Denver County, Colorado Food Environment Statistics
Denver County, Colorado - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 2,786
Denver County:
1.21%
State:
2.66%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 26,863
Denver County:
5.04%
Colorado:
19.14%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 105
This county:
1.80 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 6
This county:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 66
Denver County:
1.13 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.45 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 140
Denver County:
2.40 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 340
Here:
5.68 / 10,000 pop.
State:
3.98 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
Denver County:
$144,942
Colorado:
$171,494
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 31
Denver County:
0.52 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.89 / 10,000 pop.
Average WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemption per one WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized store in 2008:
Denver County:
$251,515
Colorado:
$151,628
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 523
Denver County:
8.97 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
7.54 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 662
Denver County:
11.36 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Colorado: $529 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Colorado: $688
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Colorado in 2009: 319,120
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Denver County in 2007: $65,160
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
This county:
$114.00
State:
$121.69
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Colorado: 54.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Denver County:
26.40%
State:
19.43%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Colorado in 2009: 383,980
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
Denver County:
57.30%
State:
28.94%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:
7.60%
Colorado:
9.49%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Colorado in 2009: 106,117 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Colorado in 2009: 12,804
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Denver County: 33
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
Denver County:
3,481
State:
4,234
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Colorado: 107,930
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Denver County: $7,796,958
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Colorado: 31,288
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Denver County:
4.90%
State:
5.33%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Denver County:
16.30%
State:
18.45%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
10.00%
Colorado:
9.62%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 1
Here:
4.20%
State:
9.63%
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 9
This county:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.23 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 70.90% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.10%