Signature · 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts)
Boone County, IL
Boone County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of the book) alongside 31.5% low-access.
- 31.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 14.3%
- on SNAP
- 53K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Boone County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 31.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +9.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 29% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Henry County ( -0.1 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Boone County sits in the upper national band (31.5%, #845 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #845
- national by low-access %
- #27
- in IL
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (28.6% of tracts) .
How Boone County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Boone County's 31.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 73% of them and ranked #847 most-affected nationwide.
Boone County's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Boone County has 5 urban and 2 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Boone County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Illinois, not a full county-board reprint
- Scott
Scott 66.5%
66.5 % low-access
- Williamson
Williamson 32.3%
32.3 % low-access
- Clark
Clark 32.2%
32.2 % low-access
- Boone
Boone 31.5%
31.5 % low-access
- Henry
Henry 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Pulaski
Pulaski 31.4%
31.4 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 54,165 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 17,067 |
| Low-Access Share | 31.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,032 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 53,230 |
| Median Household Income | $84,571 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.9%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,781 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.3%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Boone County
Boone County has 31 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (61% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 19
- 7-eleven 33896, belvidere
- 7-eleven 34712a, belvidere
- 7-eleven 34713a, belvidere
- ahsb gas llc, belvidere
- belvidere tobacco & liquor, belvidere
- casey's general store 3468, capron
- casey's general store 3598, belvidere
- express lane gas & food mart 35, belvidere
- j & d countryside marathon, poplar grove
- jum group llc, belvidere
- jum group llc 171, belvidere
- lbs mobil express mart company, belvidere
- logan avenue mobil 60, belvidere
- murphy usa 7846, belvidere
- om belvidere oil llc, belvidere
- ricky petroleum inc dba citgo, belvidere
- speedway 3995, belvidere
- state st mobil 82, belvidere
- wheeler road mobil 49, cherry valley
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 1591, belvidere
- dollar general 15682, poplar grove
- dollar general 21904, capron
- dollar tree 3937, belvidere
- family dollar 10183, belvidere
- walgreens 04150, belvidere
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- la canasta supermarket inc, belvidere
- supermercado guanajuatito, belvidere
Super Store · 2
- belvidere fiesta market, belvidere
- walmart 3597, belvidere
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 40067 40067, belvidere
- pacemaker countryside market, poplar grove
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Illinois
One of 101 counties in Illinois, 6 are shown here.
Compare Boone County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Boone County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Boone County, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IL (31.5% here).
- Bay County, FL · 31.5% low-access
- Bay County, FL · 31.5% low-access
- Davie County, NC · 31.5% low-access
- Davie County, NC · 31.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (14.3% here).
- Holmes County, FL · 14.3% SNAP
- Holmes County, FL · 14.3% SNAP
- Franklin County, FL · 14.3% SNAP
- Franklin County, FL · 14.3% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Boone County inside a higher low-access state context
Boone County sits inside Illinois (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Boone County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17007. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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