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Food security exists when all people, at all times, have physical, social, and economic access to sufficient, safe, and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active life. This definition encompasses the six dimensions of food security: availability, access, utilization, stability, agency, and sustainability.

This data chartbook offers a concise, visual snapshot of key food security-related metrics across the six dimensions, highlighting select determinants, measures, and impacts of food insecurity in Sussex County.

This chartbook is intended to support policymakers, community organizations, service providers, researchers, and residents as they inform outreach, planning, advocacy, grant writing, and research efforts, tailoring it based on conditions in Sussex County.

The information in this county-level chartbook leverages data in The State of Food Security in New Jersey: A Data Chart Book.