Saguache County, Colorado Food Environment Statistics
Saguache County, Colorado - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 173
Here:
8.18%
State:
2.66%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 2,884
Here:
54.15%
State:
19.14%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 1
This county:
1.46 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
1.50 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 6
This county:
8.74 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.13 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 9
Here:
12.75 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
3.98 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$41,371
State:
$171,494
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 1
Here:
1.42 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
0.89 / 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:
Here:
$142,956
Colorado:
$151,628
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 2
Saguache County:
2.91 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
7.54 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 5
Saguache County:
7.28 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
8.99 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Colorado: $529 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Colorado: $688
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Colorado in 2009: 319,120
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Saguache County in 2007: $1,320
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Here:
$105.00
State:
$121.69
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Colorado: 54.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Here:
32.00%
Colorado:
19.43%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Colorado in 2009: 383,980
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
Here:
60.40%
Colorado:
28.94%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
This county:
10.30%
Colorado:
9.49%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Colorado in 2009: 106,117 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Colorado in 2009: 12,804
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Saguache County: 1
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
This county:
9,490
State:
4,234
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Colorado: 107,930
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Saguache County: $142,956
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Colorado: 31,288
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Saguache County:
5.50%
Colorado:
5.33%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Saguache County:
20.40%
Colorado:
18.45%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Saguache County:
8.80%
Colorado:
9.62%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 14
Here:
5.80%
Colorado:
9.63%
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 18,121
Here:
26400.10 / 10,000 pop.
Colorado:
263.21 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 70.90% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.14%