Dutko, Paula; Ver Ploeg, Michele; Farrigan, Tracey L. - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2012
Applying a census tract-level definition of food deserts, areas with limited access to affordable and healthy food, ERS has identified over 6,500 food desert tracts in the U.S. based on data from the 2000 Census of the Population. In this report, we examine the socioeconomic and demographic...