Household food insecurity, its determinants and consequences [20] adapted from Habicht et al. [ The relationship between poverty and food insecurity is complex. For instance, in the United States in 2013 more than 55% of poor households (those below 100% of the Federal Poverty Line (FPL)) were food secure, and 24% of all food-insecure households had incomes at or exceeding 185% of the FPL [calculated from 22]. The relationships between poverty and food insecurity vary across contexts and population groups.