American journal of public health
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We evaluated the spatial accessibility of large "chain" supermarkets in relation to neighborhood racial composition and poverty. ⋯ Racial residential segregation disproportionately places African Americans in more-impoverished neighborhoods in Detroit and consequently reduces access to supermarkets. However, supermarkets have opened or remained open close to middle-income neighborhoods that have transitioned from White to African American. Development of economically disadvantaged African American neighborhoods is critical to effectively prevent diet-related diseases among this population.