San Bernardino City Food Access
Map
So-called food deserts exist throughout San Bernardino County and are characterized not only by the lack of affordable grocery stores within a 1 mile radius, but they are also marked by other socioeconomic factors such as poverty, racist infrastructure, unaffordable housing, lack of transportation access and low-income.
Methods and Sources
Methodology:
Utilizing a web-scraping service, we gathered a list of all business in the San Bernardino City area listed as a Food Retailer. We then hand labeled each entry into categories corresponding to the type of food service (ie, Grocery, Fast Food, and Liquor stores) and confirmed their addresses. Occupancy above and below poverty line data is an overlay of detailed parcel information provided by San Bernardino City Infrastructure, overlayed with block layers created through the combination of Esri Block layers and ACS Poverty Status Variables.
External Sources:
Esri, Census Bureau, San Bernardino City Council
Named “top 10+ journalism collaborations of 2021” by Center for Collaborative Media, “The Barren Mile” featuring M.B.C.’s “Food Desert’s” map underscores 25% of Black families combat food insecurity in America. Sponsored by Report for America, four newspapers, the Atlanta Voice, The St. Louis American, New York Amsterdam News, and Black Voice News combined forces to compose and publish the first national, collaborative Black news story in 50 years.
