Table 3 Stability of food stores over 5 years, with number and density per 10,000 persons, by race/ethnicity of census tract
Predominantly non-white | Racially mixed | Predominantly white | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total stores | Supermarkets | Total stores | Supermarkets | Total stores | Supermarkets | |
2007 stores remaining open through 2011 (“Stable Stores”) | 778 (7.3) | 63 (0.6) | 833 (10.0) | 45 (0.5) | 538 (9.4) | 23 (0.4) |
2007 stores closed by 2011 (“Closed Stores”) | 845 (8.0) | 25 (0.2) | 724 (8.7) | 14 (0.2) | 319 (5.6) | 3 (0.1) |
Food store replacements (“Replaced Stores”) | 587 (5.5) | 22 (0.2) | 427 (5.1) | 11 (0.1) | 178 (3.1) | 2 (0.04) |
Not replaced by a food store as of 2011 (“Permanent Closures”) | 258 (2.4) | 3 (0.03) | 297 (3.6) | 3 (0.04) | 141 (2.5) | 1 (0.02) |
2011 food stores in new locations (”New Locations”) | 618 (5.8) | 13 (0.1) | 874 (10.5) | 6 (0.1) | 312 (5.5) | 4 (0.1) |