Food Access Research Atlas | Economic Research Service - USDA ERS The Food Access Research Atlas (formerly the Food Desert Locator) is a mapping tool that allows users to investigate multiple indicators of food store access This tool expands upon previous estimates to provide a spatial overview of food access indicators by census tract, incorporates alternative estimates of low-income and low-access census tracts, and offers contextual information for all
Mapping Food Deserts in the United States - USDA ERS The map above shows food desert census tracts in Atlanta, GA The pink-shaded census tracts meet the definition of food deserts--low-income sections of Atlanta where a substantial number or share of residents live more than 1 mile from a supermarket or large grocery store The map shows several food desert tracts south of the downtown area
Food Access Research Atlas - Documentation - USDA ERS The Food Access Research Atlas is a mapping tool that allows users to investigate multiple indicators of food store access Documentation includes definitions of food access and all indicators used in the mapping tool
Food Access Research Atlas - About the Atlas - USDA ERS The Food Access Research Atlas expands upon what was previously known as the Food Desert Locator to provide a spatial overview of food access indicators by census tract, incorporates alternative estimates of low-income and low-access census tracts, and offers contextual information for all census tracts and many demographics in the U S
Food and Nutrition Assistance Research Reports Database - RIDGE Project . . . The U S Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service (USDA-ERS) has issued a definition for food deserts, which is embedded in the online ERS Food Desert Locator and linked to the Obama Administration’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts - USDA ERS USDA’s Economic Research Service previously identified approximately 6,500 food desert tracts in the United States based on 2000 Census and 2006 data on locations of supermarkets, supercenters, and large grocery stores These food deserts are areas where people have limited access to a variety of healthy and affordable food As policymakers consider interventions to increase food access, it
Food Access Research Atlas - Go to the Atlas - USDA ERS The Food Access Research Atlas (formerly the Food Desert Locator) is a mapping tool that provides a spatial overview of food access indicators by census tract, allowing users to investigate multiple indicators of food store access
Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts - Summary USDA’s Economic Research Service previously identified approximately 6,500 food desert tracts in the United States based on 2000 Census and 2006 data on locations of supermarkets, super-centers, and large grocery stores These food deserts are areas where people have limited access to a variety of healthy and affordable food As policymakers consider interventions to increase food access, it
Food Access | Economic Research Service - USDA ERS ERS conducts research on access and barriers to affordable, healthy food, and the consequences of limited food access on food spending, diet, and health
Characteristics and Influential Factors of Food Deserts USDA's Economic Research Service previously identified more than 6,500 food desert tracts in the United States based on 2000 Census and 2006 data on locations of supermarkets, supercenters, and large grocery stores In this report, we examine the socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of these tracts to see how they differ from other census tracts and the extent to which these