The Missouri Hunger Atlas provides visual images detailing food indicators in the counties in Missouri. It includes county profiles, background information, maps, and comparisons.

Recent Submissions

  • Missouri Hunger Atlas 2016 

    Cafer, Anne; Chapman, Darren; Freeman, Kathlee; Rikoon, Sandy (University of Missouri, MU Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, 2016)
    This atlas assesses the extent of food insecurity in the state of Missouri. It also gauges how well public programs are doing in meeting the needs of those of our fellow citizens who have difficulty acquiring sufficient ...
  • St. Louis Metro Hunger Atlas 2010 

    Cafer, Anne; Dawdy, Jordan R.; Foulkes, Matt; Heflin, Colleen; Hermsen, Joan; Kaiser, Michelle Lee; Lucht, Jill; Raedeke, Nikki; Rikoon, Sandy; Scott, Jessica (University of Missouri, Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, 2010)
    Food insecurity is on the rise in the U.S. While 11.1% of households were food insecure in 2007, just one year later that number jumped to 14.6% (Andrews and Nord, 2009). Many food insecure households seek assistance from ...
  • Kansas City Metro Hunger Atlas 2010 

    Lucht, Jill; Dawdy, Jordan R.; Heflin, Colleen; Rikoon, Sandy; Foulkes, Matt; Hermsen, Joan; Raedeke, Nikki (University of Missouri, Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, 2010)
    Food insecurity is on the rise in the U.S. While 11.1% of households were food insecure in 2007, just one year later, in 2008, that number jumped to 14.6% (Andrews and Nord, 2009). And the increase includes types of ...
  • Missouri Hunger Atlas 2008 

    Foulkes, Matt; Hermsen, Joan; Raedeke, Nikki; Rikoon, Sandy (University of Missouri, Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, 2008)
    This atlas assesses the extent of food insecurity in the state of Missouri for 2005. It also begins to gauge how well public programs are doing in meeting the needs of those of our fellow citizens who have difficulty ...
  • Missouri Hunger Atlas 2010 

    Dawdy, Jordan R.; Foulkes, Matt; Heflin, Colleen; Hermsen, Joan; Lucht, Jill; Raedeke, Nikki; Rikoon, Sandy (University of Missouri, Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, 2010)
    According to the US Department of Agriculture, 15.8 percent of Missouri's nearly six million residents were food insecure in 2008. This suggests that 934,034 residents faced uncertainty in acquiring sufficient food for ...
  • Missouri Hunger Atlas 2013 

    Cafer, Anne; Dawdy, Jordan R.; Foulkes, Matt; Heflin, Colleen; Hermsen, Joan; Kaiser, Michelle Lee; Lucht, Jill; Raedeke, Nikki; Rikoon, Sandy; Scott, Jessica (University of Missouri, Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security, 2013)
    This atlas assesses the extent of food insecurity in the state of Missouri. It also begins to gauge how well public programs are doing in meeting the needs of those of our fellow citizens who have difficulty acquiring ...