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Those who are most affected by food shortages and food insecurity are lower-income areas, single parents, as well as Black and Latino communities.
These areas are most affected because deliveries could be less often and the supply contains less food available for purchase. An example of the unequal distribution is, "This rate was highest among households with incomes below the poverty line (34.9%) and single-mother households (28.7%). Latino or Hispanic and Black households experienced food insecurity rates of 15.6% and 19.1%, respectively- disproportionately higher than white households (7.9%)." (Smedley, 2021).
Another group that is affected are urban areas that do not have access to large areas of land for farming and food production. Rural areas are better prepared if a massive food shortage were to occur because they possess the resources and knowledge to make their own food. This is not the case in urban areas, specifically large cities because of how closely people live to one another.
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