Related Guides
Policy Map
- Policy Map This link opens in a new windowEasy-to-use online mapping and visualization tool. Downloadable U.S. demographic, economic and social data by city, state, zip code, county or census tract. Types of data include crime, housing, health, education and occupations, derived from both public and proprietary sources.
Food Security & Food Access in Boston
- State of Food Security in the City of Boston Data presented from the Boston Food Access Assessment conducted by the Boston Mayor's Office of Food Access, 2019.
- Food Insecurity Map (City of Boston Demographic, food resources, food insecurity, access, assistance and needs assessment data from the City of Boston Office of Food Access,
- Food Systems Database (Metropolitan Area Planning Council) MAPC’s food systems database compiles Massachusetts food systems data and maps in easily accessible formats to encourage community-level understanding of local food systems, health, and demographics. Use this data to answer questions about food access in your area, map food retailers and demographic information, identify where residents are at a high risk of food insecurity, find nearby emergency food providers, and more.
- Food Insecurity in Massachusetts (Feeding America) For the eleventh consecutive year, Feeding America conducted our annual Map the Meal Gap study to improve our understanding of food insecurity and food costs at the local level (Suffolk County, Congressional Districts).
- Food Environment Atlas (USDA) Food environment factors—such as store/restaurant proximity, food prices, food and nutrition assistance programs, and community characteristics—interact to influence food choices and diet quality. These interactions are complex and more research is needed to identify causal relationships and effective policy interventions. Available at the state and county level.
- Food Access Research Atlas (USDA) Presents an overview of food access indicators for low-income and other census tracts using different measures of supermarket accessibility; Provides food access data for populations within census tracts; and Offers census-tract-level data on food access that can be downloaded for community planning or research purposes.
- SNAP data for Massachusetts Congressional Districts (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) SNAP-participating retailers in MA, by Congressional District, and a database of retailers.
- WIC Enrollment (mass.gov) WIC enrollment numbers and numbers eligible for Boston.
- FY2021 Progress Toward Three Meals a Day (Greater Boston Food Bank) The map features GBFB’s town-by-town progress toward our goal of distributing enough food to provide three meals per day for each food-insecure individual in Eastern Massachusetts.
Featured Article on Boston and Food Data
- Landscape and Urban Planning 165 (2017) (Elsevier Science Direct) GIS and remote sensing data were used to estimate the capacity of urban agriculture in Boston.
