Environmental justice & Sustainability Indicator

Urban Food Deserts

Urban Food Deserts is a metric that contains the total number of people living in urban areas within the 8-county region with low access to food. Low access to food in urban areas is defined as living more than 1 mile from the nearest supermarket.

The data for the total population living in Urban areas within the 8-county region with low access to food is sourced from USDA - Food Access Research Atlas. The data spans from 2010 to 2019 for the United States, New York State and the 8 counties in our region.

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This infographic displays a line graph depicting the total population living in areas with low access to food in the 8-county region from 2010 to 2019.

Interestingly, the high concentration of population in Monroe County contributes more than 86% of the total population with low food access.

Pro Tip: If you hover over the county in the legend, it highlights the line.