Hunger Facts and Information

Poverty in Texas

Statistics and Food Insecurity --- the lack of access to enough food to fully meet basic needs at all times due to lack of financial resources. There are different levels of food insecurity.

(Statistics and definitions from the Food Research and Action Committee (FRAC)- www.frac.org
Annual State of the States Report .)

TX Population: ............21,805,235
TX Pop. in poverty:....... 3,537,135
% of total TX pop.:........ 16.2%

TX Children under 18:...... 6,131,706
TX Children in poverty:.... 1,365,034
% of total TXchildren:....... 22.3%

Food Insecure households in TX:...... 1,312,000
% of all TX households in TX:.......... 16.4%

TX Households w/ low food security:.... 391,000
% of all TX households in TX: ...............4.9%

Vegetable Crop Production in Texas

Pounds produced / yr.........1,642,900,000 lbs
(from 34 major vegetable crops)

Estimated Waste........... 328,580,000 lbs
(20% of total vegetable production)

Source: figured from 2005 information
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
(www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Texas/index.asp)