States In The U.S. Ranked By Accessibility Of Healthy Food By Its Residents

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States In The U.S. Ranked By Accessibility Of Healthy Food By Its Residents

by Liam Johnson

Saturday, August 8, 2015

As part of our series on Access to Healthy Food in the United States, we have ranked the states according to the rating of its residents access to healthy food.

50 South Dakota

814,180
Total Population

424,163
Urban Population

390,017
Rural Population

38.31%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

31.45%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

45.17%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

49 North Dakota

672,591
Total Population

387,978
Urban Population

284,613
Rural Population

36.64%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

22.73%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

50.55%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

48 Alaska

710,231
Total Population

431,982
Urban Population

278,249
Rural Population

36.47%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

39.13%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

33.8%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

47 New Mexico

2,059,179
Total Population

1,475,509
Urban Population

583,670
Rural Population

32.61%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

35.14%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

30.09%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

46 Montana

989,415
Total Population

455,240
Urban Population

534,175
Rural Population

31.88%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

26.74%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

37.03%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

45 Nebraska

1,826,341
Total Population

1,287,027
Urban Population

539,314
Rural Population

31.72%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

22.7%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

40.74%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

44 Kansas

2,853,118
Total Population

2,006,947
Urban Population

846,171
Rural Population

29.06%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

30.72%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

27.39%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

43 Wyoming

563,626
Total Population

294,843
Urban Population

268,783
Rural Population

28.2%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

31.85%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

24.54%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

42 Oklahoma

3,751,351
Total Population

2,394,757
Urban Population

1,356,594
Rural Population

27.11%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

33.19%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

21.03%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

41 Minnesota

5,303,925
Total Population

3,731,200
Urban Population

1,572,725
Rural Population

27.06%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

34.94%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

19.19%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

40 Idaho

1,567,582
Total Population

991,306
Urban Population

576,276
Rural Population

26.4%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

30.48%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

22.31%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

39 Mississippi

2,967,297
Total Population

1,356,005
Urban Population

1,611,292
Rural Population

26.2%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

40.31%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

12.08%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

38 Arkansas

2,915,918
Total Population

1,457,230
Urban Population

1,458,688
Rural Population

25.45%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

37.88%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

13.03%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

37 Arizona

6,392,017
Total Population

5,484,804
Urban Population

907,213
Rural Population

25.27%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

26.35%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

24.19%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

36 Alabama

4,779,736
Total Population

2,569,178
Urban Population

2,210,558
Rural Population

24.25%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

39.9%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

8.6%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

35 New Hampshire

1,316,470
Total Population

722,181
Urban Population

594,289
Rural Population

24.21%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

46.88%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

1.55%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

34 Texas

25,145,561
Total Population

20,039,481
Urban Population

5,106,080
Rural Population

23.67%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

32.28%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

15.06%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

33 Colorado

5,029,196
Total Population

4,057,776
Urban Population

971,420
Rural Population

22.99%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

27.85%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

18.13%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

32 South Carolina

4,625,364
Total Population

2,806,577
Urban Population

1,818,787
Rural Population

22.72%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

40.68%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

4.77%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

31 Iowa

3,046,355
Total Population

1,845,775
Urban Population

1,200,580
Rural Population

22.72%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

26.37%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

19.07%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

30 Utah

2,763,885
Total Population

2,406,467
Urban Population

357,418
Rural Population

22.56%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

25.77%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

19.35%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

29 Georgia

9,687,653
Total Population

6,815,195
Urban Population

2,872,458
Rural Population

22.26%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

38.68%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

5.85%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

28 Louisiana

4,533,372
Total Population

3,103,403
Urban Population

1,429,969
Rural Population

22.24%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

31.5%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

12.98%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

27 West Virginia

1,852,994
Total Population

779,059
Urban Population

1,073,935
Rural Population

22.06%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

37.86%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

6.26%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

26 Nevada

2,700,551
Total Population

2,466,310
Urban Population

234,241
Rural Population

21.66%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

20.31%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

23.02%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

25 Tennessee

6,346,105
Total Population

3,924,941
Urban Population

2,421,164
Rural Population

21.59%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

38.72%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

4.45%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

24 Missouri

5,988,927
Total Population

4,060,772
Urban Population

1,928,155
Rural Population

20.76%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

29.37%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

12.16%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

23 North Carolina

9,535,483
Total Population

5,802,220
Urban Population

3,733,263
Rural Population

19.93%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

37.57%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

2.28%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

22 Maine

1,328,361
Total Population

445,009
Urban Population

883,352
Rural Population

19.15%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

32.04%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

6.25%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

21 Washington

6,724,540
Total Population

5,355,125
Urban Population

1,369,415
Rural Population

18.98%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

27.56%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

10.41%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

20 Delaware

897,934
Total Population

696,033
Urban Population

201,901
Rural Population

18.96%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

37.91%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

19 Wisconsin

5,686,986
Total Population

3,752,819
Urban Population

1,934,167
Rural Population

18.65%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

28.27%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

9.04%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

18 Indiana

6,483,802
Total Population

4,437,690
Urban Population

2,046,112
Rural Population

17.45%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

31.42%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

3.48%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

17 Florida

18,801,310
Total Population

16,411,373
Urban Population

2,389,937
Rural Population

16.8%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

28.34%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

5.27%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

16 Oregon

3,831,074
Total Population

2,901,161
Urban Population

929,913
Rural Population

16.65%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

19.78%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

13.53%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

15 Hawaii

1,360,301
Total Population

1,138,780
Urban Population

221,521
Rural Population

16.48%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

26.65%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

6.31%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

14 Rhode Island

1,052,567
Total Population

942,494
Urban Population

110,073
Rural Population

16.44%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

28.87%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

13 Vermont

625,741
Total Population

206,820
Urban Population

418,921
Rural Population

16.25%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

28.13%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

4.37%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

12 Michigan

9,883,640
Total Population

7,104,264
Urban Population

2,779,376
Rural Population

16.24%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

28.04%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

4.43%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

11 Connecticut

3,574,097
Total Population

3,040,314
Urban Population

533,783
Rural Population

16.23%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

32.43%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

.03%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

10 Kentucky

4,339,367
Total Population

2,253,898
Urban Population

2,085,469
Rural Population

16%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

27.52%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

4.47%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

9 Massachusetts

6,547,629
Total Population

5,900,493
Urban Population

647,136
Rural Population

15.89%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

29.76%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

2.02%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

8 Ohio

11,536,504
Total Population

8,627,924
Urban Population

2,908,580
Rural Population

15.28%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

28.74%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

1.82%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

7 Virginia

8,001,024
Total Population

5,840,482
Urban Population

2,160,542
Rural Population

14.98%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

24.43%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

5.53%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

6 Illinois

12,830,632
Total Population

10,886,519
Urban Population

1,944,113
Rural Population

14.77%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

20.29%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

9.25%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

5 Pennsylvania

12,702,379
Total Population

9,479,539
Urban Population

3,222,840
Rural Population

14.3%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

26.6%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

4 New Jersey

8,791,894
Total Population

8,132,151
Urban Population

659,743
Rural Population

14.05%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

27.03%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

1.07%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

3 Maryland

5,773,552
Total Population

4,907,087
Urban Population

866,465
Rural Population

12.46%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

23.88%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

1.04%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

2 California

37,253,956
Total Population

34,477,115
Urban Population

2,776,841
Rural Population

11.37%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

14.1%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

8.64%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

1 New York

19,378,102
Total Population

16,673,059
Urban Population

2,705,043
Rural Population

8.4%

Rate of Total Population With Low Access

13.5%

Rate of Total Urban Population With Low Access

3.3%

Rate of Rural Population With Low Access

Population

Urbanization

Housing Units

Source: Economic Research Service (ERS) of the United States Department of Agriculture

Source: O*NET

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