New research from the Center for American Progress calculates the costs of hunger to America in 2010 at $167.5 billion dollars, a 33% increase over pre-recession 2007 levels. In Arizona, our tab is nearly $4 billion, a 35% increase over 2007 and the 12th largest increase of any state. Nationally, it costs each citizen $542 and each household $1,410 annually. The cost comprises related healthcare, education, lost productivity, charitable expenses, and more, but does not count federal nutrition programs such as SNAP (Food Stamps).
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