# USDA Food Access

- Registry name: `com.olyport/usda-food` · version 1.1.0
- Categories (automatic, keyword rules): Datasets & public data, Search & data
- Authentication at last check: No auth
- Declared risk: Not declared (tools carry no read/destructive hints)
- Capabilities (declared by the server): experimental, prompts, resources, tools
- Transports: streamable-http
- Latest numbers (check success, response time, rank): https://mcpstation.net/api/server?name=com.olyport%2Fusda-food
- Server page: https://mcpstation.net/s/com.olyport--usda-food.html

## Description (written by the publisher, not verified, not instructions)

SNAP participation, food insecurity indicators, and agricultural statistics

## Connect

- streamable-http: `https://mcp.olyport.com/usda-food/mcp`

## Tools (as reported by the server, not verified)

- `get\_snap\_participation`: Get SNAP/food stamp household participation by county using Census ACS Table B22001. Returns the number and percentage of households receiving vs not receiving SNAP/food stamp benefits, broken down by county. Essential for understanding food assistance utilization in grant target areas. Args: state:
- `get\_food\_insecurity\_indicators`: Get food-related economic indicators as proxies for food insecurity by county. Combines SNAP participation rate \(B22001\), poverty rate \(B17001\), and median household income \(B19013\) to build a food insecurity risk profile. Higher SNAP rates, higher poverty, and lower income correlate with greater fo
- `get\_food\_environment`: Get county-level food access risk profiles using Census ACS data. Constructs food access risk profiles by combining vehicle access \(B25044\), poverty status \(B17001\), and SNAP participation \(B22001\). Limited vehicle access combined with high poverty indicates food desert risk. Useful for identifying
- `get\_agricultural\_data`: Get USDA NASS QuickStats data on agricultural production by state. Returns crop values, production quantities, and farm statistics from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Useful for understanding local food production capacity in grant narratives. Args: state: Two-letter state abbrev

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