Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, with over 2.7 million residents.
Much like New York, it is considered to be a global capital of business. Cook County, where Chicago is the provincial seat, has a food insecurity problem endemic to most all U.S. urban centers. |
In Cook County alone, there is a massive 661,630 people living with food insecurity.
72% of these people live below the SNAP threshold of 165% poverty. The average meal cost is $2.89 with a monumental annual food budget shortfall of $342,407,000. |