Economics
Food Inequality Crisis Deepens in U.S. Under Pandemic’s Pressure
- One in six adults may experience food insecurity this year
- Areas with worst food insecurity have large Black populations
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Access to food has been unequal in America long before the onset of the coronavirus. But the pandemic has deepened the problem, with images of snaking lines at food banks bringing the harsh reality to light.
Even in the U.S., one of the most food-secure nations in the world, millions face difficulty in accessing nutritious meals. Food inequality disproportionately impacts Americans of color, who’ve already been among the hardest hit by Covid-19 and its economic fallout.