While it is no secret that Chicago suffers from food deserts, most people do not know exactly where they are. Data from the City of Chicago Data Portal shows that the South Side is suffering the most from these food deserts. Below is a map of with pinpoints showing different grocery store locations:
Neighborhoods such as South Deering, only have a total of four grocery stores for the 15,000 people that populate the area. The Mount Greenwood neighborhood only has 2 grocery stores total.
These food deserts are affecting the lives of thousands of people all over Chicago, but especially in the South Side. Residents in these areas are being denied access to healthy, affordable food, and food in general.
Noelle Sanzeri Data Journalism 