Food Outlets and Median Household Income in the Four Corner States

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Title

Food Outlets and Median Household Income in the Four Corner States

Subject

This map shows food outlet locations in the four corner states. Median household income data is also displayed.

Description

Access to food outlets which sell adequately healthy food is a major concern in public health.

This map displays the point data locations of food outlets in the four corner states. Also displayed is the median household income in the same states. Using graduated colors symbology, this map visually shows census tracts and the corresponding median household income. This method of display shows which census tracts might be at-risk for having few food outlets and high rates of low-income households.

Creator

K Ham

Source

Census tract shapefile: U.S. Census Bureau, 2018, TIGER/Line Shapefiles.

Household income data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Food outlets point data: Mergent Intellect, data published with permission.

Publisher

Website maintained by Chantel Sloan, Associate Professor in the Public Health Department at Brigham Young University.

Date

2013-2017, 2018, 2019

Contributor

K Ham

Rights

Census tract shapefile: U.S. Census Bureau, 2018, TIGER/Line Shapefiles.

Household income data: U.S. Census Bureau, 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Food outlets point data: Mergent Intellect, data published with permission.

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Still image

Coverage

This map uses census tracts within each of the four corner states.

Files

Food Outlets and Median Household Income.pdf

Reference

K Ham, Food Outlets and Median Household Income in the Four Corner States, Website maintained by Chantel Sloan, Associate Professor in the Public Health Department at Brigham Young University., 2013-2017, 2018, 2019