The following is true here in Talbot, one of the wealthiest counties in the nation:

• 15% of children are food insecure (Feeding America and US Census Data)

• 11% of Talbot residents are food insecure (Feeding America)

• 14.5% of our children live below the poverty line (Federal Reserve Economic Data)

• 6% of our seniors live below the poverty line (welfareinfo.org)

• 61% of TCPS students receive free or reduced school meals (TCPS)

• 12.6% of county residents use SNAP (Talbot DSS)

From Healthy Talbot May 2023

https://healthytalbot.org/about/talbot-county-hunger-coalition/