Food Insecurity: People are considered food insecure if they do not have access to sufficient, safe, nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle at all times.    * The poverty line in the USA for a family of 4 is $30,000 (2023). * The median household income in Alamance County is $44,155 (2008-2012).  * 17.3% of the residents in Alamance County live below the poverty line (2008-2012). * 18% of the residents in Alamance County are food insecure (2013). * The est. population for Alamance County (2013) is 153,378. That means 26,700 residents live below the poverty line and 27,600 are food insecure.
 Facts About Children:    * 22.9% of the population in Alamance County is under the age of 18 (2013). * Children are eligible for federal nutrition programs when household incomes are below 185% of the poverty line. * 55.6% of the children in Alamance County are eligible for the Free/Reduced Lunch program in our public schools (2011). * 27.4% of the children in Alamance County (9,690 children) are food insecure (2013). * 28% of the children in Alamance County who are food insecure are ineligible for federal nutrition programs.