Lancaster County, Virginia Food Environment Statistics
Lancaster 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: 316
Lancaster County:
6.35%
Virginia:
4.68%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 3,508
Lancaster County:
30.48%
Virginia:
19.29%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 5
Lancaster County:
4.35 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 1
This county:
0.87 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 13
Lancaster County:
11.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:
4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 13
Lancaster County:
11.34 / 10,000 pop.
State:
5.57 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
Lancaster County:
$114,706
Virginia:
$148,240
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 2
Lancaster County:
1.74 / 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:
Lancaster County:
$107,350
Virginia:
$115,366
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 10
Lancaster County:
8.70 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
7.69 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 19
Here:
16.53 / 10,000 pop.
State:
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 Lancaster County in 2007: $1,133
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
This county:
$78.00
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):
Here:
31.40%
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:
44.60%
Virginia:
31.05%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:
8.50%
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
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Lancaster County: 2
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
Lancaster County:
2,779
Virginia:
2,779
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 Lancaster County: $214,701
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:
Here:
12.80%
Virginia:
9.30%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Here:
27.10%
State:
26.69%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Lancaster County:
14.70%
Virginia:
18.65%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 6
This county:
9.40%
State:
7.40%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Lancaster County:
0.70%
Virginia:
1.84%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 20
Lancaster County:
$1.74 per capita
State:
$4.15 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
This county:
0.87 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 6
Here:
5.20 / 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: 0.26%