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Map the Meal Gap : Exploring Food Insecurity at the Local Level
Author(s) -
Gundersen Craig,
Engelhard Emily,
Waxman Elaine
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
applied economic perspectives and policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.4
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 2040-5804
pISSN - 2040-5790
DOI - 10.1093/aepp/ppu018
Subject(s) - food insecurity , food security , diversity (politics) , meal , geography , state (computer science) , distribution (mathematics) , demographic economics , food systems , economic growth , political science , economics , agriculture , food science , mathematics , archaeology , algorithm , computer science , law , mathematical analysis , chemistry
The burgeoning food insecurity literature in the United States has provided a portrait of the causes and consequences of food insecurity. One underexplored aspect is the spatial diversity in food insecurity across the United States. In response, Feeding America has been releasing annual county‐level food insecurity estimates since 2010. In this article, we describe the methods underlying these estimates, followed by answers to the following: What are the state‐level determinants of food insecurity? What is the distribution of food insecurity across counties in the United States? How do the county‐level food insecurity estimates generated in Map the Meal Gap compare with other sources?