United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Deserts

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT or Department) has identified processed, authoritative datasets to support the preliminary spatial analysis of equity considerations. This dataset from the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), an authoritative source for Florida food desert data, is readily available for use in food accessibility analysis. This processed dataset is available at the United States Census Bureau tract-level; however, additional raw datasets from other sources can be used to identify equity considerations. Most of this raw data is available at the Census block group, parcel, or point-level—but additional processing is required to make suitable for spatial analysis. For more information, contact Dana Reiding with the FDOT Forecasting and Trends Office (FTO). The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Deserts layer contains 2014 USDA Food Desert areas for Florida defined by 2010 Census tracts. This data layer is part of the Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy web map produced by the FDACS, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness (DFNW). The layer is owned and managed by the Administrator of Florida's Roadmap to Healthy Living. Data Link: https://www.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=e325f8d682c245f8a34003ffb45b0438 Available Geography Levels: Tract Owner/Managed By: FDACS FDOT Point of Contact: Dana Reiding, Manager Forecasting and Trends Office Florida Department of Transportation [e-mail] 605 Suwannee Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399 850-414-4719