The interactive maps below show a 10-minute and 20-minute drive band around each paramacy, as determined by the Alabama road network. The paramacies are shown as blue dots. For an introduction and user interface information, see the home page. If we define a pharmacy desert as an area that is more than a 10-minute dirve to a pharmacy, or more than a 20-minute drive to a pharmacy, then the orange regions of the two maps are the pharmacy deserts of the state according to the two definitions.
| Desert Definition | Desert Area | Desert Population |
|---|---|---|
| More than 10-minute drive time | 27,996 (55.3%) | 884,149 (17.7%) |
| More than 20-minute drive time | 4829 (9.5%) | 48,118 (1.0%) |