Hunger in Missouri continues to be a cause for concern. According to the newly updated Missouri Hunger Atlas, 7.9 percent of Missouri households struggle with hunger. An additional 8.9 percent of households report reducing the quality, variety, or desirability of their diets due to insufficient resources. In total, approximately 980,000 Missourians experience food insecurity at some point in the year.

Now in its 4th edition, the Missouri Hunger Atlas, published by the Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security at MU, assesses the extent of food insecurity in the Missouri. It also gauges how well public programs are doing to address the need. Importantly, the Atlas presents a range of indicators related to food insecurity for each county in Missouri, including the city of St. Louis.

The entire Atlas can be downloaded for free on the Missouri Hunger Atlas 2016 webpage.