DeSoto County, Mississippi Food Environment Statistics
DeSoto County, Mississippi - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 818
DeSoto County:
2.16%
State:
7.11%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 13,215
Here:
12.63%
Mississippi:
34.25%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 16
Here:
1.07 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
2.08 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 4
DeSoto County:
0.27 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 6
DeSoto County:
0.40 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 58
This county:
3.89 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
6.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 81
DeSoto County:
5.23 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
9.61 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$275,277
State:
$187,089
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 107
Here:
7.17 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
6.67 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 96
This county:
6.44 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
5.03 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Mississippi: $442 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Mississippi: $261
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Mississippi in 2009: 505,920
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in DeSoto County in 2007: $4,740
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
DeSoto County:
$48.00
Mississippi:
$81.93
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Mississippi: 63.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
This county:
34.00%
State:
34.79%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Mississippi in 2009: 405,714
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:
29.00%
Mississippi:
67.04%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
DeSoto County:
10.30%
State:
9.11%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Mississippi in 2009: 199,866 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Mississippi in 2009: 22,766
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Mississippi: 111,478
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Mississippi: 38,030
Food Taxes in Mississippi in 2008
Soda sales tax in vending machines: 1.00% Chip and pretzel sales tax in vending machines: 1.00% General state food sales tax: 7.00%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
This county:
10.40%
State:
12.29%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Here:
31.60%
Mississippi:
33.14%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
18.60%
State:
14.35%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 28
DeSoto County:
5.70%
Mississippi:
3.94%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
DeSoto County:
0.10%
State:
0.50%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 39
This county:
$0.26 per capita
State:
$2.45 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
Here:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 63
DeSoto County:
4.20 / 10,000 pop.
Mississippi:
110.70 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 57.20% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 36.10% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.06%