Resources Search Results for: Food Security

631. America's Eating Habits: Food Away From Home
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.

...Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

632. SNAP Redemptions Contributed to Employment During the Great Recession
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...

633. A Disaggregated View of Market Concentration in the Food Retail Industry
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.

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

634. Utilizing the USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey to Calculate a Household-Level Food Environment Measure
Date: Mar 2024

Offers the Food Retail Environment Healthfulness Quality measure, a calculation measuring a household's exposure to healthy food retail spaces. Uses the measure to show rural and urban comparisons of distance to healthy food options in addition to demographic analysis.

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

635. USA.gov
Reviewed: Feb 2025

Provides information on governmental processes such as voting, taxes, and citizenship. Includes a benefit finder and eligibility tool for assistance related to disability, natural disasters, food and income needs, health, education and employment, housing, and more.

...Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Human services · Income support and assistance · People with...

636. All-Hazards Preparedness for Rural Communities: A Guide to Help Rural Agriculture Communities Prepare for Threats to Their Families, Farms, Animals and Businesses
Date: 2016

Guide for individuals, farmers, and businesses in rural agricultural communities preparing for an all-hazards approach for their communities and commodities. Includes preparedness information and plans for families, homes, pets, farms, livestock, crops, and businesses regarding threats, such as biological, man-made, or technological threats.

...Food Security and Public Health Tagged as Agricultural health and safety · Emergency preparedness and response...

637. Number of Census Tracts Classified Low Income and Low Access to Foodstores Increased in U.S. Urban and Rural Areas from 2015 to 2019
Date: Jan 2025

Bar chart comparing number of rural and urban census tracts classified as either or both low-income and low foodstore access between 2015 and 2019. Discusses reasons for the changes over time.

...Service Tagged as Access · Food security and nutrition · Income · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

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

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

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

639. The National School Lunch Program: Background, Trends, and Issues, 2024 Edition
Date: Sep 2024

Provides an overview on policy and participant changes of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) since 2008, focusing on school finances, program participation, and nutrition and food quality. Includes information specific to school characteristics, including those in rural areas.

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

640. The Impacts of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Redemptions on County-Level Employment
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...