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The Miles to the Grocery Store Got Longer This Year | Slate

April 09, 2021
  • D.C. Policy Center

On April 9, 2021, the D.C. Policy Center’s article, Food access in D.C is deeply connected to poverty and transportation, was cited by Slate:

Researchers define a food desert in D.C. as an area where there is no full-service grocery store within a half-mile and where 40 percent of the households don’t have a car. Median income in these areas must also be less than 185 percent of the federal poverty level for a family of four. A 2017 data analysis from the D.C. Policy Center found that more than half of those affected live in Ward 8 while 31 percent reside in Ward 7. More than 91 percent of the residents in both wards are Black.

Read more: The Miles to the Grocery Store Got Longer This Year | Slate

Related: Food access in D.C is deeply connected to poverty and transportation | D.C. Policy Center

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