APPENDIX A: “Trends in EBRP Food Deserts” EBR Food Access Policy Commission Interim Report   October 2013 Kelsey Dean Griffith, M.P.H. Stephanie Broyles, Ph.D. Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Locations of EBR Food Deserts Areas within 1 mile of grocery store 1 4 6 5 Low-income census tracts 2 7 3 Katy Drazba, MPH & Stephanie Broyles, PhD; Pennington Biomedical

EBRP Food Desert 1 2010 Census Tracts 1, 30, 31.01, 31.03, 33, 42.03 Scotlandville Indicators Year Trend 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Population 24,687 29,363 30,847 24,989 23,633 23,393 Stable Population Density 733 877 1080 875 796 818 % Poverty - 21.41% 27.28% 40.48% 36.22% 38.61% Increase % African American 62.95% 75.74% 86.88% 89.46% 90.43% 89.91% Increase then Stable % Vacant 7.37% 7.99% 14.84% 11.71% 12.97% Relative HH Income 64.67% 51.10% 56.77% 48.29% Decrease

Scotlandville: Population Density 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: No large changes in population density

Scotlandville: Percent African American 1970 1980 1960 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has continued to have a majority African American population

Scotlandville: Percent Poverty 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area appears to have increased percent poverty

Scotlandville: Relative Household Income 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has had the same, or slightly decreased, relative household income in comparison with the rest of the parish

Scotlandville: Percent Vacant Households 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has an increased percentage of vacant households.

EBRP Food Desert 2 2010 Census Tracts 22, 24, 25, 51, 52, 53 Downtown/old south Indicators Year Trend 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Population 40,478 24,203 21,167 15,300 14,025 14,629 Decrease Population Density 6674 5273 6102 4411 4785 2804 % Poverty - 24.34% 39.10% 48.26% 41.27% 38.67% Increase, then Stable % African American 59.21% 60.10% 74.87% 79.39% 72.71% 70.41% % Vacant 9.35% 9.37% 25.64% 15.51% 23.57% Increase Relative HH Income 39.58% 35.38% 41.29% 49.99%

Downtown / Old South: Population Density 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has become much less dense Downtown / Old South: Percent African American 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has an increased percentage of African Americans

Downtown / Old South: Percent Poverty 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has an increased percentage of poverty Downtown / Old South: Relative Household Income 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has had roughly the same relative household income

Downtown / Old South: Percent Vacant Households 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Trend: Area has had a fluctuation in the number of vacant households

EBRP Food Desert 6 – 2010 Census Tracts 36.03 + 36.04 North Forest/red oaks Indicators Year Trend 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 Population 2,474 8,007 9,437 8,516 9,179 9,363 Increase, then Stable Population Density 864 4058 4782 4316 4584 4751 % Poverty - 3.02% 8.69% 18.84% 29.83% 38.32% Increase % African American 0.55% 0.20% 1.91% 22.08% 54.05% 74.00% % Vacant 14.35% 9.59% 12.98% 6.42% 13.53% Stable Relative HH Income 98.29% 85.09% 64.64% 53.71% Decrease

Trend: Area has gradually increased population density 1960 1960 North Forest / Red Oaks: Population Density North Forest / Red Oaks: Percent African American Trend: Area has gradually increased population density 1960 1960 1970 1970 1980 1980 1990 Trend: Area jumps up in percent of African Americans in 2000. 1990 2000 2000 2010 2010

North Forest / Red Oaks: Relative Household Income North Forest / Red Oaks: Percent Poverty North Forest / Red Oaks: Relative Household Income Trend: Area increased in percentage of poverty starting in 1990. 1970 1980 1980 1990 1990 2000 2000 Trend: Area is poorer relative to the rest of the parish, more so from 2000 onwards. 2010 2010

North Forest / Red Oaks: Percent Vacant Households 1970 Trend: Area has had a fluctuation of vacant households 1980 1990 2000 2010