Hunger in Idaho:
- The USDA ranked Idaho the 8th hungriest state in 2005.
- 51% of households that receive food from the Foodbank currently have at least
one person working. (Hunger in America 2006)
- A single adult with one child must earn $18.77 an hour to achieve a living wage.
Only 27% of jobs in Idaho pay that. (2007 Idaho Job Gap)
- Idaho's wages have grown by 11.87% over the past for years, but the cost of living
has risen close to twice that amount. (2007 Idaho Job Gap)
- Idaho renters must earn at least $11.60 per hour to earn enough for a
two-bedroom apartment. This means that on average in Idaho minimum-wage
workers must work 90 hours a week at $5.15 per hour to pay the rent.
(2006 Idaho Job Gap)
- 20.7% of Idahoans have no health insurance, compared to the national average
of 17.6%.
- 54% of school-age children – 84,239 Idaho children per day – receive free and
reduced cost lunch. (America's Second Harvest 2006)
- One in eight Idaho children – 49,570 children – goes to bed hungry sometime
every month. (US Census)
- 45% of Idaho's children live in familes with incomes below 200% of the Federal
Poverty Level, compared to 40% nationally. (Idaho Kids Count 2007)
More Information Available from: Idaho Food Bank, Job Gap Study, Center on Hunger,
and US Census
