Signature · 8.7% low-access (17th pct)
Crawford County, IL
Crawford County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.7%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Crawford County, IL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 8.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 13.7% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Massac County ( -0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Crawford County lands in the lower national band (8.7%, #2,583 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,583
- national by low-access %
- #88
- in IL
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 480
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.7% low-access (17th pct) (-13.4 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Crawford County compares nationally
Crawford County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.7% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,583).
Crawford County's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
Crawford County is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Crawford County vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Illinois, not a full county-board reprint
- Scott
Scott 66.5%
66.5 % low-access
- Warren 9
Warren 9%
9 % low-access
- Crawford 8.7
Crawford 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Massac 8.5
Massac 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- White 8.5
White 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- Union 7.9
Union 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,817 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,733 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 480 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,511 |
| Median Household Income | $71,674 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,030 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.0% |
SNAP retailers in Crawford County
Crawford County has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 9 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Robinson holds 44% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Hutsonville, Oblong, Flat Rock.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 8 | 2 |
| Hutsonville | 3 | none |
| Oblong | 3 | none |
| Palestine | 3 | 1 |
| Flat Rock | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 9
- casey's general store 1866, robinson
- casey's general store 2484, palestine
- casey's general store 2638, oblong
- huck's 210, robinson
- lincoln hutsonville inc, hutsonville
- mach 1 15, robinson
- mike's place main st, hutsonville
- oblong mart, oblong
- parkmart, robinson
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 1121, robinson
- dollar general 12116, oblong
- dollar general 15090, palestine
- dollar general 23428, hutsonville
- dollar tree 8402, robinson
Super Store · 2
- ruler foods 292, robinson
- walmart supercenter 422, robinson
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- pioneer city meat market, palestine
Small Grocery Store · 1
- villas country store, flat rock
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 Crawford County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Crawford County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Crawford 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 (8.7% here).
- Orange County, CA · 8.7% low-access
- Caswell County, NC · 8.7% low-access
- Cherokee County, NC · 8.7% low-access
- Orange County, NC · 8.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (13.7% here).
- Louisa County, IA · 13.7% SNAP
- Screven County, GA · 13.7% SNAP
- Logan County, KY · 13.7% SNAP
- Orange County, FL · 13.7% 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.
Illinois among East North Central states
Illinois ranks 5th of 5 East North Central states by population-weighted low-access (20.2%). Crawford County, at 8.7%, runs 11.5 pts below the Illinois rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Crawford County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17033. 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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