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Viable Food Systems Illinois Grocery Access

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County and legislative district profiles

Compare routed food access, population, program stores, and vulnerability estimates across Illinois counties and state legislative districts.

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Planning estimates use 2024 ACS block groups and locally generated routed coverage. Legislative totals allocate sampled block-group population to Census district boundaries.

Counties ranked from lowest to highest access coverage.
Area Population With access Outside access Population uniquely served Population in poverty Households without a vehicle Qualifying stores
Edwards County 6,100 0.0% 6,100 0 1,000 105 0
Scott County 4,950 3.6% 4,750 110 570 100 0
Stark County 5,300 7.2% 4,900 160 590 55 0
Hancock County 17,300 21.5% 13,550 3,700 2,100 410 1
Gallatin County 4,800 26.1% 3,550 1,200 650 160 0
Johnson County 13,400 33.9% 8,850 4,500 2,050 175 1
McHenry County 312,600 37.6% 195,000 41,550 19,500 4,080 49
Kendall County 137,700 38.0% 85,300 20,000 7,450 975 20
Tazewell County 130,300 38.5% 80,150 24,000 11,750 2,985 20
Will County 701,450 39.8% 422,300 101,100 51,650 9,520 109
Morgan County 33,000 40.3% 19,700 7,300 4,550 720 3
St. Clair County 253,700 41.6% 148,200 42,150 34,600 7,570 43
Jefferson County 36,550 41.8% 21,250 5,150 4,950 935 3
Alexander County 4,900 41.9% 2,850 2,050 920 190 0
Madison County 264,250 42.4% 152,250 39,050 29,300 6,220 43
Calhoun County 4,350 42.8% 2,500 1,850 270 35 1
Edgar County 16,550 42.8% 9,450 4,350 2,000 605 2
Lake County 714,200 44.8% 394,600 143,400 58,950 11,805 129
Macon County 101,850 45.0% 56,000 16,350 15,550 4,125 18
Wabash County 11,100 45.2% 6,100 5,050 1,850 520 1
Massac County 13,850 47.3% 7,300 6,550 2,250 280 1
Pope County 3,750 47.7% 1,950 1,750 500 75 1
Clark County 15,250 47.9% 7,950 7,300 1,400 335 1
Grundy County 53,200 48.3% 27,500 15,250 3,200 825 6
Jersey County 21,250 49.3% 10,800 1,250 1,900 370 2
Logan County 27,700 50.3% 13,750 2,200 3,500 765 4
McDonough County 26,900 50.7% 13,250 7,700 6,250 1,115 5
McLean County 171,550 52.0% 82,350 51,000 25,600 4,170 29
Williamson County 66,900 52.8% 31,600 8,350 9,300 1,735 9
Mercer County 15,500 53.7% 7,150 1,700 1,400 185 2
DeKalb County 100,700 54.0% 46,300 29,100 15,900 2,525 17
Lee County 33,850 55.0% 15,250 9,600 4,050 875 5
Hardin County 3,600 56.0% 1,600 2,000 400 135 1
Kane County 517,250 56.0% 227,600 114,200 41,000 8,595 90
Monroe County 35,050 56.3% 15,300 8,350 1,750 560 4
Sangamon County 194,950 56.3% 85,250 53,750 25,750 6,440 38
Crawford County 18,500 56.4% 8,100 2,450 2,250 455 4
Winnebago County 283,300 57.8% 119,550 66,100 44,650 9,965 66
DuPage County 930,000 58.0% 390,400 234,700 61,050 15,980 185
Fayette County 21,300 58.3% 8,900 7,900 3,350 435 3
Cumberland County 10,350 58.4% 4,300 5,600 940 200 1
Adams County 64,750 59.2% 26,450 22,450 8,400 2,085 11
Montgomery County 27,950 59.6% 11,300 9,450 3,600 745 5
Vermilion County 72,400 60.3% 28,750 24,150 13,150 2,750 13
Peoria County 179,650 61.7% 68,900 49,200 28,200 6,265 37
Woodford County 38,300 62.2% 14,500 10,700 2,700 480 3
Knox County 49,050 62.6% 18,350 19,750 7,350 1,800 10
Bond County 16,700 62.7% 6,250 8,400 1,850 415 1
Union County 17,000 63.3% 6,250 2,200 3,500 655 3
Rock Island County 142,750 64.0% 51,400 19,300 22,600 5,285 42
Cass County 12,800 64.6% 4,500 1,050 1,400 235 5
Bureau County 32,850 64.8% 11,550 6,900 3,550 935 8
Greene County 11,700 65.5% 4,050 7,100 1,650 205 2
Jackson County 53,050 66.1% 18,000 10,750 12,250 2,645 13
Mason County 12,750 66.2% 4,300 8,450 1,900 455 2
Boone County 53,250 66.6% 17,750 13,950 5,300 820 6
Clay County 13,050 66.6% 4,350 4,050 2,300 255 2
Wayne County 15,950 67.2% 5,250 4,700 2,600 490 4
Henry County 48,650 67.3% 15,900 14,800 4,400 1,345 11
Marion County 37,000 67.4% 12,050 8,000 5,700 1,080 7
Lawrence County 15,050 67.5% 4,900 5,050 2,150 310 1
Coles County 46,800 69.0% 14,500 7,800 9,250 1,800 12
Champaign County 208,750 69.5% 63,700 37,150 44,450 10,945 47
Warren County 16,450 70.5% 4,850 820 2,400 470 6
Jo Daviess County 21,850 70.9% 6,350 7,550 1,700 730 5
Kankakee County 106,650 70.9% 31,050 30,250 13,200 2,700 25
Pulaski County 5,000 71.0% 1,450 3,550 1,250 145 1
De Witt County 15,350 72.4% 4,250 3,100 1,550 255 2
Shelby County 20,700 72.5% 5,700 9,950 1,900 440 5
Piatt County 16,700 72.7% 4,550 8,500 1,000 145 2
Franklin County 37,300 73.2% 10,000 8,800 6,550 1,015 6
Saline County 23,200 73.2% 6,250 4,700 4,450 965 5
Macoupin County 44,350 74.0% 11,500 15,650 5,800 780 6
Jasper County 9,200 74.1% 2,400 2,800 1,000 165 2
LaSalle County 108,700 74.1% 28,150 34,200 15,050 2,720 27
Hamilton County 7,900 74.2% 2,050 5,750 960 185 1
Stephenson County 43,750 74.2% 11,300 18,100 6,100 1,530 7
Iroquois County 26,450 74.6% 6,750 9,800 3,300 515 6
Whiteside County 54,950 74.7% 13,900 24,000 6,550 1,345 12
Effingham County 34,500 74.9% 8,650 8,750 3,500 795 9
Richland County 15,600 75.6% 3,800 6,050 1,900 545 5
Douglas County 19,750 76.2% 4,700 5,950 1,650 845 6
Ogle County 51,500 77.2% 11,750 17,450 4,300 1,145 8
Livingston County 35,550 77.7% 7,950 22,400 3,700 810 7
Fulton County 33,000 78.0% 7,250 13,150 4,400 735 7
Ford County 13,400 79.0% 2,800 9,950 1,650 525 3
White County 13,600 79.6% 2,800 5,300 2,250 540 5
Henderson County 6,200 80.4% 1,200 4,650 860 120 2
Pike County 14,450 82.7% 2,500 4,750 2,150 205 5
Randolph County 30,050 82.8% 5,150 11,750 4,900 805 8
Christian County 33,550 82.9% 5,700 10,150 3,400 825 8
Perry County 20,650 84.8% 3,150 5,000 3,450 510 4
Putnam County 5,600 85.4% 820 1,750 450 80 1
Cook County 5,182,100 86.1% 720,000 670,200 700,350 378,265 1,230
Washington County 13,650 86.7% 1,800 8,850 1,050 155 3
Menard County 12,100 87.8% 1,500 10,500 1,200 285 1
Moultrie County 14,400 88.1% 1,700 7,550 1,350 775 2
Schuyler County 6,800 88.7% 770 5,250 1,400 135 1
Carroll County 15,600 89.7% 1,600 7,450 2,250 220 3
Clinton County 36,950 90.0% 3,700 3,700 2,900 460 9
Brown County 6,300 92.9% 450 100 620 175 2
Marshall County 11,650 95.5% 530 5,250 1,350 185 3