The Economic Cost of Domestic Hunger: Estimated Annual Burden to the United States

Thirty-five million Americans face hunger every day, and this study shows the economic costs that hunger has on the population as a whole. This research, from Harvard, Brandeis, and Loyola Universities, shows that Americans pay $90 billion per year for hunger issues in our country. Increasing funding for food stamps and nutrition programs could alleviate hunger in our country, while decreasing the financial burden.