Table 1 Description of study areas in North Carolina and Kentucky

Population estimate (2011 ) [17–20]

171,134

301,569

13,443

121,737

Percent rural dwellers (2010) [21]

25.4

3.1

100

13.3

Percent black (2011) [17–20]

34.4

14.8

0.2

2.9

Percent white (2011) [17–20]

61.4

79.1

98.9

93

Percent living below poverty (2007–2011) [17–20]

24

17.9

35.6

7.2

Percent consuming five or more fruits and vegetables daily(2009*) [22, 23]

16.8

22.1

16.4

17.7

Age-adjusted estimates of% Obese Adults (2009) [24]; BMI > = 30 kg/m²

35.6

30.7

33.4

30.8

Population density (number of persons per square mile, 2010) [17–20]

257.9

1,042.8

39.1

482.3