FarmBlock · National Network
50 cities.
One model.
FarmBlock targets the fifty highest-priority historically Black communities in America for urban agriculture infrastructure. Each city was selected by data: Black population, food insecurity, poverty, redlining history, and HBCU proximity.
| # | City | Black % | Food Insecurity | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson, MS Mississippi |
82% | 34.8% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 2 | Detroit, MI Michigan |
77% | 41.3% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 3 | Birmingham, AL Alabama |
71% | 35.2% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 4 | Memphis, TN Tennessee |
64% | 33.5% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 5 | Albany, GA Georgia |
73% | 39.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 6 | Gary, IN Indiana |
77% | 43.3% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 7 | Flint, MI Michigan |
54% | 48.2% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 8 | Baltimore, MD Maryland |
62% | 26.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 9 | New Orleans, LA Louisiana |
59% | 32.0% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 10 | Baton Rouge, LA Louisiana |
54% | 30.2% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 11 | Shreveport, LA Louisiana |
57% | 32.5% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 12 | Montgomery, AL Alabama |
64% | 30.9% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 13 | Savannah, GA Georgia |
54% | 28.8% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 14 | Augusta, GA Georgia |
55% | 32.1% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 15 | Macon, GA Georgia |
62% | 38.3% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 16 | Columbus, GA Georgia |
45% | 27.1% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 17 | Tuscaloosa, AL Alabama |
44% | 33.3% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 18 | Selma, AL Alabama |
79% | 51.4% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 19 | Camden, NJ New Jersey |
42% | 45.6% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 20 | Chester, PA Pennsylvania |
69% | 48.9% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 21 | East St. Louis, IL Illinois |
96% | 55.6% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 22 | Compton, CA California |
28% | 30.1% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 23 | Watts, CA California |
34% | 52.2% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 24 | Inglewood, CA California |
42% | 26.5% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 25 | North Charleston, SC South Carolina |
46% | 29.3% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 26 | Columbia, SC South Carolina |
41% | 30.8% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 27 | Orangeburg, SC South Carolina |
64% | 42.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 28 | Tallahassee, FL Florida |
35% | 34.3% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 29 | Gainesville, FL Florida |
22% | 40.2% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 30 | Pensacola, FL Florida |
27% | 28.8% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 31 | Prichard, AL Alabama |
84% | 50.5% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 32 | Greenville, MS Mississippi |
75% | 46.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 33 | Clarksdale, MS Mississippi |
72% | 52.9% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 34 | Natchez, MS Mississippi |
54% | 38.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 35 | Helena-West Helena, AR Arkansas |
65% | 54.1% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 36 | Forrest City, AR Arkansas |
61% | 44.4% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 37 | West Memphis, AR Arkansas |
55% | 38.2% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 38 | Texarkana, TX Texas |
31% | 32.5% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 39 | Beaumont, TX Texas |
47% | 28.6% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 40 | Port Arthur, TX Texas |
41% | 40.0% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 41 | Wichita Falls, TX Texas |
15% | 26.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 42 | Tuskegee, AL Alabama |
95% | 57.1% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 43 | Opelika, AL Alabama |
40% | 30.6% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 44 | Anniston, AL Alabama |
52% | 42.4% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 45 | Wilmington, NC North Carolina |
18% | 25.5% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 46 | Durham, NC North Carolina |
36% | 21.9% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 47 | Goldsboro, NC North Carolina |
48% | 32.8% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 48 | Rocky Mount, NC North Carolina |
57% | 34.8% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 49 | Petersburg, VA Virginia |
76% | 38.7% | FOOD DESERT | View |
| 50 | Richmond, VA Virginia |
47% | 30.6% | FOOD DESERT | View |
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