The survey highlights Baltimore’s decline in food anxiety, but the racial gap in access to food is still remaining.

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According to the latest results of the annual survey by the 21st century city initiative at John’s Hopkins University, researchers have discovered that there are serious races in access to hunger and grocery stores. There were fewer residents in the Baltimore area than 2023 who experienced anxiety.
One of the most prominent results in the 2023 survey in 2023, the first year, was that food anxiety was high, especially among Blacks of Baltimore.
However, according to Michael Vader, Director of Initiative, Initiative in the 21st century, who is gathering researchers from all over the Johns Hopkins University to study the city, the latest survey states that “food anxiety has decreased significantly and its decrease. It was found that the largest was between Blacks in the Baltimore area. ” problem.
According to a survey, 28 % of the Baltimore residents reported that they had experienced food anxiety last year and fell 7.5 % from the previous year. The decline was most noticeable among black residents, dropping from nearly 54 % two years ago to about 37 % in 2024.
Still, researchers have discovered that the gap between white residents and black residents who are experiencing food is still “deep.” Only about 17 % of white residents experienced food anxiety last year. Despite the progress, the regional food anxiety rate was almost twice the national average.
Important points
Respondents also reported a significant gap between races in access to grocery stores. Six out of the seven white residents in the Baltimore area answered that access to grocery stores was convenient, while only 65% ​​of the black residents.
“In the past year, food prices, especially inflation, may have decreased,” said Vader. “Observing these trends in the Baltimore area is one of the advantages of conducting surveys every year.”
A survey of 163 questions for about 1,500 respondents in Baltimore and county was developed with the cooperation of researchers and regional leaders at John’s Hopkins University. The aim is to help the inhabitants, community groups, policy creators, and companies take time to fully understand the experience, recognition and attitude of other residents.
2024 Highlights of Baltimore regional survey
Poverty reduces physical and digital connections
“Serious economic and racial inequality forms a connection of the Baltimore regional residents.”
More than two -thirds of the residents of the Baltimore area of ​​less than $ 30,000 have experienced at least one transportation problem, and only three out of three people have high -speed Internet at home. “The lack of physical connections by transportation and virtual connections on the Internet may make it very difficult for poor residents in the Baltimore area to receive services, medical care and find a job. There is a report. The percentage of inhabitants who experienced traffic issues decreased slightly since 2023, but the report says that the residents who live along the proposed red line (14 miles of the 14 -mile East West Railway connecting the community at both ends of Baltimore). Compared to the Baltimoa, you are more likely to experience traffic -related issues, such as skipping or changing your schedule. 42% of the Redline residents experienced at least one traffic problem, 10 points higher than the residents living outside the red line.
Positive perception of the neighborhood
Many of the residents of Baltimore said, contrary to the emotions found in Baltimore County, the neighboring areas were improving rather than worsening.
85% of the residents of Baltimoa -gun said they were satisfied with their neighboring areas. However, more people (20%) thought that the situation was getting better (13%). Seven out of ten residents in Baltimore said they were satisfied with their living areas. 28% reported that the situation had improved, but 23% reported that the situation had deteriorated. A place where everyone knows your name: 45% of the residents of the city and counties know most or some of the names of neighbors.
Improved the trust of the government
In 2024, both the city and the county had a decrease in residents with distrust of local governments compared to the previous year. The residents of Baltimore County trusted the government rather than the city residents. Almost one in four of the Baltimore residents, one in three Baltimore county residents, reported that in most cases, local governments would do the right thing.
Black residents feel that the quality of the school is high
“Compared to 2023, the percentage of black residents in Baltimore has doubled from 12 % to 24 %, which evaluated nearby public schools as” high quality. “” Black residents in Baltimore County also reported that the quality of the school had improved, and increased from one -quarter of the respondents in 2023 to one -third of last year. On the other hand, white residents in both jurisdictions have little change in non -optimistic evaluation of public schools, and only 13 % of the city reported that they were “very good” or “excellent” in the city. It was 30 %.
“The decline in distrust in local governments and the strong satisfaction that residents feel about their neighborhood are given the opportunity to create a program to improve the lives of residents,” says Vader. 。 “They may chose to focus on improving regional mobility in cooperation with the state government and cooperating with the state government.
Detailed information: Portrait of Baltimore 2024. 21cc.jhu.edu/research/a-portra… T-OF-Baltimore-2024/
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