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621. 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...

622. A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Examines changes in food retailing market concentration at the national, state, Metropolitan Statistical Area, and county levels in the United States from 1990-2019, using data from the National Establishment Time Series dataset. Features statistics with breakdowns by metro, large nonmetro, small nonmetro, and rural areas.

...USDA Economic Research Service Access · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

623. Who Regularly Uses the Nutrition Facts Label? Exploring Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Geographic Differences - Resources
Date: May 2025

Analyzes the consumers who regularly read nutrition facts labels when purchasing food. Utilizes National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data to examine label use by demographic and household characteristics, dietary and spending behaviors, nutrition information use measures, and geographic characteristics, including small/medium metropolitan area versus nonmetropolitan area.

...Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

624. Adult Obesity in Rural America: An Examination of the Relationships Between Obesity Prevalence, Sociodemographic Factors, Access to Care, and Differences Between Rural and Urban Counties - Resources
Date: Sep 2023

Provides an overview of obesity prevalence in rural versus urban counties. Analyzes factors related to obesity such as education, income, physical inactivity, healthcare workforce, and food, internet, and healthcare access. Includes case studies and data related to obesity prevalence in Texas and Arkansas.

...Food security and nutrition · Health workforce supply and demand · Income · Obesity and weight control · Physical...

625. Access to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at the State and Substate Levels: Meaning and Measurement - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Estimates how eligibility and access to USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) vary by age and county within Arizona using 2019-2021 program administrative data. Discusses the WIC program's reach, demography, and statistical reliability.

...Service Access · Benefit enrollment and application · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Arizona...

626. Food Insecurity Among Children Most Prevalent Among Single-Mother Households and Low-Income Households in 2018 - Resources
Date: Apr 2020

Bar chart showing food insecurity among children by household characteristics, including metropolitan and nonmetro area of residence.

...Service Children and youth · Families · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

627. Food Banks in the United States: Systems, USDA Programs, and Participation - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Provides information on charitable food assistance systems in the United States and the households that utilize them. Includes data on food pantry programs, services, and participation, including use and knowledge of food pantries in metro versus nonmetro areas.

...07/2026 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

628. Role of Rural Libraries in Promoting Digital Health Literacy - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Webinar highlighting a rural library's efforts to increase digital health literacy and healthcare access in rural Texas. Discusses telehealth, broadband access inequities and digital literacy, transportation issues, aging in place, community health workers working in libraries, emergency response, circulating medical equipment, and summer meals for students. Transcript available in the video description.

...response · Food security and nutrition · Health literacy · Home and community-based services · Telehealth · Transportation · Texas...

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

630. Independent Grocery Stores in the Changing Landscape of the U.S. Food Retail Industry - Resources
Date: Nov 2017

Examines the performance of independent U.S. grocery stores in 2015 and reports on changes in the prevalence and performance of these stores between 2005 and 2015. Highlights the important role of rural independent grocery stores as employers, tax generators, and sources of healthy and specialty foods.

...USDA Economic Research Service Community and economic development · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...