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2011 | Richmond City, Virginia | Access to healthy foods

Summary Information

Range in Virginia
(Min-Max):
8-100%
Overall in Virginia: 52%
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.


More Information

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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 VA counties)/(Standard Deviation)
PlaceZip Codes with Healthy Food# Zip Codes% Healthy FoodZ-Score
Accomack62722%1.38
Albemarle51242%0.70
Alexandria City6875%-0.47
Alleghany11100%-1.34
Amelia1250%0.41
Amherst33100%-1.34
Appomattox2367%-0.18
Arlington91182%-0.71
Augusta81747%0.51
Bath1425%1.28
Bedford41136%0.88
Bedford City0.00
Bland1425%1.28
Botetourt4850%0.41
Bristol City11100%-1.34
Brunswick1119%1.84
Buchanan61155%0.25
Buckingham1617%1.57
Buena Vista City11100%-1.34
Campbell3743%0.66
Caroline2633%0.99
Carroll2729%1.16
Charles City11100%-1.34
Charlotte41040%0.76
Charlottesville City2367%-0.18
Chesapeake City66100%-1.34
Chesterfield81267%-0.18
Clarke2540%0.76
Colonial Heights City11100%-1.34
Covington City11100%-1.34
Craig22100%-1.34
Culpeper31323%1.35
Cumberland1250%0.41
Danville City22100%-1.34
Dickenson3743%0.66
Dinwiddie3838%0.85
Emporia City0.00
Essex1813%1.72
Fairfax384683%-0.73
Fairfax City11100%-1.34
Falls Church City11100%-1.34
Fauquier61540%0.76
Floyd1520%1.46
Fluvanna3560%0.06
Franklin31030%1.11
Franklin City11100%-1.34
Frederick4944%0.60
Fredericksburg City11100%-1.34
Galax City11100%-1.34
Giles2922%1.38
Gloucester2450%0.41
Goochland21020%1.46
Grayson1617%1.57
Greene2367%-0.18
Greensville33100%-1.34
Halifax6967%-0.18
Hampton City4667%-0.18
Hanover7888%-0.91
Harrisonburg City2367%-0.18
Henrico131493%-1.10
Henry5771%-0.34
Highland1617%NR
Hopewell City11100%-1.34
Isle of Wight3560%0.06
James City2367%-0.18
King and Queen*0100%0.00
King George1250%0.41
King William2450%0.41
Lancaster3560%0.06
Lee3838%0.85
Lexington City11100%NR
Loudoun131872%-0.37
Louisa33100%-1.34
Lunenburg2450%0.41
Lynchburg City44100%-1.34
Madison61540%0.76
Manassas City11100%-1.34
Manassas Park City0.00
Martinsville City11100%-1.34
Mathews1138%1.89
Mecklenburg51050%0.41
Middlesex31127%1.20
Montgomery3650%0.41
Nelson31323%1.35
New Kent2540%0.76
Newport News City7888%-0.91
Norfolk City111669%-0.25
Northampton1520%1.46
Northumberland4580%-0.64
Norton City11100%-1.34
Nottoway2367%-0.18
Orange3838%0.85
Page3475%-0.47
Patrick4757%0.16
Petersburg City22100%-1.34
Pittsylvania51436%0.91
Poquoson City11100%-1.34
Portsmouth City4757%0.16
Powhatan11100%-1.34
Prince Edward1520%1.46
Prince George1333%0.99
Prince William131587%-0.88
Pulaski2450%0.41
Radford City11100%-1.34
Rappahannock1617%1.57
Richmond1250%0.41
Richmond City7978%-0.57
Roanoke4580%-0.64
Roanoke City6786%-0.84
Rockbridge3838%0.85
Rockingham71741%0.72
Russell2729%1.16
Salem City11100%-1.34
Scott3743%0.66
Shenandoah41233%0.99
Smyth3560%0.06
Southampton4850%0.41
Spotsylvania4580%-0.64
Stafford3475%-0.47
Staunton City11100%-1.34
Suffolk City3743%0.66
Surry2450%0.41
Sussex3475%-0.47
Tazewell51146%0.57
Virginia Beach City91275%-0.47
Warren1425%1.28
Washington5771%-0.34
Waynesboro City11100%-1.34
Westmoreland2450%0.41
Williamsburg City0.00
Winchester City11100%-1.34
Wise66100%-1.34
Wythe3933%0.99
York3650%0.41

NR in Z-Score column indicates county "not ranked"
*Unreliable estimates