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Burlingame, Kansas (pictured) is an example of a food desert. All three preexisting grocery stores in Burlingame closed, and the closest grocery store is over 25 miles away in Topeka, Kansas. [1] A food desert is an area that has limited access to food that is plentiful, affordable, or nutritious.
A 2016 USDA map. According to the Medley Food Desert Project, in 2017, nearly 24 million Americans lived in food deserts. [7] Food deserts are heavily concentrated in southern states, which correlates with concentration of poverty, including the south's Black belt. The map shows the percentage of people without cars living in areas with no ...
For 74-year-old Fred Cook – and thousands of other people in some city neighborhoods, grocery shopping is a tough task.
African food deserts have been defined as "poor, often informal, urban neighborhoods characterized by high food insecurity and low dietary diversity, with multiple markets and market and non-market food sources but variable household access to food." [1] The definition of a food desert often relates to the distance between residents and the ...
Although the definition and methods for determining "food deserts" have varied, studies indicate that, at least in the United States, there are racial disparities in the food environment. [120] Thus using the definition of environment as the place where people live, work, play and pray, food disparities become an issue of environmental justice ...
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According to the USDA, in 2015, about 19 million people, around 6% of the United States population, lived in a food desert, and 2.1 million households both lived in a food desert and lacked access to a vehicle. [25] However, the definition and number of people living in food deserts is constantly evolving as it depends on census information. [28]
The Food Desert Oasis Act identifies the cities listed below as food desert. This list is far from exhaustive and includes only urban areas. A closer look at the USDA's Food Desert Locator map shows a large number of food deserts exist in rural areas. [3] Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Houston, Texas