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851. COVID-19 Working Paper: Consumer Food Spending Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Examines U.S. consumer food-at-home (FAH) and food-away-from home (FAFH) purchasing behaviors prior to 2016-2019 and during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020). Provides spending data for U.S. households by age, race and ethnicity, household composition, income, and region. Includes budget share data for fruits, vegetables, and protein, and per capita spending on FAH and FAFH by region and urban/rural areas.

...COVID-19 · Economics and the economy · Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

852. School Meals and Other Child Nutrition Programs: Background and Funding - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of federal child nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), among others. Includes information on reimbursement rates for rural SFSP meal sites, as well as brief mentions of rural and tribal demonstration programs.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Policy · Schools · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

853. Summer Food for Children: An Overview of Federal Aid - Resources
Date: Jul 2025

Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Highlights changes to the SFSP made in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, including the permanent authorization of the nationwide Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) Program for Children, and allowing Seamless Summer Option (SSO) sponsors to provide meals for offsite consumption to children in rural areas without access to congregate meal sites.

...Children and youth · Food security and nutrition · Income support and assistance · Legislation and regulations · Schools...

854. 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...

855. The Rural Food-Away-from-Home Landscape, 1990–2019 - Resources
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...

856. Utilizing the USDA's National Household Food Acquisition and Purchase Survey to Calculate a Household-Level Food Environment Measure - Resources
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.

...03/2024 USDA Economic Research Service Food security and nutrition · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data...

857. Household Food Insecurity Across Race and Ethnicity in the United States, 2016–21 - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Provides sociodemographic data on household food insecurity in the United States from 2016 to 2021. Includes data breakdowns according to demographics, household composition, poverty, employment status, education level, geographic region, metro versus nonmetro location, and more.

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

858. Child Nutrition Program Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, July 2020 through December 2021 School Meals Operations Study, Year 2 Report (Final) - Resources
Date: Apr 2024

Describes trends in Child Nutrition (CN) Program participation during the COVID-19 pandemic, from July 2020 through December 2021. Builds on a previous report that presents data on the number of meals served, operational and financial challenges of state agencies and local program operators, and the use of COVID-19 Child Nutrition nationwide waivers.

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

859. 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...

860. 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...