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In a recent study by the USDA, Household Food Security in the United States in 2022[1], it is estimated that "17.0 million house-holds were food insecure" (meaning that "they had difficulty at some time during the year providing enough food for all their members because of a lack of resources") and "5.1 percent of U.S. households (6.8 million households) had very low food security" (meaning "food intake of some household members was reduced, and normal eating patterns were disrupted at times during the year because of limited resources").

That's 17 million HOUSEHOLDS that struggled to provide food and 6.8 million HOUSEHOLDS that had to skip meals. I wouldn't call that rare.

[1] https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=107...