Jefferson County, Alabama Food Environment Statistics
Jefferson County, Alabama - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 10,975
Jefferson County:
4.18%
Alabama:
6.34%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 94,020
Jefferson County:
14.24%
State:
30.23%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 135
This county:
2.05 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
1.89 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 12
This county:
0.18 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.20 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 65
This county:
0.99 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 380
Jefferson County:
5.77 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.32 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 449
Jefferson County:
6.81 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
7.77 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$201,471
Alabama:
$186,059
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 98
Here:
1.49 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.78 / 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:
Jefferson County:
$138,965
Alabama:
$136,029
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 599
Jefferson County:
9.09 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
7.53 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 357
Here:
5.42 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
5.75 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Alabama: $470 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Alabama: $349
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Alabama in 2009: 679,138
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Jefferson County in 2007: $82,477
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Jefferson County:
$85.00
Alabama:
$85.50
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Alabama: 66.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Here:
34.30%
Alabama:
35.16%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Alabama in 2009: 579,931
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
Here:
40.20%
State:
49.16%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:
6.90%
State:
9.27%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Alabama in 2009: 212,325 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Alabama in 2009: 26,599
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Jefferson County: 192
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
Jefferson County:
1,882
Alabama:
2,806
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Alabama: 140,810
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Jefferson County: $13,618,610
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Alabama: 43,186
Food Taxes in Alabama in 2008
General state food sales tax: 4.00%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
This county:
12.40%
Alabama:
11.77%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
This county:
31.10%
Alabama:
31.72%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.00%
State:
13.49%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 42
This county:
8.90%
Alabama:
5.02%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 59
This county:
$0.09 per capita
State:
$1.81 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 8
Here:
0.12 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
0.26 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 43
Jefferson County:
0.70 / 10,000 pop.
Alabama:
40.46 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 59.00% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.12%