(TNS) In spite of finding an increase in hunger in Kentucky and beyond, the U.S. Department of Agriculture under the administration of President Donald Trump announced it will end its annual Household Food Security Report.

For three decades, the federal government has published an annual breakdown of household hunger to understand who is experiencing it. The findings have helped policy advocates develop programs to combat the problem, such as SNAP.

The latest survey showed that Kentucky was among seven states with a food insecurity rate higher than that of the national average. It found that out of nearly 1,800,000 Kentucky households, 375,270 struggled to access a healthy diet or food at all.

The office said the 2024 report, to be released Oct. 22, would be its last.

“These redundant,

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