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USDA Food Access Data

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Project Description

Summary: This dataset is sourced from the USDA Economic Research Service Food Access Research Atlas and examines food access metrics across U.S. Census tracts, identifying food deserts and low-access areas. Tableau workbooks are included for interactive visual exploration. Prepared by the 2025 BSOS Data Curation Fellowship, Group 1.

Unit of Analysis: U.S. Census tracts

Time Coverage: 2019 (most recent USDA atlas release at time of curation)

Geographic Coverage: United States (all Census tracts)

Analysis Methods Included: Exploratory Data Analysis (Python/Jupyter), Tableau dashboard visualizations, High vs. low food access comparisons, State-level breakdowns

Key Variables: Food access indicators, low-income and low-access tract flags, distance to nearest supermarket/grocery store, state and county identifiers, population counts

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Tableau Full Dataset (CSV)CSV
Full cleaned dataset prepared for Tableau visualization
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Tableau Dakota State Subset (CSV)CSV
State-level Tableau subset for regional analysis
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Tableau High vs Low Access (CSV)CSV
High vs. low food access comparison CSV for visualization
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Tableau General Export (CSV)CSV
General Tableau export CSV
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Tableau Final Packaged Workbook (TWBX)TWBX
Final Tableau packaged workbook with embedded data - primary visualization...
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Tableau Workbook - Earlier Version (TWBX)TWBX
Earlier version Tableau packaged workbook
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Tableau Workbook XML (TWB)TWB
Tableau workbook XML file without embedded data
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Metadata - USDA (PDF)PDF
Full metadata documentation for the USDA Food Access dataset
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Additional Info

Field	Value
Source	https://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/
Author	2025 Data Curation Fellowship Group 1
Maintainer	BSOS Repository Team
Last Updated	April 29, 2026, 15:56 (UTC)
Created	April 29, 2026, 15:53 (UTC)
accessibility_score	4
collection_date	2025-05-14
course_topics	food systems; public health; exploratory data analysis; Tableau visualization; census data analysis
geography	United States
short_description	USDA Food Access Research Atlas data on food desert metrics and grocery access by U.S. Census tract, with Tableau workbooks.
usage_notes	Use the Excel file or cleaned CSV exports for analysis, and use the final TWBX workbook when an interactive teaching visualization is needed.
years	2019