Food insecurity has significant consequences for the population's health, educational outcomes, income, and workforce participation. According to the USDA, a household is considered to be food insecure if, at any time during the previous year, there was a lack of access to sufficient food for a healthy and active life for every household member due to a lack of resources.
In Bonneville in 2016:
- the food insecure population made up 12 percent of the population and numbered 108,989.
- food insecure children made up 15 percent of all children under age 18 and numbered 5,210.
In Bonneville in 2010:
- the food insecure population made up 14 percent of the population and numbered 13,860.
- food insecure children made up 19 percent of all children under age 18 and numbered 5,800.
Between 2010 and 2016, the food insecure population in Bonneville increased by 686 percent and the number of food insecure children decreased by 7 percent.