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perform geospatial analysis food insecurity rural county known poor health outcomes assess effect covid19 pandemic 2020 mailed comprehensive crosssectional survey households sullivan county rural county secondworst health outcomes among counties new york state surveys households included validated food insecurity screening questions questions asked reference 2019 prior pandemic 2020 first year pandemic respondents also responded demographic questions raking adjustments performed using age sex raceethnicity health insurance strata mitigate nonresponse bias identify significant hotspots food insecurity within county also performed geospatial analysis 28284 households surveyed 20 households responded 4725 survey respondents 26 households reported experiencing food insecurity 2019 2020 proportion increased 35 2020 58 black hispanic households reported experiencing food insecurity food insecurity 2020 also present 58 unmarried households children 64 households insured medicaid geospatial analyses revealed hotspots food insecurity primarily located near urban areas rural county countywide health survey highrisk rural county identified significant increases food insecurity first year covid19 pandemic despite national statistics reporting stable rate responses future crises include targeted interventions bolster food security among vulnerable rural populations