The Food Stamp Program, the first line of defense against hunger and undernutrition in the U.S., is a critically important but underutilized resource for urban America. In this report FRAC takes a look at food stamps and hunger in 25 of America's largest urban areas, 1 situated in 20 states and the District of Columbia, looking particularly at their food stamp participation measures and the number of unserved people. The report first shows that urban Americans are more likely to be poor and to suffer hunger and food insecurity than other Americans, and tend to have to pay more for food: