Edmonson County, Kentucky Food Environment Statistics
Edmonson County, Kentucky - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 282
This county:
6.07%
State:
6.03%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 4,749
Edmonson County:
40.84%
State:
31.11%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 5
This county:
4.18 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
2.19 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 7
Edmonson County:
5.86 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
4.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 15
Here:
12.41 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
9.20 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
Here:
$66,298
Kentucky:
$194,043
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 7
Edmonson County:
5.79 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.67 / 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:
$23,251
State:
$77,621
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 3
Edmonson County:
2.51 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
6.95 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 6
This county:
5.02 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
5.74 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Kentucky: $527 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Kentucky: $394
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Kentucky in 2009: 701,756
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Edmonson County in 2007: $2,001
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Here:
$82.00
Kentucky:
$88.47
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Kentucky: 78.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
This county:
35.50%
Kentucky:
41.89%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Kentucky in 2009: 569,825
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
Edmonson County:
44.60%
State:
45.93%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Here:
10.60%
Kentucky:
9.00%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Kentucky in 2009: 238,331 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Kentucky in 2009: 55,312
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Edmonson County: 3
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Kentucky: 141,346
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Edmonson County: $162,760
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Kentucky: 45,755
Food Taxes in Kentucky in 2008
Soda sales tax in retail stores: 6.00% Chip and pretzel sales tax in vending machines: 6.00%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Edmonson County:
12.90%
Kentucky:
11.02%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Edmonson County:
32.30%
State:
30.00%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Edmonson County:
15.60%
Kentucky:
15.95%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 19
Here:
2.70%
Kentucky:
4.73%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Edmonson County:
0.20%
State:
0.96%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 31
This county:
$2.59 per capita
Kentucky:
$3.60 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
Edmonson County:
0.83 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
0.42 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 11
Edmonson County:
9.20 / 10,000 pop.
Kentucky:
18.88 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 57.90% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 32.90%