UM/UMMC area food desert (graphic courtesy of JHU Center for a Livable Future)
The red areas represent "food deserts" in the UM community, which are block groups that are more than one-fourth of a mile from a major supermarket. In a food desert 40 percent or more of the population's household income is below $25,000.
The map also marks the locations of available food sources:
- Supermarkets: large chain stories with five registers or more, offering fresh as well as processed foods
- Small groceries and corner stores: independently owned stores, usually a corner single housing unit that carries mostly processed foods
- "Behind glass" stores: corner stores with plexiglass between customers and cashier and products
- Convenience stores: chain stores that offer individually packaged processed foods, sometimes fresh foods, and prepared foods
- Food bank drop sites and WIC vendor locations
Map of 185 percent poverty in the UM/UMMC area (graphic courtesy of JHU Center for a Livable Future)
In this map, the purple denotes the more than 40 percent of the UM community earning $37,000 or less a year. It also notes the availability of food, showing nearby local markets including covered or indoor markets and Baltimore City farmers markets (i.e. the University Farmers Market).
Map of 125 percent poverty in the UM/UMMC area (graphic courtesy of JHU Center for a Livable Future)
The orange sections above highlight the more than 40 percent of the UM community earning $25,000 or less a year with limited access to food stores and farmers markets.
