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Food Access BlockPy Library

From the CORGIS Dataset Project

By Ryan Whitcomb, Joung Min Choi, Bo Guan
Version 3.0.0, created 9/14/2021
Tags: counties, states, food, access, availability, supermarket, rural, urban, population, vehicles

Overview

From the United States Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, the dataset contains information about US county’s ability to access supermarkets, supercenters, grocery stores, or other sources of healthy and affordable food. Most measures of how individuals and neighborhoods are able to access food are based on the following indicators: - Accessibility to sources of healthy food, as measured by distance to a store or by the number of stores in an area. - Individual-level resources that may affect accessibility, such as family income or vehicle availability. - Neighborhood-level indicators of resources, such as the average income of the neighborhood and the availability of public transportation.

https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/download-the-data/

Key Descriptions

Key List of... Comment Example Value
County String County name "Autauga County"
Population Integer Population count from 2010 census 54571
State String State name "Alabama"
Housing Data.Residing in Group Quarters Float Count of tract population residing in group quarters 455.0
Housing Data.Total Housing Units Integer Occupied housing unit count from 2010 census 20221
Vehicle Access.1 Mile Float Housing units without vehicle count beyond 1 mile from supermarket 834.0
Vehicle Access.1/2 Mile Float Housing units without vehicle count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket 1045.0
Vehicle Access.10 Miles Float Housing units without vehicle count beyond 10 miles from supermarket 222.0
Vehicle Access.20 Miles Float Housing units without vehicle count beyond 20 miles from supermarket 0.0
Low Access Numbers.Children.1 Mile Float Kids population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket 9973.0
Low Access Numbers.Children.1/2 Mile Float Kids population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket 13281.0
Low Access Numbers.Children.10 Miles Float Kids population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket 1199.0
Low Access Numbers.Children.20 Miles Float Kids population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket 0.0
Low Access Numbers.Low Income People.1 Mile Float Low income population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket 12067.0
Low Access Numbers.Low Income People.1/2 Mile Float Low income population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket 15518.0
Low Access Numbers.Low Income People.10 Miles Float Low income population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket 2307.0
Low Access Numbers.Low Income People.20 Miles Float Low income population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket 0.0
Low Access Numbers.People.1 Mile Float Population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket 37424.0
Low Access Numbers.People.1/2 Mile Float Population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket 49497.0
Low Access Numbers.People.10 Miles Float Population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket 5119.0
Low Access Numbers.People.20 Miles Float Population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket 0.0
Low Access Numbers.Seniors.1 Mile Float Seniors population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket 4393.0
Low Access Numbers.Seniors.1/2 Mile Float Seniors population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket 5935.0
Low Access Numbers.Seniors.10 Miles Float Seniors population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket 707.0
Low Access Numbers.Seniors.20 Miles Float Seniors population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket 0.0