Website Search Results for: Food Security

561. America's Eating Habits: Food Away From Home - Resources
Date: Sep 2018

Examines how eating out and the availability of food options affect U.S. diets. Addresses rural/urban differences, socioeconomic factors, and relevant federal programs. Covers school lunch programs, quick-service restaurants, and full-service restaurants, including maps showing restaurant availability and growth by county.

...Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

562. Characteristics of School Districts Offering Free School Meals to All Students Through the Community Eligibility Provision of the National School Lunch Program - Resources
Date: Aug 2018

Examines characteristics of school districts that elected to implement the Community Eligibility Provision during the 2015-2016 school year. Features statistics with breakdowns by rural, urban, suburban, or town locations.

...Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data · Wellness, health promotion, and disease...

563. Price Variability Across Food Product and Vendor Type in Food Benefit Redemptions Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) - Resources
Date: Jul 2018

Examines variability in prices for WIC purchases in 4 WIC State agencies, using data on 2014 Electronic Benefit Transfer transactions. Features statistics including geographic distribution of WIC vendors by State agency, with breakdowns by urban, large rural, small rural, and isolated locations.

...Access · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women...

564. Understanding Low-Income and Low-Access Census Tracts Across the Nation: Subnational and Subpopulation Estimates of Access to Healthy Food - Resources
Date: May 2019

Examines access to food stores by state, metropolitan, and micropolitan area as a proxy for healthy food access. Estimates rural areas' distance to the nearest and third-nearest food store with breakdowns by race/ethnicity, income, age, vehicle access, and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

...Food security and nutrition · Income · Income support and assistance · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state...

565. SNAP Redemptions Contributed to Employment During the Great Recession - Resources
Date: May 2019

Discusses rural and urban Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and benefits paid during the Great Recession due to poverty and unemployment, particularly in high-poverty rural regions. Includes a map showing per capita SNAP redemptions by county for 2010. Examines the impact of SNAP redemptions on county employment during the recession for rural and urban counties.

...Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Poverty · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

566. The Impacts of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Redemptions on County-Level Employment - Resources
Date: May 2019

Examines the impact of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions on employment for nonmetropolitan and metropolitan counties for 2001-2014. Discusses differences before, during, and after the Great Recession. Includes a map showing per capita SNAP redemptions by county for 2010.

...unemployment · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

567. Per Capita SNAP Redemptions in 2010 Were Particularly Large in High-Poverty Rural Regions - Resources
Date: May 2019

Map showing county-level data on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) redemptions per capita.

...redemptions per capita. 05/2019 USDA Economic Research Service County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

568. Evaluation of the USDA Summer EBT Demonstrations: Lessons Learned From More Than a Decade of Research - Resources
Date: Mar 2024

Reports results of the Summer EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) demonstration project, 2015-2018 and 2019-2022. Describes Summer EBT use patterns, nutritional value, and effect on childhood food insecurity. Identifies strategies for better program planning, implementation, and administration. Discusses program operation and challenges in tribal organizations and rural communities.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Tribal communities...

569. Food Deserts and Hypertension Prevalence in the Central Valley - Resources
Date: May 2024

Policy brief analyzing the association between food deserts and hypertension by census tract in San Joaquin Valley, California. Includes color-coded census tract maps. Mentions high incidence of hypertension and food deserts in rural areas.

...Valley Health Policy Institute Cardiovascular disease · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Statistics and data · California...

570. Amber Waves - Resources
Reviewed: Apr 2026

Monthly publication of the Economic Research Service. Covers the ERS research and analysis on economic and policy issues related to agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America. Coverage includes topics related to the social determinants of health for rural people.

...people. USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Population health · Poverty · Statistics and data...