From 2015 To 2019, 4.5% Of All Families Reported Chronic Food Insecurity, More Than Doubling The Rate From 1999 To 2003

From 2015 to 2019, 4.5% of all families reported chronic food insecurity. This was more than twice the rate from 1999 to 2003 of 2.1%. Reports of chronic food insecurity among low-income families with children were even higher from 2015 to 2019, at 10.9% compared to 4.8% of all families with children.
Food security status was defined using the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Household Food Security Survey Module (HFSSM) scoring rules. Two definitions of food security were used:

Food insecurity: low or very low food security is indicated by three or more endorsed . . .