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States ranked: Highest share in a food desert
From the USDA Food Environment Atlas.
1.New Mexico31.7%2.Georgia31.4%3.Alaska30.8%4.Wyoming29.9%5.Indiana29.2%6.South Carolina29.1%7.North Dakota28.6%8.South Dakota28.4%9.Massachusetts27.7%10.New Hampshire27.6%11.Tennessee27.6%12.Minnesota27.5%13.Delaware27.3%14.Hawaii26.7%15.Mississippi26.7%16.Louisiana26.6%17.Arizona26.5%18.Kansas26.2%19.Idaho25.8%20.Florida25.5%21.Ohio25.4%22.Oklahoma25.2%23.Missouri25.2%24.Texas25.0%25.Arkansas24.7%26.Alabama24.7%27.Utah24.2%28.New Jersey23.6%29.Rhode Island23.5%30.Michigan23.3%31.North Carolina23.3%32.Washington23.1%33.Maryland23.0%34.Nevada22.9%35.Montana21.9%36.Nebraska21.7%37.West Virginia21.5%38.Wisconsin21.5%39.Pennsylvania21.5%40.Colorado21.4%41.Virginia20.6%42.Illinois20.1%43.Kentucky20.1%44.Iowa19.9%45.Oregon16.9%46.Maine13.5%47.California13.4%48.New York11.8%49.Vermont11.1%50.District of Columbia4.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service — Food Environment Atlas. A ranking is a description, not a judgment; indicators reflect different years.