Norwood, F. BaileyAshinhurst, V. Lindsey2023-04-032023-04-032022-05https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/337210In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted economies and food systems, raising concern for possible increases in food insecurity. This study investigates how COVID-19 affected the number of people served at a food pantry in Payne County, Oklahoma, an area affected by high levels of food insecurity. A statistical analysis was conducted to measure how the number of food assistance requests each week differed during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic began. The analysis finds no evidence for an increase in food assistance requests after the pandemic, and it is possible that requests even decreased.application/pdfCopyright is held by the author who has granted the Oklahoma State University Library the non-exclusive right to share this material in its institutional repository. Contact Digital Library Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for the permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of this material.Thesis