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Alabama among hungriest states during pandemic

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Alabama is among the states hit hardest by food insecurity due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Associated Press analyzed data from the hunger relief group Feeding America and found that more than 20 percent of the residents of Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana are expected to be food insecure by the end of the year. That means they won’t have the ability to put food on their tables.

Job losses and business closures are reportedly prompted concerns about empty refrigerators around the country. Feeding America has distributed almost 60 percent more food aid during the third quarter of 2020 compared to the year before. Also, an estimated 40 percent of those seeking help are doing so for the first time.

Pat Duggins is news director for Alabama Public Radio.
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