2011 | Vermilion, Louisiana | Access to healthy foods
Summary Information
| Range in Louisiana (Min-Max): |
13-100% |
| Overall in Louisiana: | 62% |
| National Benchmark: | 92% (90th percentile) |
Ranking Methodology
| Summary Measure: | Health Factors - Physical Environment (Built Environment) |
| Weight in Health Factors: | 2.5% |
| Years of Data Used: | 2008 |
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Access to healthy foods is measured as the percent of zip codes in a county with a healthy food outlet, defined as a grocery store or produce stand/farmers’ market. In 2010, the measure was based on the percent of Zip codes in a county with a healthy food outlet, defined as grocery stores with > 4 employees or produce stands/farmers’ markets. In 2011, the measure was based on the percent of residential Zip codes in a county with a healthy food outlet, defined as grocery stores or produce stands/farmers’ markets.
The measure is based on data from the US Census Bureau’s Zip Code Business Patterns. Healthy food outlets include grocery stores and produce/farmers’ markets, as defined by their North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes.
Studies have linked the food environment to consumption of healthy food and overall health outcomes.
Scroll down for details on this measure for all of the counties in this state.
| Table ↓ | |
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| Zip Codes with Healthy Food | Number of zip codes in county with a healthy food outlet |
| # Zip Codes | Number of zip codes in county |
| % Healthy Food | Percent of zip codes in county with a healthy food outlet |
| Z-Score | (Measure - Average of LA counties)/(Standard Deviation) |
| Place | Zip Codes with Healthy Food | # Zip Codes | % Healthy Food | Z-Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia | 5 | 8 | 63% | -0.04 |
| Allen | 3 | 5 | 60% | 0.05 |
| Ascension | 6 | 7 | 86% | -0.93 |
| Assumption | 4 | 5 | 80% | -0.71 |
| Avoyelles | 8 | 11 | 73% | -0.43 |
| Beauregard | 2 | 7 | 29% | 1.26 |
| Bienville | 2 | 7 | 29% | 1.26 |
| Bossier | 5 | 8 | 63% | -0.04 |
| Caddo | 14 | 23 | 61% | 0.02 |
| Calcasieu | 11 | 14 | 79% | -0.66 |
| Caldwell | 1 | 3 | 33% | 1.08 |
| Cameron | 2 | 4 | 50% | 0.44 |
| Catahoula | 1 | 5 | 20% | 1.59 |
| Claiborne | 1 | 5 | 20% | 1.59 |
| Concordia | 2 | 5 | 40% | 0.82 |
| De Soto | 1 | 8 | 13% | 1.87 |
| East Baton Rouge | 18 | 24 | 75% | -0.52 |
| East Carroll | 1 | 3 | 33% | 1.08 |
| East Feliciana | 3 | 6 | 50% | 0.44 |
| Evangeline | 3 | 4 | 75% | -0.52 |
| Franklin | 3 | 5 | 60% | 0.05 |
| Grant | 2 | 6 | 33% | 1.08 |
| Iberia | 4 | 4 | 100% | -1.48 |
| Iberville | 7 | 8 | 88% | -1.00 |
| Jackson | 1 | 3 | 33% | 1.08 |
| Jefferson | 16 | 17 | 94% | -1.25 |
| Jefferson Davis | 4 | 5 | 80% | -0.71 |
| La Salle | 2 | 4 | 50% | 0.44 |
| Lafayette | 10 | 10 | 100% | -1.48 |
| Lafourche | 6 | 8 | 75% | -0.52 |
| Lincoln | 1 | 5 | 20% | 1.59 |
| Livingston | 7 | 9 | 78% | -0.63 |
| Madison | 1 | 1 | 100% | -1.48 |
| Morehouse | 1 | 6 | 17% | 1.71 |
| Natchitoches | 2 | 10 | 20% | 1.59 |
| Orleans | 16 | 24 | 67% | -0.20 |
| Ouachita | 6 | 8 | 75% | -0.52 |
| Plaquemines | 2 | 6 | 33% | 1.08 |
| Pointe Coupee | 5 | 13 | 39% | 0.88 |
| Rapides | 6 | 19 | 32% | 1.14 |
| Red River* | 0 | 2 | 0% | 0.00 |
| Richland | 2 | 3 | 67% | -0.20 |
| Sabine | 4 | 7 | 57% | 0.16 |
| St. Bernard | 3 | 5 | 60% | 0.05 |
| St. Charles | 7 | 9 | 78% | -0.63 |
| St. Helena | 1 | 2 | 50% | 0.44 |
| St. James | 5 | 6 | 83% | -0.84 |
| St. John the Baptist | 4 | 5 | 80% | -0.71 |
| St. Landry | 8 | 10 | 80% | -0.71 |
| St. Martin | 2 | 2 | 100% | -1.48 |
| St. Mary | 5 | 5 | 100% | -1.48 |
| St. Tammany | 12 | 13 | 92% | -1.19 |
| Tangipahoa | 9 | 13 | 69% | -0.30 |
| Tensas | 2 | 3 | 67% | -0.20 |
| Terrebonne | 7 | 12 | 58% | 0.12 |
| Union | 3 | 6 | 50% | 0.44 |
| Vermilion | 5 | 6 | 83% | -0.84 |
| Vernon | 3 | 8 | 38% | 0.92 |
| Washington | 3 | 4 | 75% | -0.52 |
| Webster | 3 | 9 | 33% | 1.08 |
| West Baton Rouge | 4 | 4 | 100% | -1.48 |
| West Carroll | 3 | 3 | 100% | -1.48 |
| West Feliciana | 1 | 1 | 100% | -1.48 |
| Winn | 1 | 4 | 25% | 1.40 |
*Unreliable estimates
