Roane County, Tennessee Food Environment Statistics
Roane County, Tennessee - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 889
Roane County:
4.21%
Tennessee:
4.54%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 11,956
Roane County:
23.17%
Tennessee:
26.91%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 8
Roane County:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
1.99 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 1
This county:
0.19 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 5
Here:
0.94 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
0.65 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 31
Here:
5.82 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
5.16 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 35
This county:
6.55 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
7.70 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$242,079
State:
$230,983
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 7
Roane County:
1.31 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.55 / 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:
Roane County:
$120,684
Tennessee:
$138,553
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 36
This county:
6.75 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
7.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 22
This county:
4.13 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
6.56 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Tennessee: $513 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Tennessee: $476
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Tennessee in 2009: 1,072,054
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Roane County in 2007: $7,440
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Roane County:
$87.00
Tennessee:
$90.54
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Tennessee: 91.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
This county:
39.20%
Tennessee:
45.67%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Tennessee in 2009: 616,380
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:
36.30%
Tennessee:
42.31%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Roane County:
8.20%
State:
8.85%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Tennessee in 2009: 250,399 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Tennessee in 2009: 28,843
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Roane County: 6
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Tennessee: 174,832
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Roane County: $844,788
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Tennessee: 57,707
Food Taxes in Tennessee in 2008
General state food sales tax: 5.50%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Roane County:
12.90%
Tennessee:
11.44%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Roane County:
31.10%
State:
30.24%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Roane County:
11.90%
State:
13.50%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 63
Roane County:
10.90%
Tennessee:
5.18%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Roane County:
1.80%
State:
0.99%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 92
Roane County:
$1.73 per capita
Tennessee:
$2.51 per capita
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 93
Here:
17.40 / 10,000 pop.
Tennessee:
19.63 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 51.80% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 42.00% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.07%