GroceryGapAtlas

Exploring the impacts of corporate market concentration and structural inequity on food access.

The Grocery Gap Atlas enables advocates and analysts to unravel the landscape of inequitable access to food and corporate concentration of grocery markets across the United States. Use this tool to find opportunities to improve access, break down potential relationships of factors driving inequity, and utilize our data for further analysis and research.

Know where you want to see? Search for a state, county, or address below to see a report on food access, market concentration, and structural racism:

Reports

Find reports on food access, market concentration, and structural racism. Visit the county, state, or neighborhood pages to find the reports for your area, or use the search bar above. Check out the national report and national map to explore data across the county.

Trends

Read case studies about key trends in market concentration and food access. Learn about market dominance across US states and places, how various data factors tend to relate to food access, and potential impacts of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger.

About

Grocery Gap Atlas brings together data from various sources working to understand inequities in food markets and access. Learn more about the data and how you can use this data for your analysis.

Resources

Grocery Gap Atlas is one of many tools that empowers analysis and advocacy for change in food access and grocery markets. We've assembled a collection of additional resources to explore.

CASE STUDY

Mapping the Corporate Hold on U.S. Grocery Markets

By comparing market dominance across states over two decades, starting in 2000 and ending in 2023, it becomes clear that on average, a small number of corporations have captured over half of the market share in food retail.

Exploring Correlations of Corporate Concentration & Food Access in Rural Nebraska

A view from the ground of how different people and places are impacted differently by grocery market conditions.

Title image "Emerson City Limit Sign" by Jimmy Emerson via Flickr, CC.

Understanding the Impact of the Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger in the Grocery Market Competition in the Northwest

Title image by Kipp Teague via Flickr, Creative Commons.