Definition: Estimated percentage of children ages 0-17 living in households that could and could not meet their food needs in the previous 12 months, by household's ability to afford adequate, nutritious meals (e.g., in 2024, 25.1% of California children lived in households that in the previous year could always afford sufficient food but not always good-quality food).
Data Source: U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, National Survey of Children's Health (Feb. 2026).
Footnote: These estimates are based on a survey of the population and are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. For more information, see https://www.childhealthdata.org/learn-about-the-nsch/NSCH.
