Table 1.
Number of food outlets & Census tracts designated as low access according to community food access measure and data source
| Field Census | D&B | InfoUSA | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Outlets in the Study Area, N | |||
| Supermarket | 81 | 89 | 82 |
| Supercenter | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Warehouse Clubs | 1 | -- | -- |
| Large Grocery Store | 7 | -- | -- |
| Fruit and Vegetable Market (Green Grocers) | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Food Outlets in the Study Area with 10-Mile Buffer, N | |||
| Supermarket | 167 | 174 | 167 |
| Supercenter | 19 | 7 | 6 |
| Warehouse Clubs | 1 | -- | -- |
| Large Grocery Store | 7 | -- | -- |
| Fruit and Vegetable Market | 6 | 11 | 17 |
| Identified Low Food Access Areas, N (%) | |||
| Food Desert Tracts* | 14 (8.3) | 11 (6.5) | 15 (8.9) |
| Non-Healthier Food Retail Tracts* | 49 (29.0) | 51 (30.2) | 50 (29.6) |
--: No NAICS codes for those categories in D&B and InfoUSA.
*
: The food access measures are defined for Census tracts. There are 169 Census tracts in the study area.