Austin Ranks 7th Nationally In Organic Food Consumption

While the West Coast leads the pack, it's no surprise that Austin has ranked 7th in a national survey ranking organic food consumption. In fact, the study looked at local organic juggernaut Whole Foods Market, finding "Organics consumers are 272% more likely than the average consumer to have shopped Whole Foods during the past week."

According to the survey, the top local markets for organics consumers are:
1. San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose, CA
2. Seattle/Tacoma, WA
3. Portland, OR
4. Washington, D.C.
5. Denver, CO
6. San Diego, CA
7. Austin, TX
8. Sacramento/Stockton/Modesto, CA
9. Boston, MA
10. Phoenix, AZ

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