What does this measure?
The share of census tracts in an area that are food deserts.
Why is this important?
Food access is critical to health and well-being. Living in a food desert means getting food may require a personal vehicle or potentially lengthy and time-consuming travel on transit.
How is our region performing?
In 2019, 107 census tracts in the region were food deserts, 35% of all tracts in the region. This was similar to the proportion for the state of 33%. Among counties, Monroe had the highest share of food deserts at 45% of census tracts. Livingston County was next at 33% of tracts. At the other extreme, Yates County had no food deserts and Genesee had just 1, or 7% of all its tracts.
Notes about the data
In this dataset, a food desert is defined as a census tract where at least 500 people or 33 percent of the population live more than 1 mile from the nearest food store (supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store) in an urban area or more than 10 miles from such a store in a rural area.
2019 | |
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NYS | 19% |
NYS (excluding NYC) | 33% |
Region | 35% |
Monroe | 45% |
Surrounding Counties | 17% |
Genesee | 7% |
Livingston | 33% |
Ontario | 16% |
Orleans | 18% |
Seneca | 10% |
Wayne | 17% |
Wyoming | 27% |
Yates | 0% |
Notes: 1 mile for urban areas and 10 miles for rural areas
2019 | |
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NYS | 937 |
NYS (excluding NYC) | 924 |
Region | 107 |
Monroe | 87 |
Surrounding Counties | 20 |
Genesee | 1 |
Livingston | 5 |
Ontario | 4 |
Orleans | 2 |
Seneca | 1 |
Wayne | 4 |
Wyoming | 3 |
Yates | 0 |
Notes: 1 mile for urban areas and 10 miles for rural areas
INDICATORS - Grouped by Topic | REGIONAL VALUE | YEAR | NYS COMPARISON | TREND | REGION |
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