St. Louis city, Missouri Food Environment Statistics
St. Louis city, Missouri - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 3,498
This county:
2.35%
Missouri:
3.96%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 16,733
St. Louis city:
4.75%
Missouri:
25.26%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 98
This county:
2.76 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.88 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 42
St. Louis city:
1.18 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.60 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 88
St. Louis city:
2.47 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.34 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 315
Here:
8.89 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.41 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
St. Louis city:
$287,186
Missouri:
$216,461
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 20
This county:
0.56 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
1.24 / 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:
St. Louis city:
$359,120
State:
$137,121
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 292
St. Louis city:
8.21 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.04 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 318
This county:
8.94 / 10,000 pop.
Missouri:
7.37 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Missouri: $491 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Missouri: $469
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Missouri in 2009: 1,033,249
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in St. Louis city in 2007: $122,336
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
St. Louis city:
$88.00
State:
$69.95
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Missouri: 98.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Here:
67.60%
Missouri:
43.72%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Missouri in 2009: 646,836
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
St. Louis city:
68.80%
Missouri:
34.99%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
St. Louis city:
5.10%
Missouri:
10.28%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Missouri in 2009: 236,611 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Missouri in 2009: 34,704
Number of Summer Food Program sites in St. Louis city: 173
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
St. Louis city:
4,195
Missouri:
4,601
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Missouri: 150,256
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in St. Louis city: $7,182,393
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Missouri: 58,191
Food Taxes in Missouri in 2008
General state food sales tax: 1.23%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
This county:
10.60%
Missouri:
8.84%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
St. Louis city:
31.90%
Missouri:
29.63%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
13.30%
Missouri:
13.50%
Local Foods
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 6
St. Louis city:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 65.00% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 43.50% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.07%