It may help to see specific examples of food deserts to better understand how these systems work. So, let’s look at Hartford, Connecticut, where food access issues have been extensively studied.

The USDA’s food desert locator shows examples of cities around the Bay Area that have food deserts including parts of: East Palo Alto, Hayward, San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland. Unfortunately ...

This is another example of one of Knoxville's food deserts. Harbs Market shopper, Debrina Penn said she sometimes will stop there instead of a grocery store for time's sake.

How do they know? They use data from the Nielsen Homescan Panel to examine the food and drink purchases of some 169,000 unique households between 2004 and 2016.

Minneapolis, for example, has as part of its 2040 plan an aim to “establish equitable distribution of food sources and food markets to provide all Minneapolis residents with reliable access to ...

As Dollar Stores Proliferate Food Deserts, ... For example, the two mostly white districts in north DeKalb County with the highest median income earners are only home to three such dollar stores.

An example of a food desert would be if a person who is on a budget lived closer to a McDonald's than a grocery store, they would be more likely to eat at the McDonald's.

If approved by regulators, the deal is expected to close in early 2024. Meanwhile, food access organizations are keeping watch if some stores close as a result.

It may help to see specific examples of food deserts to better understand how these systems work. So, let’s look at Hartford, Connecticut, where food access issues have been extensively studied.