Ahead of SNAP Funding Deadline, New NWLC Data Shows Widespread Food Insecurity Among U.S. Families 

Findings Highlight Affordability Concerns for Food, Health Care, Transportation, and Utilities  

Washington, D.C. – The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) today released new data showing that nearly two-thirds (65%) of adults in the United States are worried about affording groceries. The numbers are even higher among Black women and Latinas, underscoring the disproportionate economic pressures facing women of color amid funding battles over the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

To read the full cost-of-living memo, click here.

“We should not be playing politics with hunger,” said Jasmine Tucker, vice president of research at NWLC. “Our data underscores that women and children are hanging on by a thread. Meanwhile, the Trump administration continues to withhold SNAP contingency funding that would quite literally help families put food on the table. Ensuring children are fed must be a top priority for any leader of this country.”

Who’s Worried About Affording Groceries (August 2025): 

  • Adults overall: 65% 

  • Latinas: 80% 

  • Black women: 73% 

  • Parents with children under 18: 63% 

  • White, non-Hispanic women: 65% 

  • White, non-Hispanic men: 61% 

Last month, NWLC released data highlighting poverty levels across demographic groups, including single moms and women of color. The data revealed that Black women and elderly women were the only two groups to see an increase in poverty from 2023 to 2024.  NWLC also released a new interactive resource revealing which states have the worst poverty rates for single moms.