Online Tools
SNAP Community CharacteristicsUSDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
Interactive Web-based map allows user to find data about individual communities and their SNAP households. Users select a state and can then find data by individual congressional district. There is also an option to obtain combined data for all congressional districts in a state.
Food Environment AtlasUSDA. Economic Research Service.
The atlas presents statistics on food environment indicators and gives a spatial overview of a community’s ability to access healthy food and its success in doing so.
SNAP Maps
USDA. Economic Research Service.
Pick your region, your state and your county and this interactive Web-based Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) map will show program participation, benefit levels and changes from year to year. It also tabulates information for county, state or nation. Data is also available in tabular format from the Census Bureau and the Bureau of Economic Analysis to download for further analysis.
Community Food Projects DatabaseWhyHunger.
Profiles community-based organizations and projects supported through the community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) since 2000.
SNAP Retail LocatorUSDA. Food and Nutrition Service.
The SNAP Retail Locator is an interactive map tool which allows users to find SNAP-Authorized retailers across the country. Users can type an address or zip code to find their nearest retailers.
Map the Meal GapFeeding America.
This interactive map allows users to select a location on the U.S. map at both the state and local level and view the Food Insecurity Rates in that area. Users can select to view either the Overall Food Insecurity Rates or Child Food Insecurity Rates.
Childhood Food InsecurityOregon State University Extended Campus.
This course is designed to provide a review of research on measurement/prevalence of food insecurity, household coping strategies, health consequences for children, and intervention tools that may be used in health clinics and other settings.