Resources Search Results for: Food Security

561. Child Nutrition Program Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March through September 2020: School Meals Operations Study, Year 1 Report (Final)
Date: May 2023

Describes trends in Child Nutrition (CN) Program participation during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, from March through September 2020. Presents data on the number of meals served, operational and financial challenges state agencies and local program operators experienced during the pandemic, and the use of COVID-19 Child Nutrition nationwide waivers. Includes information on challenges rural program operators faced.

...application · Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

562. The Influence of Food Store Access on Grocery Shopping and Food Spending
Date: Oct 2017

Reports on households that do not use their own vehicle to travel to a store and live more than half a mile from a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) authorized supermarket or superstore. Includes data on household sources of food, including stores, family and friends, the household's own production, food pantries, and other sources. Data is provided by distance, and the report notes that all households more than 10 miles from the nearest SNAP-authorized store and 55% of households 1-10 miles from a SNAP-authorized store are in rural areas.

...Economic Research Service Tagged as Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

563. Daily Access to Local Foods for School Meals: Key Drivers
Date: Mar 2017

Report on the progress of farm-to-school programs as a way to improve access to local foods for daily meals. Includes examples of successful programs, a discussion of the influence of school location, size, farmers markets, and state policies as impacts on that success, and variation by regional districts.

...Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Schools...

564. Rural Households Account for Nearly One-fifth of U.S. Food-insecure Households
Date: Dec 2017

Pie chart showing the proportion of food insecure households in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in 2016.

...food insecure households in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas in 2016. Date 12/2017 Type Chart/Graph Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Food security...

565. Rural Counties Losing All Types of Grocery Stores Except National Chains
Date: Dec 2021

Line chart showing the change in numbers and types of grocery stores in rural counties between 1990 and 2015, representing national chains, regional chains, local chains, and single location retailers.

...Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

566. Most Nonmetro Counties Had Fewer than 5 Restaurant Options per 1,000 People in 2019
Date: Apr 2023

Map showing nonmetro counties that has no restaurants, fewer than 2 restaurants per 1,000 people, fewer then 5, or 5 or more.

...Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition...

567. Understanding Low-Income and Low-Access Census Tracts Across the Nation: Subnational and Subpopulation Estimates of Access to Healthy Food
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 · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban...

568. SNAP Spending Contributed to Rural Economic Output and Jobs Following the Great Recession
Date: Feb 2022

Chart comparing rural and urban economic impacts of the USDA's Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) during the period of high unemployment from 2009-2014. Uses USDA Economic Research Service data, USDA Food and Nutrition Service data, and 2014 U.S. base level data from IMPLAN Group, LLC.

...Food and Nutrition Service data, and 2014 U.S. base level data from IMPLAN Group, LLC. Date 02/2022 Type Chart/Graph Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Economics and the economy · Food security...

569. Characteristics of U.S. Households with Food-insecure Children
Date: Sep 2018

Collection of bar charts showing trends in food insecurity in children, including data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas, with data from 2008 through 2017.

...food insecurity in children, including data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas, with data from 2008 through 2017. Date 09/2018 Type Chart/Graph Organization USDA Economic Research Service Tagged as Children and youth · Food security...

570. The Rural Food-Away-from-Home Landscape, 1990–2019
Date: Mar 2023

Examines the food-away-from-home (FAFH) landscape in nonmetropolitan counties between 1990 and 2019. Explores trends and differentiating features of FAFH access across the metropolitan divide and across the rural-urban continuum. Describes local economic conditions that are associated with more FAFH options.

...Access · Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...