Table 2 Study state population, number of counties, census tracts, and land area
State | Food insecurity (2013–15)a | 2010 Populationb (n) | Countiesa (n) | Census Tractsb (n (%)) | Land Area (sq. miles)c | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural | ||||
Alabama | 17.6 | 4,779,736 | 2,569,178 | 2,210,558 | 67 | 1179 | 644 (54.6) | 535 (45.4) | 50,645 |
Georgia | 14.9 | 9,687,653 | 6,815,195 | 2,872,458 | 159 | 1965 | 1319 (67.1) | 646 (32.9) | 57,513 |
Illinois | 13.8 | 12,830,632 | 10,886,519 | 1,944,113 | 102 | 3121 | 2625 (84.1) | 496 (15.9) | 55,519 |
Indiana | 11.1 | 6,483,802 | 4,437,690 | 2,046,112 | 92 | 1508 | 1043 (69.2) | 465 (30.8) | 35,826 |
Kansas | 14.6 | 2,853,118 | 2,006,947 | 846,171 | 105 | 770 | 508 (66.0) | 262 (34.0) | 81,759 |
Kentucky | 17.6 | 4,339,367 | 2,253,898 | 2,085,469 | 120 | 1115 | 557 (50.0) | 558 (50.0) | 39,486 |
Louisiana | 18.4 | 4,533,372 | 3,103,403 | 1,429,969 | 64 | 1143 | 816 (71.4) | 327 (28.6) | 43,204 |
Michigan | 14.9 | 9,883,640 | 7,104,264 | 2,779,376 | 83 | 2774 | 2007 (72.4) | 767 (27.6) | 56,539 |
Mississippi | 15.2 | 2,967,297 | 1,356,005 | 1,611,292 | 82 | 662 | 329 (50.0) | 333 (50.3) | 46,923 |
Ohio | 16.1 | 11,536,504 | 8,627,924 | 2,908,580 | 88 | 2949 | 2283 (77.4) | 666 (22.6) | 40,861 |
Tennessee | 15.1 | 6,346,105 | 3,924,941 | 2,421,164 | 95 | 1497 | 896 (60.0) | 601 (40.1) | 41,235 |
West Virginia | 11.3 | 1,852,994 | 779,059 | 1,073,935 | 55 | 484 | 217 (44.8) | 267 (55.2) | 24,038 |
Total Mean SD | N/A | 78,094,220 6,507,682 3,642,505 | 53,865,023 4,488,752 3,176,214 | 24,229,197 2,019,100 680,171 | 1112 93 28 | 19,167 1597 910 | 13,244 (69.1) 1104 795 | 5923 (30.9) 494 166 | 573,548 47,796 14,403 |