Hanover County, Virginia Food Environment Statistics
Hanover County, Virginia - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 685
Hanover County:
2.20%
State:
4.68%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 6,768
Hanover County:
7.82%
Virginia:
19.29%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 17
Hanover County:
1.72 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 3
Hanover County:
0.30 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 7
Here:
0.71 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 53
Hanover County:
5.36 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 34
This county:
3.41 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
5.57 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$318,658
Virginia:
$148,240
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 7
This county:
0.70 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
1.11 / 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:
$103,352
Virginia:
$115,366
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 70
This county:
7.08 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
7.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 62
This county:
6.27 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Virginia: $482 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Virginia: $513
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Virginia in 2009: 651,725
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Hanover County in 2007: $2,949
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Here:
$89.00
Virginia:
$83.38
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Virginia: 69.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Hanover County:
26.30%
Virginia:
30.29%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Virginia in 2009: 752,521
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:
7.20%
State:
31.05%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Hanover County:
2.10%
Virginia:
8.17%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Virginia in 2009: 234,202 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Virginia in 2009: 51,752
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Virginia: 160,150
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Hanover County: $723,466
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Virginia: 55,612
Food Taxes in Virginia in 2008
Soda sales tax in vending machines: 2.50% Chip and pretzel sales tax in vending machines: 2.50% General state food sales tax: 1.50%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Hanover County:
9.10%
Virginia:
9.30%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Hanover County:
25.10%
Virginia:
26.69%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
14.20%
Virginia:
18.65%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 39
Hanover County:
6.20%
Virginia:
7.40%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
This county:
0.80%
Virginia:
1.84%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 355
Hanover County:
$3.59 per capita
State:
$4.15 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
Hanover County:
0.10 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 1,123
Hanover County:
113.60 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
52.71 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 67.10% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.14%