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