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  • Nearly 20 percent of U.S. shoppers bought groceries online in 2022
    2/26/2024
    Nearly 20 percent of U.S. shoppers bought groceries online in 2022
  • Nearly 20 percent of U.S. residents age 15 and up reported they bought groceries online at least once in the prior month in 2022
    2/8/2024
    Nearly 20 percent of U.S. residents age 15 and up reported they bought groceries online at least once in the prior month in 2022
  • Food-at-home spending on desserts, prepared meals, and other unclassified items varied by race and ethnicity from 2016-19 to 2020
    7/10/2023
    Food-at-home spending on desserts, prepared meals, and other unclassified items varied by race and ethnicity from 2016-19 to 2020
  • Food retail concentration increases as geographic area shrinks
    3/21/2023
    Food retail concentration increases as geographic area shrinks
  • Food retailing market concentration increased more at national level than county level over past three decades
    1/25/2023
    Food retailing market concentration increased more at national level than county level over past three decades
  • Schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods after school meal nutrition standards were updated in 2012
    10/24/2022
    Schools obtained more fruits and vegetables through USDA Foods after school meal nutrition standards were updated in 2012
  • Free Meal Sites Expanded Rapidly To Provide Meals to Children During the Early Months of the Pandemic
    11/8/2021
    Free Meal Sites Expanded Rapidly To Provide Meals to Children During the Early Months of the Pandemic
  • Food Pantry Use Increased in 2020 for Most Types of U.S. Households
    11/8/2021
    Food Pantry Use Increased in 2020 for Most Types of U.S. Households
  • Local food producers with less farming experience had greater access to the internet and used it more than experienced farmers in 2015
    8/16/2021
    Local food producers with less farming experience had greater access to the internet and used it more than experienced farmers in 2015
  • Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
    8/4/2021
    Super stores retain the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006, while expanding participants’ purchasing power and maintaining store availability
  • Monthly online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions grew as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot expanded to almost all States in 2020
    7/6/2021
    Monthly online SNAP and P-EBT benefit redemptions grew as the SNAP Online Purchasing Pilot expanded to almost all States in 2020
  • Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
    6/24/2021
    Super stores account for the largest share of SNAP redemptions since 2006
  • From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
    6/17/2021
    From 2015 to 2019, decreased supermarket access led some U.S. census tracts to be newly categorized as LILA Using Vehicle Access
  • Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
    6/17/2021
    Food Access Research Atlas (FARA) lets users map specific low-income, low-access areas, such as this snapshot of San Bernardino County, CA, in 2019
  • A comparison of the number of census tracts in San Bernardino County, CA, that are LILA Using Vehicle Access from 2015 to 2019
    6/17/2021
    A comparison of the number of census tracts in San Bernardino County, CA, that are LILA Using Vehicle Access from 2015 to 2019
  • Updated Atlas allows users to compare low-income and low-supermarket access areas in 2015 and 2019
    4/28/2021
    Updated Atlas allows users to compare low-income and low-supermarket access areas in 2015 and 2019
  • Food security outlook improves for 76 low- and middle-income countries by 2030 despite income impacts of COVID-19
    9/16/2020
    Food security outlook improves for 76 low- and middle-income countries by 2030 despite income impacts of COVID-19
  • Between 2010 and 2015, 30 States saw an increase in the share of residents living in low-income areas with low access to food stores
    3/11/2020
    Between 2010 and 2015, 30 States saw an increase in the share of residents living in low-income areas with low access to food stores
  • Number of people living in low-income areas with low access to food stores grew in some States over 2010-15
    12/11/2019
    Number of people living in low-income areas with low access to food stores grew in some States over 2010-15
  • Food-insecure households spend more of their food-at-home dollars at convenience stores
    10/16/2019
    Food-insecure households spend more of their food-at-home dollars at convenience stores
  • Distance to a food store and access to vehicles both play roles in food access
    8/5/2019
    Distance to a food store and access to vehicles both play roles in food access
  • Consumers in much of the United States had access to a third food store within 20 miles of their homes in 2015
    7/10/2019
    Consumers in much of the United States had access to a third food store within 20 miles of their homes in 2015
  • USDA’s Summer Food Service Program served 2.7 million children in 2018
    7/5/2019
    USDA’s Summer Food Service Program served 2.7 million children in 2018
  • Southern States had highest shares of low-income and low-food-access census tracts in 2015
    6/18/2019
    Southern States had highest shares of low-income and low-food-access census tracts in 2015
  • Food stores—except specialized food stores—grew in number between 2009 and 2014
    6/19/2018
    Food stores—except specialized food stores—grew in number between 2009 and 2014
  • Distance to grocery stores and vehicle access affect low-income shoppers’ food spending
    4/30/2018
    Distance to grocery stores and vehicle access affect low-income shoppers’ food spending
  • Number of U.S. fast food restaurants grew by 9 percent between 2009 and 2014
    12/19/2017
    Number of U.S. fast food restaurants grew by 9 percent between 2009 and 2014
  • Distance to grocery stores and vehicle access influence where low-income households shop for food
    10/19/2017
    Distance to grocery stores and vehicle access influence where low-income households shop for food
  • Lower income people still fall short of protein consumption recommendations in world’s three most food-insecure regions
    8/16/2017
    Lower income people still fall short of protein consumption recommendations in world’s three most food-insecure regions
  • Global food insecurity is projected to decline across all regions by 2027
    7/19/2017
    Global food insecurity is projected to decline across all regions by 2027
  • More children participated in USDA’s Summer Food Service Program in 2016
    6/8/2017
    More children participated in USDA’s Summer Food Service Program in 2016
  • Number of low-income, low-supermarket-access census tracts in urban areas rose from 2010 to 2015, but declined in rural areas
    4/24/2017
    Number of low-income, low-supermarket-access census tracts in urban areas rose from 2010 to 2015, but declined in rural areas
  • Updated ERS Atlas allows users to map low-income and low-supermarket access areas
    1/25/2017
    Updated ERS Atlas allows users to map low-income and low-supermarket access areas
  • Food acquisition locations differ by household income and SNAP participation
    8/1/2016
    Food acquisition locations differ by household income and SNAP participation
  • Even households that walk, bike, or take public transit do not always shop for food at the store closest to home
    4/26/2016
    Even households that walk, bike, or take public transit do not always shop for food at the store closest to home
  • Consumers living in low-income/low-access areas spend less on fruits, vegetables, and low-fat milk than other consumers
    4/26/2016
    Consumers living in low-income/low-access areas spend less on fruits, vegetables, and low-fat milk than other consumers