This layer displays the percentage of each county’s population (or low income population) living near a farmer’s market (defined as within a 3 mile radius in urban areas and a 10 mile radius in urban areas).
Farmer’s Market Locations
This layer displays information about the location and characteristics of the nation’s operating farmers’ markets.
Food Hubs
Layer displays the location of Food Hubs across the US. Data was obtained from the USDA Local Food Directories on January 7, 2016
Access to Farmer’s Markets
This layer displays the percentage of each county’s population (or low income population) living near a farmer’s market (defined as within a 3 mile radius in urban areas and a 10 mile radius in urban areas). Data have been updated to reflect farmers markets from the May 2016 version of the USDA Local Food Directories database.
Farmer’s Market Locations
This layer displays information about the location and characteristics of the nation’s operating farmers markets.
SNAP Recipients by County, 2013
This layer displays the percentage of population receiving SNAP benefits by county. Data are from the US Census Bureau 2014 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) dataset, released December 2015.
Farm to School Participation by School District
This layer displays Farm to School participation based on responses to the 2013 Farm to School Census. Participation data refer primarily to activities occurring during the 2011-12 school year.
Food Desert Census Tracts
This layer displays the location of Food Deserts across the United States based on conditions in 2015. More information can be found in the January 2017 report, Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015.
Change in Food Desert Census Tracts, 2010-2015
This layer displays changes in Food Desert Census Tracts between 2010 and 2015. More information can be found in the January 2017 report, Low-Income and Low-Supermarket-Access Census Tracts, 2010-2015.
Value of Agricultural Products Sold for Direct Consumption by County, 2012
This layer displays the value of agricultural products sold directly for human consumption. This figure includes sales from roadside stands, farmers’ markets, pick-your-own sites, etc.