USDA Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) 2019
USDA Economic Research Service
County-level food access indicators aggregated from Census-tract-level USDA FARA data for vintages 2015 and 2019, providing counts of low-income/low-access populations and population shares for ~140 food access measures derived from tract-to-county rollups.
USDA FARA 2019
- File
- FoodAccessResearchAtlasData2019_orig.xlsx
Citation
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. Food Access Research Atlas, 2015 and 2019 vintages. https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/ (public domain).
How it's measured
County FIPS derived from the 11-digit Census tract GEOID; additive count columns summed per county; *_share indicators recomputed from population/housing/tract-flag denominators; the 2015 and 2019 vintages share indicator keys with distinct years.
Limitations
Tract-level measures are aggregated to counties by summing additive counts; proportions/shares are recomputed against explicit county denominators, and non-additive tract summaries (medians, rates) are excluded rather than averaged.
License
Public domain (U.S. Government)
Indicators
53 sdoh indicator(s)| Indicator | Type | County coverage |
|---|---|---|
Share: Group Quarters Residents Group quarters, tract population residing in, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Count of tract population residing in group quarters divided by total county population. fara.numgqtrs_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access AIAN Population (1 mi) Low access, American Indian and Alaska Native population at 1 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: American Indian or Alaska Native population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laaian1_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access AIAN Population (10 mi) Low access, American Indian and Alaska Native population at 10 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: American Indian or Alaska Native population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laaian10_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access AIAN Population (20 mi) Low access, American Indian and Alaska Native population at 20 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: American Indian or Alaska Native population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laaian20_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access AIAN Population (0.5 mi) Low access, American Indian or Alaska Native population at 1/2 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: American Indian or Alaska Native population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laaianhalf_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Asian Population (1 mi) Low access, Asian population at 1 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Asian population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laasian1_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Asian Population (0.5 mi) Low access, Asian population at 1/2 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Asian population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laasianhalf_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Asian Population (10 mi) Low access, Asian population at 10 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Asian population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laasian10_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Asian Population (20 mi) Low access, Asian population at 20 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Asian population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laasian20_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Black Or African American Population (1 mi) Low access, Black or African American population at 1 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Black or African American population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lablack1_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Black Or African American Population (0.5 mi) Low access, Black or African American population at 1/2 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Black or African American population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lablackhalf_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Black Or African American Population (10 mi) Low access, Black or African American population at 10 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Black or African American population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lablack10_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Black Or African American Population (20 mi) Low access, Black or African American population at 20 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Black or African American population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lablack20_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Hispanic Or Latino Population (1 mi) Low access, Hispanic or Latino population at 1 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Hispanic or Latino ethnicity population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lahisp1_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Hispanic Or Latino Population (0.5 mi) Low access, Hispanic or Latino population at 1/2 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Hispanic or Latino ethnicity population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lahisphalf_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Hispanic Or Latino Population (10 mi) Low access, Hispanic or Latino population at 10 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Hispanic or Latino ethnicity population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lahisp10_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Hispanic Or Latino Population (20 mi) Low access, Hispanic or Latino population at 20 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Hispanic or Latino ethnicity population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lahisp20_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access NHPI Population (1 mi) Low access, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population at 1 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lanhopi1_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access NHPI Population (10 mi) Low access, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population at 10 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lanhopi10_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access NHPI Population (20 mi) Low access, Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander population at 20 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lanhopi20_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access NHPI Population (0.5 mi) Low access, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander population at 1/2 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.lanhopihalf_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Other/Multiple Race Population (1 mi) Low access, Other/Multiple race population at 1 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Other/Multiple race population count beyond 1 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laomultir1_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Other/Multiple Race Population (0.5 mi) Low access, Other/Multiple race population at 1/2 mile, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Other/Multiple race population count beyond 1/2 mile from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laomultirhalf_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Other/Multiple Race Population (10 mi) Low access, Other/Multiple race population at 10 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Other/Multiple race population count beyond 10 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laomultir10_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |
Share: Low-Access Other/Multiple Race Population (20 mi) Low access, Other/Multiple race population at 20 miles, number, share (county-level proportion) County-level proportion: Other/Multiple race population count beyond 20 miles from supermarket divided by total county population. fara.laomultir20_share | Proportion (0-1) | 100% |