Food insecurity prevalent in South

More than half of Southern states had food insecurity above the national average, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Those states included: Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and South Carolina. Three states -- Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee -- were about the national average, while Virginia and Florida were below the national average.

"Measured prevalence rates of food insecurity during this 3-year period ranged from 6.4 percent in North Dakota to 18.1 percent in Mississippi; measured prevalence rates of very low food security ranged from 2.1 percent in New Jersey to 6.4 percent in Mississippi."

• Read the report.