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Food hardship by MSA, 2010
One in five Californians said they struggled to afford enough food for themselves and their family last year, according to a new report by the Food Research and Action Center.
The rate in California was slightly higher than the national average of 18 percent. Here’s a look at how the top 100 metropolitan areas compare across the nation.
Read More: Report finds 20% of Californians struggled to feed their families in 2010
| Rank | Metropolitan statistical area | Food hardship rate |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Akron, OH | 18.7% |
| 72 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 16.9% |
| 19 | Albuquerque, NM | 21.5% |
| 68 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 17.2% |
| 26 | Anchorage, AK | 21.0% |
| 7 | Asheville, NC | 23.9% |
| 20 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA | 21.4% |
| 36 | Austin-Round Rock, TX | 20.2% |
| 9 | Bakersfield, CA | 23.7% |
| 65 | Baltimore-Towson, MD | 17.5% |
| 38 | Baton Rouge, LA | 20.0% |
| 11 | Birmingham-Hoover, AL | 23.4% |
| 32 | Boise City-Nampa, ID | 20.6% |
| 89 | Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH | 14.5% |
| 75 | Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, FL | 16.4% |
| 99 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | 11.8% |
| 88 | Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 14.8% |
| 48 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 19.2% |
| 50 | Charleston-N Charleston-Summerville, SC | 18.8% |
| 43 | Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC | 19.6% |
| 83 | Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI | 16.0% |
| 64 | Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN | 17.7% |
| 55 | Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH | 18.5% |
| 62 | Colorado Springs, CO | 17.9% |
| 12 | Columbia, SC | 22.9% |
| 57 | Columbus, OH | 18.4% |
| 37 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 20.1% |
| 15 | Dayton, OH | 22.1% |
| 50 | Denver-Aurora, CO | 18.8% |
| 82 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 16.1% |
| 55 | Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI | 18.5% |
| 73 | Durham, NC | 16.6% |
| 1 | Fresno, CA | 27.2% |
| 42 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI | 19.7% |
| 4 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | 24.9% |
| 15 | Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC | 22.1% |
| 75 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 16.4% |
| 95 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | 13.4% |
| 90 | Honolulu, HI | 14.4% |
| 15 | Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX | 22.1% |
| 29 | Indianapolis-Carmel, IN | 20.7% |
| 20 | Jacksonville, FL | 21.4% |
| 68 | Kansas City, MO-KS | 17.2% |
| 14 | Knoxville, TN | 22.2% |
| 18 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | 21.7% |
| 96 | Lancaster, PA | 13.0% |
| 41 | Las Vegas-Paradise, NV | 19.8% |
| 45 | Little Rock-N Little Rock-Conway, AR | 19.5% |
| 24 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA | 21.2% |
| 8 | Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN | 23.8% |
| 100 | Madison, WI | 10.3% |
| 29 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 20.7% |
| 27 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 20.9% |
| 91 | Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI | 14.3% |
| 98 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 12.0% |
| 32 | Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro-Franklin, TN | 20.6% |
| 81 | New Haven-Milford, CT | 16.2% |
| 27 | New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA | 20.9% |
| 85 | New York-North New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA | 15.7% |
| 22 | Ogden-Clearfield, UT | 21.3% |
| 22 | Oklahoma City, OK | 21.3% |
| 50 | Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA | 18.8% |
| 10 | Orlando-Kissimmee, FL | 23.6% |
| 35 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 20.3% |
| 71 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | 17.0% |
| 79 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 16.3% |
| 38 | Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ | 20.0% |
| 86 | Pittsburgh, PA | 14.9% |
| 60 | Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME | 18.1% |
| 57 | Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA | 18.4% |
| 67 | Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY | 17.4% |
| 34 | Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA | 20.4% |
| 75 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | 16.4% |
| 46 | Richmond, VA | 19.4% |
| 2 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 26.2% |
| 93 | Rochester, NY | 14.0% |
| 70 | Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA | 17.1% |
| 63 | Salt Lake City, UT | 17.8% |
| 29 | San Antonio, TX | 20.7% |
| 60 | San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA | 18.1% |
| 86 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 14.9% |
| 97 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 12.5% |
| 59 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 18.2% |
| 83 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 16.0% |
| 92 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 14.2% |
| 53 | Spokane, WA | 18.7% |
| 12 | Springfield, MA | 22.9% |
| 65 | St. Louis, MO-IL | 17.5% |
| 49 | Syracuse, NY | 19.1% |
| 24 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 21.2% |
| 38 | Toledo, OH | 20.0% |
| 46 | Tucson, AZ | 19.4% |
| 6 | Tulsa, OK | 24.2% |
| 75 | Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC | 16.4% |
| 94 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 13.7% |
| 43 | Wichita, KS | 19.6% |
| 3 | Winston-Salem, NC | 25.0% |
| 79 | Worcester, MA | 16.3% |
| 73 | York-Hanover, PA | 16.6% |
| 5 | Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 24.8% |
Sources: Food Research and Action Center
Credits: Megan Garvey, Ben Welsh