La Paz County, Arizona Food Environment Statistics
La Paz County, Arizona - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 357
This county:
4.35%
Arizona:
4.57%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 7,514
La Paz County:
38.72%
State:
26.78%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 8
La Paz County:
3.98 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
1.36 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 1
La Paz County:
0.50 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
0.55 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 18
This county:
8.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.47 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 26
La Paz County:
12.94 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
4.81 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$112,927
Arizona:
$246,363
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 9
This county:
4.48 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.35 / 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:
La Paz County:
$209,796
Arizona:
$162,536
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 16
Here:
7.96 / 10,000 pop.
State:
6.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 24
Here:
11.95 / 10,000 pop.
Arizona:
6.21 / 10,000 pop.
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Arizona in 2009: 813,987
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in La Paz County in 2007: $3,002
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
La Paz County:
$87.00
Arizona:
$97.53
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Arizona: 61.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
La Paz County:
28.90%
State:
34.12%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Arizona in 2009: 656,017
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
Here:
57.80%
Arizona:
37.77%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:
12.60%
State:
11.04%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Arizona in 2009: 231,874 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Arizona in 2009: 12,409
Number of Summer Food Program sites in La Paz County: 3
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
Here:
3,162
Arizona:
4,063
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Arizona: 108,846
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in La Paz County: $1,888,161
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Arizona: 42,958
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
La Paz County:
11.20%
State:
8.03%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
This county:
28.00%
Arizona:
22.82%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 6
La Paz County:
6.10%
State:
6.50%
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 9,921
La Paz County:
4938.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
234.69 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 66.50% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 32.00% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.05%