
Donors, foundations, and local governments will lack consistent metrics
Without USDA data, we will shift to private research, but public data matters. Your donations help fill that gap.
