208,000 people live in food deserts in Indianapolis, an increase since 2016. Importantly, 10,500 households without cars live in transit food deserts, where grocery stores are not easily accessible by bus.

Poverty is increasing in Central Indiana, especially in Interstate Neighborhoods (built in the 1960s and 1970s). Pre-War Neighborhoods have long had the highest poverty rates, but Interstate Neighborhoods have surpassed the city’s core in terms of the number of people in poverty.