Cherokee County, Alabama Food Environment Statistics
Cherokee 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: 512
Cherokee County:
5.25%
State:
6.34%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 8,294
Cherokee County:
34.50%
State:
30.23%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 4
Cherokee County:
1.63 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 1
Cherokee County:
0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 14
Cherokee County:
5.71 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 25
Cherokee County:
10.19 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.77 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
Cherokee County:
$143,954
Alabama:
$186,059
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 5
This county:
2.04 / 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:
Cherokee County:
$112,916
Alabama:
$136,029
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 20
Cherokee County:
8.16 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
7.53 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 14
Here:
5.71 / 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 Cherokee County in 2007: $3,990
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
This county:
$80.00
State:
$85.50
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Alabama: 66.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Cherokee County:
40.40%
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:
Here:
40.80%
Alabama:
49.16%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Cherokee County:
10.10%
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 Cherokee County: $564,578
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:
Cherokee County:
13.30%
State:
11.77%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Cherokee County:
30.70%
State:
31.72%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
14.30%
State:
13.49%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 23
Cherokee County:
3.50%
State:
5.02%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Here:
0.10%
Alabama:
0.44%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 54
This county:
$2.20 per capita
State:
$1.81 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
This county:
0.41 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 115
Here:
46.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:
40.46 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 59.00% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.04%