Fulton County, Georgia Food Environment Statistics
Fulton County, Georgia - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 9,802
Here:
3.07%
State:
5.83%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 58,645
Here:
7.23%
Georgia:
27.29%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 190
This county:
1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
1.91 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 7
Here:
0.07 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.15 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 59
This county:
0.59 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.86 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 298
Fulton County:
3.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.12 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 612
Here:
6.03 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
6.89 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
Fulton County:
$204,270
Georgia:
$200,790
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 157
Fulton County:
1.55 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
1.56 / 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:
Fulton County:
$135,596
Georgia:
$168,628
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 966
Fulton County:
9.73 / 10,000 pop.
State:
7.42 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 1,102
Fulton County:
11.10 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
7.41 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Georgia: $538 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Georgia: $510
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Georgia in 2009: 1,286,078
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Fulton County in 2007: $137,642
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Here:
$106.00
State:
$90.67
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Georgia: 68.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Fulton County:
43.50%
State:
37.84%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Georgia in 2009: 1,290,877
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:
45.10%
Georgia:
49.06%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Fulton County:
5.30%
Georgia:
10.12%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Georgia in 2009: 564,560 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Georgia in 2009: 68,477
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Fulton County: 220
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
This county:
2,406
State:
2,291
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Georgia: 500,244
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Fulton County: $21,288,600
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Georgia: 139,207
Food Taxes in Georgia in 2008
Soda sales tax in vending machines: 4.00% Chip and pretzel sales tax in vending machines: 4.00%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Fulton County:
8.60%
Georgia:
10.37%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Fulton County:
23.20%
Georgia:
27.85%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:
15.10%
State:
14.59%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 26
Fulton County:
12.70%
Georgia:
5.02%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Here:
4.30%
Georgia:
0.46%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 175
This county:
$0.18 per capita
Georgia:
$1.21 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
This county:
0.01 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
0.06 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 39
Here:
0.40 / 10,000 pop.
Georgia:
205.25 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 66.80% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 43.80% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.14%