Worcester County, Massachusetts Food Environment Statistics
Worcester County, Massachusetts - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 8,142
This county:
2.87%
State:
2.23%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 62,190
Worcester County:
8.28%
Massachusetts:
7.84%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 135
Worcester County:
1.73 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
1.98 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores in 2007: 4
Worcester County:
0.05 / 10,000 pop.
State:
0.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 140
Worcester County:
1.79 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 174
Here:
2.22 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
1.77 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 411
Worcester County:
5.24 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
5.39 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
This county:
$178,279
Massachusetts:
$165,485
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 97
This county:
1.24 / 10,000 pop.
State:
1.37 / 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:
Worcester County:
$102,920
Massachusetts:
$96,186
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 497
Worcester County:
6.35 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
7.05 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 569
Here:
7.27 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
8.76 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Massachusetts: $515 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Massachusetts: $696
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Massachusetts in 2009: 627,611
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Worcester County in 2007: $52,748
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Worcester County:
$70.00
Massachusetts:
$121.43
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Massachusetts: 61.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Worcester County:
35.00%
Massachusetts:
27.87%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Massachusetts in 2009: 543,851
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
This county:
21.30%
Massachusetts:
21.78%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Worcester County:
5.60%
Massachusetts:
5.48%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Massachusetts in 2009: 133,675 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Massachusetts in 2009: 51,264
Number of Summer Food Program sites in Worcester County: 45
Average daily meals at Summer-Food sites:
Worcester County:
1,650
Massachusetts:
3,465
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Massachusetts: 128,164
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Worcester County: $9,983,196
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Massachusetts: 55,647
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
This county:
8.00%
State:
8.09%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
Here:
24.00%
Massachusetts:
22.54%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
16.60%
Massachusetts:
16.46%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 338
Here:
21.80%
Massachusetts:
22.48%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Worcester County:
13.50%
State:
9.11%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 10,871
Worcester County:
$13.90 per capita
Massachusetts:
$6.97 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 22
Worcester County:
0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Massachusetts:
0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 1,641
This county:
21.00 / 10,000 pop.
State:
27.27 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 66.90% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 41.00% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.15%