81.3 percent of all households (about 2,034,942 households) are food secure (i.e., they are able to meet essential food and non-food needs without engaging in atypical coping strategies), have an acceptable diet, and use a low share of their budget to cover food needs. Among these, 38.6 percent (966,160 households) are considered marginally food secure, meaning that they are at high risk of becoming food insecure. In total, 18.7 percent (468,062 households) are food insecure: out of these, 1.7 percent (42,551 households) are severely food insecure.
