Statistics

• Each month there are more than 50,000 Rhode Islanders seeking food assistance through the Food Bank's network of 285 member agencies.
• A recent USDA report on food insecurity shows that hunger in Rhode Island has grown from affecting 1 out of 10 households in 1998 to affecting 1 out of 8 households today.
• In Rhode Island, 43% of pantry recipients choose between paying for food and paying for utilities. Additionally, 32% choose between food and medicine or medical care.
• 1 out of every 3 people served is a child under the age of 18.
• 57% of the client households served through the Food Bank’s network of member agencies receives SNAP benefits.
• In Rhode Island, 72% of pantry clients rent their homes. Of these renters, only 28.5% receive Section 8 or public housing assistance.
• 76% of all households served by the Food Bank’s network live below the Federal Poverty Level or less than $22,050 a year for a family of four.
• According to the most recent U.S. Census survey, 17.5% of Rhode Island's children, 1 out of every 6, are living in poverty. 
• Just under 10,000 Rhode Island seniors, 9.3% of the state’s population, live in poverty. (Source: Poverty Institute)