Pitkin County

Population: 17,119
Source: 2023 U.S. Census

Hunger Relief by the Numbers

2

TOTAL HUNGER RELIEF PARTNERS

1

MOBILE PANTRIES

0

EVERYDAY EATS PARTNERS

0

FOOD FOR KIDS PARTNERS

The Need

Food Insecurity Rate (2024)

11.6%

Number of Individuals Experiencing Food Insecurity (2024)

1,970

Food Insecurity Ratio (2024)

1 in 9

Percentage of Food Insecure Households Earning Too Much to Qualify for SNAP (2024)

59.7%

Child Food Insecurity Rate (2024)

14.3%

Number of Children Experiencing Food Insecurity (2024)

360

Child Food Insecurity Ratio (2024)

1 in 7

Percentage of People Living Below the Poverty Line (2023)

7.15%

Percentage of Households Receiving SNAP Benefits (2023)

1.20%

Pounds of Food Distributed

IN PITKIN COUNTY LAST YEAR

285,035

Total Pounds of Food Distributed

This is equivalent to

237,529 meals

Data Sources

County population, poverty line data, and SNAP data sourced from the U.S. Census (2023 data).
https://data.census.gov/.

Food insecurity data sourced from Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study.