Food Access Research Atlas

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service

Version:  View help for Version V1

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  Food Access Research Atlas 02/12/2026 01:30:PM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Agriculture. Economic Research Service. Food Access Research Atlas. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-02-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E245192V1

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Food Access Research Atlas
Summary:  View help for Summary Limited access to supermarkets, supercenters, grocery stores, or other sources of healthy and affordable food may make it harder for some people to eat a healthy diet in this country.  Expanding the availability of nutritious and affordable food by developing and equipping grocery stores, small retailers, corner markets and farmers’ markets in communities with limited access is an important part of the Healthy Food Financing Initiative.

The Food Access Research Atlas:
  • Presents an overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility;
  • Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and
  • Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes.
The Food Research Atlas on the USDA website offers an interactive web-based GIS application for browsing the data, which is not preserved here. However, the underlying data and documentation has been downloaded and preserved.
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms food programs; food shortages; food security; food costs
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2006 – 2019
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) census/enumeration data
Collection Notes:  View help for Collection Notes Downloaded 2026/02/12


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