Signature · 36.6% low-access (83rd pct)
Bureau County, IL
Bureau County sits in the upper national band on low-access (36.6%, +14.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 36.6%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.5%
- on SNAP
- 33K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bureau County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 36.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.5 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: St. Clair County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Bureau County sits in the upper national band (36.6%, #532 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #532
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in IL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 36.6% low-access (83rd pct) (+14.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Bureau County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bureau County's 36.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #535 most-affected nationwide.
Bureau County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bureau County has 3 urban and 7 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.
Bureau 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
- Monroe
Monroe 37.4%
37.4 % low-access
- St. Clair
St. Clair 36.8%
36.8 % low-access
- Bureau
Bureau 36.6%
36.6 % low-access
- Macon
Macon 36%
36 % low-access
- Mason
Mason 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 34,978 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,790 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,426 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 32,866 |
| Median Household Income | $69,257 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.8%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,889 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.7%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bureau County
Bureau County has 38 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 24 locations (63% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 24
- all saints, neponset
- beck's 13, princeton
- beck's 14, princeton
- casey's 4395, walnut
- casey's general store 1349, depue
- casey's general store 1836, ladd
- casey's general store 1837, princeton
- casey's general store 3048, spring valley
- casey's general store 3531, princeton
- caseys general store 1248, wyanet
- caseys general store 1258, sheffield
- caseys general store 1293, buda
- express lane gas & food mart 10, walnut
- expresslane 40, princeton
- fast stop, princeton
- ladd convenience, ladd
- lamoille fast stop, la moille
- lucero's supermarket, inc, spring valley
- ohio filling station, ohio
- road ranger 225, princeton
- spring valley mini market, spring valley
- shell spring valley, spring valley
- valley news, spring valley
- zig's station, tiskilwa
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 18385, sheffield
- dollar general 18739, walnut
- dollar general 2381, spring valley
- dollar general 7137, princeton
- dollartree 7196, princeton
- dollar general 20715, spring valley
- valley fresh harvest, ladd
Supermarket · 3
- aldi 68012, princeton
- spring valley supermkt, spring valley
- sullivan's foods 3167, princeton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- royal super mart, sheffield
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- ruiz food market, spring valley
Small Grocery Store · 1
- walnut acres country store, walnut
Super Store · 1
- walmart supercenter 636, princeton
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 Bureau County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Bureau County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Bureau 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 (36.6% here).
- Union Parish, LA · 36.6% low-access
- Union Parish, LA · 36.6% low-access
- Fayette County, GA · 36.7% low-access
- Catoosa County, GA · 36.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (13.5% here).
- Vigo County, IN · 13.5% SNAP
- Vigo County, IN · 13.5% SNAP
- Lee County, IA · 13.5% SNAP
- Lee County, IA · 13.5% 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.
Bureau County inside a higher low-access state context
Bureau 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 Bureau County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17011. 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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