Skip directly to site content
CDC. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC 24/7: Saving Lives. Protecting People.™

Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps

Explore by Topic

Adults with at least one park within 1/2 mile

ViewMap ViewSwitch to Chart ViewSwitch to Table View
View byTotal
YearNaN
NaN
Percent of U.S. population living within 1/2 mile of a park †
View by: Total
Unknown Classification Type
Image that displays when the map is loading.
†Data derived from the CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.Numerator: Estimated number of each census tract’s population within ½-mile buffer around local parks and beaches from Esri StreetMap Premium/HERE and state and national parks from the Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US).The estimated population living within ½ mile of a park was summed over all census tracts in a state to estimate the total state-level population residing within ½ mile of a park.Denominator: Census tract and state population from the American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.

Suggested Citation

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity.Data, Trend and Maps [online]. [accessed Apr 26, 2024]. URL: https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html.