Cumberland County, North Carolina - Food Environment Statistics



Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores

Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 2,936
Here:

2.74%
North Carolina:

5.29%

Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 44,645
This county:

14.74%
North Carolina:

24.87%

Availability of Food Stores

Number of grocery stores in 2007: 48
This county:

1.55 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

2.05 / 10,000 pop.

Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 4
This county:

0.13 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

0.14 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 13
This county:

0.42 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.92 / 10,000 pop.

Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 149
Cumberland County:

4.82 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

4.75 / 10,000 pop.

Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 213
Cumberland County:

6.81 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

6.00 / 10,000 pop.

Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:

$259,504
State:

$203,853

Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 42
Here:

1.34 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

1.88 / 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:
This county:

$202,541
North Carolina:

$115,406

Availability of Restaurants

Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 238
Cumberland County:

7.70 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.10 / 10,000 pop.

Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 177
This county:

5.73 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

7.57 / 10,000 pop.

Expenditures on Food at Restaurants

Fast-food expenditures per capita in North Carolina: $514
Restaurant expenditures per capita in North Carolina: $459

Food Assistance

Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in North Carolina in 2009: 1,137,294

Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Cumberland County in 2007: $44,862

Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Cumberland County:

$88.00
North Carolina:

$88.40

SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in North Carolina: 67.00%

Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Cumberland County:

39.10%
North Carolina:

34.38%

Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in North Carolina in 2009: 961,644

Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:

40.20%
North Carolina:

38.68%

Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:

11.40%
North Carolina:

9.66%

Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in North Carolina in 2009: 367,352
Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in North Carolina in 2009: 48,723

Number of Summer Food Program sites in Cumberland County: 26
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
Here:

1,224
North Carolina:

633

Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in North Carolina: 274,278

WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Cumberland County: $8,506,702

Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in North Carolina: 124,797

Food Taxes in North Carolina in 2008

Soda sales tax in retail stores: 4.25%
Chip and pretzel sales tax in vending machines: 4.25%

Health

Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
This county:

11.40%
North Carolina:

9.77%

Adult obesity rate in 207:
Cumberland County:

31.10%
North Carolina:

28.27%

Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Cumberland County:

7.60%
State:

15.56%

Local Foods

Farms with direct sales in 2007: 39
This county:

7.80%
North Carolina:

8.31%

Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
This county:

0.20%
North Carolina:

1.07%

Direct farm sales in 2007: 175
Cumberland County:

$0.57 per capita
North Carolina:

$2.83 per capita

Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
Here:

0.03 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.19 / 10,000 pop.

Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 2,485
Cumberland County:

80.40 / 10,000 pop.
North Carolina:

135.74 / 10,000 pop.

Physical Activity Levels and Outlets

Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 60.90%
Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 44.30%
Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.07%

Economic Research Service natural amenity index:
Cumberland County:

3.00
State:

3.63


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