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851. The National School Lunch Program: Background, Trends, and Issues, 2024 Edition - Resources
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.

...Mike Ollinger 09/2024 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Schools · Statistics and data...

852. County Characteristics Associated With Receipt of Food Boxes Through the Farmers to Families Food Box Program - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Reports on county-level food box distribution through the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program between May 2020 and May 2021. Provides data on program funding and characteristics of food distributed by program round. Examines associations between likelihood of receiving food boxes and county-level rurality, access to food, and other demographic factors.

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

853. Longitudinal Analysis of Neighborhood Food Environment and Diabetes Risk in the Veterans Administration Diabetes Risk Cohort - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Results of a study examining the association between neighborhood food environment and risk of type 2 diabetes across communities, with breakdowns by high-density urban, low-density urban, suburban, and rural locations. Features statistics including characteristics of the diabetes risk cohort, and incidence of type 2 diabetes by demographic characteristics, overall and by community type.

...JAMA Network Open, 4(10) 10/2021 Access · Diabetes · Food security and nutrition · Health disparities · Veterans...

854. 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...

855. U.S. Household Food Spending Post COVID-19 and the Implications for Diet Quality - Resources
Date: May 2025

Analyzes household food spending across various population groups between the years of 2016 and 2022. Analyzes food purchases and food away from home (FAFH) spending according to demographic groups, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, region, and urbanicity. Discusses the impact of COVID-19 and economic inflation in spending patterns.

...Research Service COVID-19 · Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Statistics and data...

856. Access to WIC-Authorized Vendors and High-Speed Internet Services in Urban and Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Examines the availability Internet services across geographies that enable Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) eligible families to access online WIC shopping options. Utilizes data from 38,279 WIC-authorized vendors during fiscal years 2020-2022 and provides U.S. maps showing census tract-level access to WIC-authorized vendors, access to WIC-authorized vendors and fixed high-speed Internet, and access to WIC-authorized vendors and 5G mobile high-speed Internet. Includes rural versus urban census tract comparisons of adequate Internet access and distance to nearest WIC-authorized vendor.

...Food security and nutrition · Human services · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Technology for health...

857. 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...

858. Food and Health: Time Spent Eating, Acquiring Food, Preparing Meals, and Being Physically Active Among U.S. Adults, 2022-2023 - Resources
Date: Jul 2026

Reports on time spent eating, acquiring food, preparing meals, and physical activity among adults using 2022-2023 American Time Use Survey Eating and Health Module data. Includes data comparisons by metropolitan versus nonmetropolitan dwelling, among other demographic factors.

...Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Physical activity · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

859. Local Food Procurement Pathways: Key Drivers of Farm to School Participating Authorities Buying Directly From Farmers - Resources
Date: Sep 2026

Examines the factors impacting school food authorities' (SFAs) decisions when procuring local foods through Farm to School (F2S) programs. Analyzes trends in F2S procurement from 2018 to 2023, local food infrastructure, and SFA funding, sourcing, procuring, and serving of local foods. Includes supply chain data, use of local vendors, and procurement characteristics by SFA size and rural versus urban location.

...Service Farmers and farmworkers · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Schools · Statistics and data...

860. Food Access Research Atlas - Resources
Reviewed: Dec 2025

Provides access to county and census level data and an interactive map presenting information on food access indicators for low-income and other subpopulations. Includes both the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-Authorized Retailer Map and the Large Retailer Access Map.

...Access Map. USDA Economic Research Service Access · County-by-county data · Food security and nutrition · Poverty...