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A field in rural America. From 2013 County Health Ratings data, residents who live in rural U.S. food deserts are more likely to have poorer health than those who live in urban food deserts. People who live in rural communities have significantly lower scores in the areas of health behavior, morbidity factors, clinical care, and physical ...
The Food Desert Oasis Act identifies the cities listed below as food desert. This list is far from exhaustive and includes only urban areas. A closer look at the USDA's Food Desert Locator map shows a large number of food deserts exist in rural areas. [3] Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Cleveland, Ohio; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Houston, Texas
Of this number, 19 million people live in "food deserts", low-income census tracts that are more than one mile from a supermarket in urban or suburban areas and more than 10 miles from a supermarket in rural areas. [7] [8] Food deserts tend to be inhabited by low-income residents with inadequate access to transportation, which makes them less ...
As of 2007, the elderly made up 7.5 million of the 50 million people living in rural America. [55] The U.S Census website includes maps showing the percentage of residents aged 65 and older. [56] Of these elderly citizens, nearly a half million live in rural food deserts and are food insecure, while many more may be at risk.
According to Feeding America, rural communities make up 63% of counties in the United States and 87% of counties with the highest rates of overall food insecurity. However, according to a study by USDA, areas with higher poverty rates are more likely to be food deserts regardless if rural or urban. [27]
In 2017, the Food Deserts Act was introduced to the House. [22] The Act called for consistent grants for grocery stores in areas defined as formal food deserts. Grant money would be allocated to selling healthy foods that are locally sourced. This bill did not make it past an introduction in the House.
In rural areas, low-income groups have less access to healthy foods than high income groups. [59] These so-called "food deserts" lack adequate grocery stores or markets that provide fresh and nutritious foods. [60] Some note that food deserts also constitute regions where health foods are available but are expensive or inconsistently stocked.
The Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act of 1972 or Con Act (P.L. 92-419) authorized a major expansion of USDA lending activities, which at the time were administered by Farmers Home Administration (FmHA). The legislation was originally enacted as the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 (P.L. 87-128). In 1972, this title ...