This dataset contains Access and Proximity to Grocery Store metrics displayed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Environment Atlas website, including store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics — factors which interact to influence food choices and diet quality. These interactions are complex and more research is needed to identify causal relationships and effective policy interventions.
Data was last updated on the USDA website in September 2020.
Any data elements with numerical values reflect figures at the locality-level unless otherwise specified with an asterisk (*). See column descriptions for details. For more information on all metrics in this dataset, see the Food Environment Atlas Access and Proximity to Grocery Store documentation.
