Blount County, Alabama Food Environment Statistics
Blount County, Alabama - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 844
This county:
4.38%
Alabama:
6.34%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 14,841
Blount County:
29.11%
Alabama:
30.23%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 6
Blount County:
1.06 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 1
This county:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 1
Blount County:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 29
This county:
5.13 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 23
Blount County:
4.00 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
7.77 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$174,259
Alabama:
$186,059
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 10
Here:
1.74 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.78 / 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:
Blount County:
$102,946
Alabama:
$136,029
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 27
Blount County:
4.78 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.53 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 14
Here:
2.48 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Alabama: $470 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Alabama: $349
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Alabama in 2009: 679,138
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Blount County in 2007: $5,005
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Blount County:
$80.00
Alabama:
$85.50
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Alabama: 66.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Blount County:
24.80%
Alabama:
35.16%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Alabama in 2009: 579,931
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:
30.40%
State:
49.16%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:
10.20%
Alabama:
9.27%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Alabama in 2009: 212,325 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Alabama in 2009: 26,599
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Alabama: 140,810
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Blount County: $1,029,458
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Alabama: 43,186
Food Taxes in Alabama in 2008
General state food sales tax: 4.00%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Blount County:
10.50%
State:
11.77%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Here:
31.50%
Alabama:
31.72%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Blount County:
19.90%
Alabama:
13.49%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 84
Here:
5.90%
Alabama:
5.02%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
This county:
0.30%
State:
0.44%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 429
Blount County:
$7.59 per capita
State:
$1.81 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
Blount County:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 585
Blount County:
103.50 / 10,000 pop.
State:
40.46 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 59.00%