U.S. food insecurity declined significantly in 2015

According to the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service’s (USDA ERS) annual report, the estimated percentage of U.S. households that were food insecure in 2015 declined significantly to 12.7% from 14% in 2014, continuing a downward trend in food insecurity from a high of 14.9% in 2011.