Proportion of Utahns who go hungry: 14.8 percent

79,000 households living in poverty statewide

By county:

San Juan: 31 percent poverty

One pantry serving 130 households

Iron: 19 percent poverty

Two pantries serving 500 households

Duchesne: 16.8 percent poverty

One pantry serving 175 households

Piute: 16.2 percent poverty

No pantry

Sanpete: 15.9 percent poverty

One pantry serving 224 households

Other findings:

51 percent of pantries report inadequate storage

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46 percent report inadequate refrigeration

63 percent report inadequate space and shelving

40 percent need additional staff and volunteers


Source: Utah Food Bank Services

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