Black Hawk County Food Assessment 2012 Population: 131,820

Black Hawk County Food Assessment 2012 Population: 131,820 Human Health & Wellbeing Access & Consumption Units of food and water available for emergency preparedness 1 : In the event of an emergency, the county contacts large-scale distributors. The supply of the food bank is small. No existing emergency inventory, but other regions will come to the aid of the county in the event of an emergency. % Youth consuming at least 5 fruits per day 2 : Black Hawk County Results (2012) 6 th Grade: 7% total 5% Males 9 % Females 8 th Grade: 4% total 4% Males 4% Females 11 th Grade: 7% total 9% Males 5% Females All Grades: 6% total 6% Males 6% Females State of Iowa Results (2012) 6 th Grade: 8% total 9% Males 8% Females 8 th Grade: 6% total 7% Males 5% Females 11 th Grade: 5% total 5% Males 4% Females All Grades: 6% total 7% Males 6% Females % Youth consuming at least 5 vegetables per day 3 : 1 Food Bank and County Emergency Management 2 http://www.iowayouthsurvey.iowa.gov/images/2012_county_reports/07.black%20hawk.pdf 1

Black Hawk County Results (2012) 6 th Grade: 7% total 7% Males 8% Females 8 th Grade: 3% total 3% Males 3% Females 11 th Grade: 5% total 7% Males 3% Females All Grades: 5% total 6% Males 4% Females State of Iowa Results (2012) 6 th Grade: 6% total 6% Males 6% Females 8 th Grade: 4% total 5% Males 4% Females 11 th Grade: 4% total 4% Males 3% Females All Grades: 5% total 5% Males 4% Females % Food insecurity rate (overall food insecurity) 4 : Black Hawk County (2011) Overall food insecurity rate: 14.8% Food insecure people: 19,310 57% below SNAP threshold of 160% poverty 11% between 160-185% poverty 33% above threshold of 185% poverty Additional money required to meet food needs in 2011: $7,555,340 Average cost of a meal: $2.40 State of Iowa (2011) Overall food insecurity rate: 12.9% Food insecure people: 395,620 53% below SNAP threshold of 160% poverty 9% between 160-185% poverty 38% above Other Nutrition Program threshold of 185% poverty 3 http://www.iowayouthsurvey.iowa.gov/images/2012_county_reports/07.black%20hawk.pdf 4 http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap.aspx 2

Additional money required to meet food needs in 2011: $152,212,750 Average cost of a meal: $2.36 % Food insecurity rate (child food insecurity) 5 : Black Hawk County (2011) Child food insecurity rate: 19.4% Food insecure children: 5,440 61% income eligible for nutrition programs (income at or below 185% of poverty) 39% likely ineligible for federal nutrition programs (income at or above 185% of poverty) State of Iowa (2011) Child food insecurity rate: 19.3% Food insecure children: 137,120 60% income eligible for nutrition programs (income at or below 185% of poverty) 40% likely ineligible for federal nutrition programs (income at or above 185% of poverty) % Infants breastfed at birth 6 : Black Hawk County 2007 results: 66.2% 2011 results: 73.1% State of Iowa 2007 results: 69.8% 2011 results: 74.5% % Adults who have consumed fruits and vegetables five or more times per day 7 : State of Iowa (2009) % Rate: 18.5% # of people surveyed: 1,217 Black Hawk County 8 % Rate: 21.3% % Children overweight or obese 9, 10, 11, 12 : 5 http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap.aspx 6 http://www.idph.state.ia.us/idphchannelsservice/file.ashx?file=059b16e8-8350-4d0f-b376-22c50bb995db 7 http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/display.asp?cat=fv&yr=2009&qkey=4415&state=ia 8 http://county-health.findthedata.org/l/794/black-hawk-county-iowa 9 http://www.cdc.gov/pednss/pednss_tables/pdf/national_table20.pdf 3

Black Hawk County 2010 (3 rd grade) 25% overweight 25% obese 2011 (7 th -8 th grade) 14% overweight 25% obese 2012 (9 th grade) 14.8% overweight 16% obese State of Iowa (2010) Overweight (Age 2-5): 17.2% Obese (Age 2-5): 14.7% Cedar Falls (2011) 13 32% of students in Cedar Falls schools (K-12) were overweight or obese 34% male students 30% female students Waterloo (2011) 45% of students in Waterloo schools (K-12) were overweight or obese (was 35% in 2002) 45% male students 45% female students % Adult overweight or obese 14 : State of Iowa (2011) Overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9) % Rate: 35.8% # of people surveyed: 2,512 Obese (BMI 30.0-99.8) % Rate: 29% # of people surveyed: 2,013 Black Hawk County 15 Overweight (BMI 25.0-29.9) Obese (BMI 30.0-99.8) % Rate: 23.5% 23% in 2009 16 Environmental Health 10 http://www.cdc.gov/pednss/pednss_tables/tables_health_indicators.htm 11 http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/stateprograms/fundedstates/pdf/iowa-state-profile.pdf 12 http://www.cedarvalleygo5210.org/stats.html 13 http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/obesity-rates-for-local-kids-raise-concern/article_2d5c0b95-34b8-5f6d-8644-f8bbdbc636d7.html 14 http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/brfss/display.asp?cat=ob&yr=2011&qkey=8261&state=ia 15 http://county-health.findthedata.org/l/794/black-hawk-county-iowa 16 CDC, 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Survey Age-adjusted Rate 4

Production # Acres in harvested cropland 17 18 : 1974: 254,077 acres 1987: 223,324 acres 2007: 252,509 acres # Acres in harvested vegetables, potatoes, and melons 19 20 21 : 1974: 56 acres 1987: 116 acres 2002: 206 acres 2007: 222 acres 32 farms # Acres in orchards 22 23 : 1974: 49 acres 2002: 15 acres 2007: 25 acres 14 orchards # Acres in berries 24 25 : 1974: 10 acres 2007: 3 acres 11 farms Estimated average annual sheet and rill erosion on cropland (tons per acre per year, total cultivated and non cultivated) 26 : January-December 2013: 1.23 tons per acre per year # Waterways that are very poor, poor, or fair 27 : 17 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/agcensusimages/1974/01/15/306/table-02.pdf 18 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_001_001.pdf 19 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/agcensusimages/1974/01/15/306/table-28.pdf 20 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/agcensusimages/1987/01/15/4/table-27.pdf 21 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_030_030.pdf 22 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/agcensusimages/1974/01/15/306/table-30.pdf 23 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_031_031.pdf 24 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/agcensusimages/1974/01/15/306/table-29.pdf 25 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_034_034.pdf 26 http://wepp.mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/township/byyear.phtml?twp=t85nr17w&year=2013 27 http://www.igsb.uiowa.edu/wqm/data/wqi/wqiallyears.htm 5

2013: 4 Cedar River, Wolf Creek, Beaver Creek, Black Hawk Creek # Acres irrigated 28 : 2002: 16 acres 2007: 20 acres # Acres treated with commercial fertilizer 29 : 2002: 173,487 acres 2007: 194,011 acres Environmental Health Waste Management % Total (state of Iowa) food waste 30 : Statewide MSW (2011) 13.3% of total waste was food waste Residential Waste (2011) 13.6% of total waste was food waste ICI Waste (2011) 13.1% of total waste was food waste No information at county level Social & Cultural Health Production # Farms 31 32 : 1987: 1,269 2002: 939 2007: 942 # Farms marketed products through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA farms) 33 34 : 28 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_010_010.pdf 29 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_042_042.pdf 30 http://www.iowadnr.gov/portals/idnr/uploads/waste/wastecharacterization2011.pdf 31 http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/usda/agcensusimages/1987/01/15/4/table-01.pdf 32 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_001_001.pdf 6

2007: 4 farms 2013: 7 farms Average age of principal operator 35 : 2007: 57.1 years old # Community gardens (public, private, faith-based) 36 : 22 total Community gardens: 4 Church gardens: 6 Neighborhood gardens: 4 School gardens: 8 # Community organizations active in food system development 37 : 2013: 7 University of Northern Iowa ISU Extension Northern Iowa Food and Farm Partnership Northeast Iowa Food Bank Blue Zones Project Healthy Cedar Valley Coalition Farmers Market Associations # School gardens 38 : 8 school gardens # Home gardens 39 : 45-55%, but could be higher # Master Gardeners 40 : 171 active in last 3 years 100-120 generally very active Over 400 have gone through Master Gardener training Social & Cultural Health Transformation 33 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_044_044.pdf 34 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 35 http://agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/online_highlights/county_profiles/iowa/cp19075.p df 36 UNI Local Food Program and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 37 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 38 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 39 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 40 Iowa State University Extension and Outreach 7

# Small-scale food processors (bakeries, dairies, meat lockers, etc.) 41 : Bakeries: at least 4 Dairies: 1 Meat lockers: 3 # Licensed community kitchens: No data available Social & Cultural Health Distribution & Retail # Distributors that specialize in transporting local, farm-fresh products 42 : 5 (2013) Hansen s Chad Thomas Lloyd Johnson Iowa Food Hub Thompson # Commercial food and beverage warehouses: Black Hawk County Estimated 10 this year 43 Martin Brothers Distribution (Cedar Falls) Target Corporation (Cedar Falls) Frito-Lay, Inc. (Cedar Falls) Standard Distribution Co. (Cedar Falls) Sam s Club (Waterloo) Old Dutch Foods (Waterloo) Fahr Beverage, Inc. (Waterloo) United Beverages, Inc. (Waterloo) Crystal Distribution Services, Inc. (Waterloo) 1 more (name unknown) # Farm stands or u-pick farms 44 : 2013 41 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 42 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 43 Black Hawk County Chamber of Commerce 44 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 8

Farm stands: 2 U-pick farms: 2 # Farmers markets 45 46 : 2009: 9 2012: 7 2013: 9 # Supermarkets and grocery stores 47 : Supercenters and club stores # in 2007: 3 # in 2009: 4 Grocery stores # in 2007: 21 # in 2009: 22 Specialized food stores # in 2007: 9 # in 2009: 11 # Supermarkets and grocery stores per 1,000 residents 48 : Supercenters and club stores # per 1,000 residents in 2007: 0.03 # per 1,000 residents in 2009: 0.04 Grocery stores # per 1,000 residents in 2007: 0.17 # per 1,000 residents in 2009: 0.18 Specialized food stores # per 1,000 residents in 2007: 0.08 # per 1,000 residents in 2009: 0.09 # Convenience stores per 1,000 residents 49 : 45 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.utcxwqwn3lj 46 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 47 Stores met the definition of a supermarket, supercenter, or large grocery store if they reported at least $2 million in annual sales and contained all the major food departments found in a traditional supermarket, including fresh produce, fresh meat and poultry, dairy, dry and packaged foods, and frozen foods. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 48 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 49 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 9

Convenience stores # per 1,000 residents in 2007: 0.51 # per 1,000 residents in 2009: 0.42 # Stores authorized to accept Food Assistance (SNAP) 50 : SNAP-authorized stores # in 2008: 113 # in 2011: 133 # Stores authorized to accept WIC 51 : WIC-authorized stores # in 2008: 26 # in 2011: 23 # Fast food (limited service) restaurants 52 : Fast food restaurants # in 2007: 81 # in 2009: 78 # Full-service restaurants 53 : Full-service restaurants # in 2007: 94 # in 2009: 104 # Food hubs 54 : 5 total Hansen s Dairy, 3 meat lockers, and Waterloo s Public Market Social & Cultural Health Access & Consumption 50 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 51 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 52 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 53 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqqfqwn3li 54 UNI Local Food Program, 2013 10

# Food pantries or emergency food providers (soup kitchens, food shelves, etc.) 55 : 2013: 14 food pantries # Pounds distributed by food pantries 56 : 2013: Over 2 million pounds served in Black Hawk County # Families served by food pantries 57 : 2013: 4,500 families # People served by food pantries 58 : 2013: 10,000 people # Foodborne outbreaks: No data available # Housing units without a car and live more than 1 mile from a supermarket or grocery store 59 : Households, no car & low access to store # in 2010: 1,159 # Seniors living more than 1 mile from a supermarket or grocery store 60 : Seniors, low access to store # in 2010: 4,029 Food deserts (low access measured as living far from a supermarket, where 1 mile was used in urban areas and 10 miles was used in rural areas to demarcate those who are far from a supermarket) 61 : Black Hawk County (2013) Low access, living at least 1 mile from supermarket: About 16,838 people in food desert regions Low access, living at least 10 miles from supermarket: None # Farm to School Programs No active Farm to School program chapters in Black Hawk County Price Lab (Closed) 55 Northeast Iowa Food Bank 56 Northeast Iowa Food Bank 57 Northeast Iowa Food Bank 58 Northeast Iowa Food Bank 59 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqf56wn1su 60 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unqf56wn1su 61 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-access-research-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.uoqjhawn3li 11

Wrap Your Own Iowa Grown (2009) A is for Apple (2010) Wrap Your Own Iowa Grown (2010) Wrap Your Own Iowa Grown (2011) North Cedar (Led by Ben Olsen) A Garden is the way to Grow (2013) Average monthly WIC participation rate 62 : 2009: 2.52% of total population 2011: 2.32% of total population Average monthly Food Assistance (SNAP) recipients/households 63 : Black Hawk County (2009) Average monthly households: 7,507 Average monthly recipients: 15,535 Total annual food program benefits: $22,872,591.00 Average benefits per person per month: $122.69 Black Hawk County (2012) Average monthly households: 10,080 Average monthly recipients: 20,264 Total annual food program benefits: $29,284,433.00 Average benefits per person per month: $120.43 % Free and Reduced school lunch eligibility (building and school district levels): 2008-2009 Cedar Falls: 18% students eligible Dunkerton: 30% students eligible Hudson: 17% students eligible Union: 22% students eligible Waterloo: 54% students eligible 2009-2010 Cedar Falls: 20% students eligible Dunkerton: 36% students eligible Hudson: 19% students eligible 62 The monthly average percent of the population who received at least one WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) food instrument or food during the report month or were breastfed by a participating mother. Participation data are 12-month averages. http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.utb8zqwn1sv 63 http://data.iowadatacenter.org/cognos8/cgibin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/cc.xts&cpstarget=faaaae8htce5c4bm0fukasvinsubic uewbdxrxwhi6euzqg2p-a*rbxdiwm_ H4sIAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAA_&wsrpwindowState=wsrp:normal&backURL=&wsrp-urlType=blockingAction&cpsportlet=301C571F53ACF456E6BAF345C0DBECFD&wsrp-interactionState=set:data_center_channel 12

Union: 23% students eligible Waterloo: 55% students eligible 2010-2011 Cedar Falls: 21% students eligible Dunkerton: 39% students eligible Hudson: 22% students eligible Union: 27% students eligible Waterloo: 65% students eligible 2012-2013 Cedar Falls: 21% students eligible Dunkerton: 31% students eligible Hudson: 22% students eligible Union: 27% students eligible Waterloo: 67% students eligible % Free and Reduced school lunch eligibility (county-wide) 64 : Black Hawk County 2008: 37.5% 2009: 40.0% 2010: 41.8% 2011: 48.0% 2012: 48.5% # Living more than 1 mile from a supermarket or grocery store 65 : Population, low access to store: # in 2010: 31,222 # Low-income who live more than 1 mile from a supermarket or grocery store 66 : Low income & low access to store # in 2010: 11,768 # Children (<18) living more than 1 mile from a supermarket or grocery store 67 : Children, low access to store # in 2010: 7,031 Social & Cultural Health Waste Management 64 http://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/tables/1244-free-or-reduced-price-luncheligibility?loc=17#detailed/5/2721,2752/false/868,867,133,38,35/any/2695 65 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.ungx9awn1su 66 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.ungx9awn1su 67 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.ungx9awn1su 13

Municipal or county recycling compost or woodchips: Both Cedar Falls and Waterloo City food compost pickup: None Economic Health Production Farm income (value of sales) 68 : 2007: $178,047,000 Average of $189,009 per farm Average farmworker wage (payroll divided by # workers) 69 : $6,833 per worker Economic Health Transformation % Of food manufacturing establishments that preserve fruits and vegetables (NAICS Code 31142) 70 : None Economic Health Distribution & Retail $ Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption (as compared to the % of total agriculture sales) 71 : Total value of agricultural products sold: 2002: $114,383,000 2007: $178,047,000 Value of agricultural products sold directly to individuals for human consumption 72 : 68 http://agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/online_highlights/county_profiles/iowa/cp19013.p df 69 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_007_007.pdf 70 http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=asm_2011_3 1GS101&prodType=table 71 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/online_highlights/county_profiles/iowa/cp19 013.pdf 72 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_002_002.pdf 14

2002: $213,000 2007: $389,000 Economic Health Access & Consumption Number in poverty 73 : Black Hawk County # in 2009: 21,437 Percent in poverty: 17.3% #in 2011: 20,634 Percent in poverty: 16.4% State of Iowa # in 2009: 342,309 # in 2011: 376,300 Redemption of food and nutrition assistance program benefits (SNAP EBT + WIC FMNP + WIC CVV + Senior FMNP) 74 : SNAP redemptions/snap authorized stores (average) in 2008: $154,108 2011 75 : $225,009 WIC redemptions/wic authorized stores (average) in 2008 76 : $111,913 2011: $112,068 % Farmers markets accept SNAP EBT, WIC FMNP, WIC CVV, Senior FMNP) 77 : Cedar Falls Farmer Market (Cedar Falls) Some individual vendors accept all programs 73 http://data.iowadatacenter.org/cognos8/cgibin/cognos.cgi?b_action=xts.run&m=portal/cc.xts&cpstarget=faaaae8htce5c4bm0fukasvinsubic uewbdxrxwhi6euzqg2p-a*rbxdiwm_ H4sIAAAAAAAAAAMAAAAAAAAAAAA_&wsrpwindowState=wsrp:normal&backURL=&wsrp-urlType=render&wsrpnavigationalState=FAAAAE8HtCe5c4bm0FUkaSVInsuBicuev8fHdnI5SlFmxrny00PkHgGmRU_%7cH4sIAAAAAAAAAG3MSwrDIBRA0a0UN1A1L37ACi9RtyGCFoS kceqkuy8tdjbx5r5zppb22yvt5ufy7eew3vf5blk0ymofgfw7jgjkb0hthbgjrr4hac4aytx%2fvzvx TM2xjzTKF1K4SkodSnQOtAcdpllRpbmfNRcCL6F%2btEHsP30A3GnUY6sAAAA%3d&cpsportlet=301C571F53ACF456E6BAF345C0DBECFD# 74 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.unldkawn1li 75 The average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption amount per SNAPauthorized store in a county. SNAP stores include: supermarkets; large, medium and small grocery stores and convenience stores; super stores and supercenters; warehouse club stores; specialized food stores (retail bakeries, meat and seafood markets, and produce markets); and meal service providers that serve eligible persons. 76 The total dollar amount of WIC Program (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) benefits redeemed through WIC-authorized stores in a county divided by the number of WIC-authorized stores. Redemptions are set to -9999 when data are not available or when there are fewer than 4 WIC-authorized stores in a county. 77 http://search.ams.usda.gov/farmersmarkets/ 15

College Hill Farmers Market (Cedar Falls) Some individual vendors accept all programs Downtown Waterloo Farmers Market Accepts none Evansdale Farmers Market Accepts all but SNAP Kimball Ridge Family Market (Waterloo) Accepts none Kimball Ridge Farmers Market (Waterloo) Some individual vendors accept all programs University Avenue Farmers Market (Waterloo) Accepts all but SNAP City Park Farmers Market (La Porte City) Some individual vendors accept Senior FMNP Number of institutions in Black Hawk County purchasing locally grown foods: 1998: 3 2002: 7 2008: 27 2012: 13 Dollars invested in locally grown foods by institutions in Black Hawk County: 1998: $110,773 2002: $200,730 2008: $2,400,000 2012: $2,683,976 # Farms with direct sales 78 : 2007: 50 farms Market value of livestock, poultry (and their products) sold 79 : 2007: $56,118,000 78 http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/food-environment-atlas/go-to-theatlas.aspx#.utcxwqwn3lj 79 http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/publications/2007/full_report/volume_1,_chapter_2_county_lev el/iowa/st19_2_001_001.pdf 16