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Pettis County

Total Population in 2010*                                                                                        42,201

Percentage of People Living in Poverty in 2009*                                                         16.8

Number of Food Insecure in 2009^                                                                            6,730

Number of Food Insecure Children in 2009^                                                               2,860

Number of Children Enrolled in
Free/Reduced Price School Meals in 2011+                                                                4,080

Percentage of Children Enrolled in  
Free/Reduced Price School Meals in 2011+                                                                 62

Number of Agencies in The Food Bank’s network in 2011                                               4

Number of Buddy Pack Schools in 2011                                                                          9

Pounds Distributed in 2011                                                                                   3,276,403

*US Census
^Map the Meal Gap
+DESE

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