Atlanta Ranks In Top US Cities For Vegans, Vegetarians: Study

ATLANTA, GA – With Nov. 1 being World Vegan Day and research showing that skipping meat can save the average person at least $750 per year, the personal-finance website WalletHub recently released its report on 2018’s Best Cities for Vegans & Vegetarians as well as accompanying videos.

Atlanta was ranked number 16, among the top 20 cities for vegan and vegetarians. Atlanta also ranked number 5 in the report for most salad shops per capita.

To determine the best and cheapest places for following a plant-based diet, WalletHub compared the 100 largest cities across 16 key indicators of vegan- and vegetarian-friendliness. The data set ranges from the share of restaurants serving meatless options to the cost of groceries for vegetarians to salad shops per capita.

Top 20 Cities for Vegans & Vegetarians

1. New York, NY
2. Portland, OR
3. Orlando, FL
4. Seattle, WA
5. San Francisco, CA
6. Los Angeles, CA
7. Austin, TX
8. Scottsdale, AZ
9. San Diego, CA
10. Las Vegas, NV
11. Washington, DC
12. Tampa, FL
13. Chicago, IL
14. Phoenix, AZ
15. Miami, FL
16. Atlanta, GA
17. Anaheim, CA
18. Nashville, TN
19. Houston, TX
20. Madison, WI

Most Salad Shops Per Capita

T 1.New York, NY
T 1. Orlando, FL
3. San Francisco, CA
4. Chicago, IL
5. Atlanta, GA

Best vs. Worst

• Scottsdale, Arizona, has the highest share of restaurants serving vegetarian options, 33.44 percent, which is 16.8 times higher than in Laredo, Texas, the city with the lowest at 1.99 percent.
• Scottsdale, Arizona, has the highest share of restaurants serving vegan options, 20.23 percent, which is 37.5 times higher than in Newark, New Jersey, the city with the lowest at 0.54 percent.
• San Francisco has the most community-supported agriculture programs (per square root of population), 0.0128, which is 18.3 times more than in Houston, the city with the fewest at 0.0007.
• New York has the most salad shops (per square root of population), 0.2510, which is 42.5 times more than in Laredo, Texas, the city with the fewest at 0.0059.

To view the full report and your city’s rank, visit: https://wallethub.com/edu/best-cities-for-vegans-vegetarians/39706/

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