This indicator reports the number of full-service restaurants per 100,000 population. Full-service restaurants are defined as establishments primarily engaged in providing food services to patrons who order and are served while seated, and pay after eating. These establishments typically offer table service, a wider variety of menu options, and a more traditional dining experience compared…
This indicator reports the number of retail food outlets per 100,000 population. Retail food outlets include all establishments primarily engaged in selling food and beverages for off-site consumption or immediate consumption, encompassing grocery stores, supermarkets, convenience stores, specialty food stores (such as meat or produce markets), and food and beverage vendors. This category also includes…
This indicator reports road ruggedness or topographic variation. Data was obtained from the USDA Area and Road Ruggedness Scales. Source US Department of Agriculture, USDA – Economic Research Service, 2023. Source Description The Economic Research Service (ERS) by the USDA anticipates trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America and to…
The Environmental Justice Index (EJI) is the first national, place-based tool designed to measure the cumulative impacts of environmental burden through the lens of human health and health equity. The EJI scores census tracts using a percentile ranking which represents the proportion of tracts that experience cumulative impacts of environmental burden and injustice equal to…
This indicator displays the percent of acres in a county that are in the Protected Areas Database owned by Local, State, or Federal governments and open to the public. Source United States Geological Survey (USGS) Protected Areas Database, 2023. Source Description The USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US) is the official inventory…
This indicator displays the percent of total acreage in a county that is forested. Source Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics Consortium, National Land Cover Database, 2024. Source Description The Multi-Resolution Land Characteristics (MRLC) consortium is a group of federal agencies who coordinate and generate consistent and relevant land cover information at the national scale for a wide…
This indicator reports road ruggedness or topographic variation. Data was obtained from the USDA Area and Road Ruggedness Scales. Source US Department of Agriculture, USDA – Economic Research Service, 2023. Source Description The Economic Research Service (ERS) by the USDA anticipates trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment, and rural America and to…
The indicator shows information about orchards. Data reported include the number of farms with acres harvested and the total number and percentage of acres in orchards harvested. The USDA Census of Agriculture defines land in orchards as containing bearing age and nonbearing age fruit trees, citrus or other groves, vineyards, and nut trees of all…
Endangered species are those plants and animals that have become so rare they are in danger of becoming extinct. Threatened species are plants and animals that are likely to become endangered within the foreseeable future throughout all or a significant portion of its range. Source US Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Conservation Online System, 2024….
This indicator reports the percentage of individuals in a county who live reasonably close to a location for physical activity. Locations for physical activity are defined as parks or recreational facilities. The numerator is the 2020 total population living in census blocks with adequate access to at least one location for physical activity (adequate access…