Farm to School Participation by School District

This layer displays Farm to School participation based on responses to the 2013 Farm to School Census. Participation data refer primarily to activities occurring during the 2011-12 school year.

Locations of SNAP-Authorized Retailers

This layer displays the locations of SNAP authorized retailers across the US. Data has been updated to reflect stores accepting SNAP as of May 15, 2016.

Access to SNAP-Authorized Retailers

This layer displays the number and rate of SNAP-authorized retailers in each census tract and county. Locations of retailers are based on the May 15, 2016 USDA directory of SNAP-authorized retailers.

Access to Farmer’s Markets

This layer displays the percentage of each county’s population (or low income population) living near a farmer’s market (defined as within a 3 mile radius in urban areas and a 10 mile radius in urban areas). Data have been updated … Continued

SNAP Recipients by County, 2013

This layer displays the percentage of population receiving SNAP benefits by county. Data are from the US Census Bureau 2014 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) dataset, released December 2015.

EPA Climate Change Indicators – Change in Extreme Temperatures

This indicator displays changes in the number of days with unusually (>95th percentile) cold temperatures in the contiguous 48 United States. Indicator data are acquired from the EPA’s Climate Change Indicators in the United States, Fourth Edition, published in 2016.

National Hydrography Dataset (Area)

The National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) is used to portray surface water. The NHD represents the drainage network with features such as rivers, streams, canals, lakes, ponds, coastline, etc. The principal components of the NHD are: NHDFlowline: This is the fundamental … Continued

EPA Climate Change Indicators – Change in Snowfall

This indicator examines changes in total snowfall in the contiguous 48 United States. Indicator data are acquired from the EPA’s Climate Change Indicators in the United States, Fourth Edition, published in 2016.

Income from Transfer Payments

This layer displays information about personal income from transfer payments from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Local Area Personal Income data series.