Signature · 11.8% low-access (25th pct)
Douglas County, IL
Douglas County lands in the lower national band on low-access (11.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 11.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.4%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Douglas County, IL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 11.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Douglas County lands in the lower national band (11.8%, #2,355 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,355
- national by low-access %
- #83
- in IL
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 740
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 11.8% low-access (25th pct) (-10.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Douglas County compares nationally
Douglas County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 11.8% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,360).
Douglas County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Douglas County has 2 urban and 3 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.
Douglas 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
- Macoupin 12.7
Macoupin 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Cass 12.2
Cass 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Douglas 11.8
Douglas 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Washington 11.8
Washington 11.8%
11.8 % low-access
- Fulton 11.1
Fulton 11.1%
11.1 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 19,980 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,358 |
| Low-Access Share | 11.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 740 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,751 |
| Median Household Income | $77,320 |
| Poverty Rate | 8.5%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 965 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.4%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.8%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
SNAP retailers in Douglas County
Douglas County has 25 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 12
- c & c's one stop, newman
- casey's general store 1473, atwood
- casey's general store 1525, tuscola
- casey's general store 1971, arcola
- casey's general store 2022, villa grove
- circle k 4701435, villa grove
- fuel mart 787, tuscola
- jack flash arcola 703, arcola
- jack flash-arthur 602, arthur
- lambos 5, tuscola
- love's travel stop 798, tuscola
- road ranger 139, tuscola
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 19379, newman
- dollar general 2722, villa grove
- dollar general 4618, arcola
- dollar general 4729, arthur
- dollar general 1127, tuscola
- dollar general 19600, atwood
- dutch valley meats inc., arthur
Supermarket · 4
- arthur iga 64, arthur
- beachys bulk foods 001, arthur
- country salvage, arcola
- kirby foods - tuscola 44, tuscola
Large Grocery Store · 1
- rick's country market, villa grove
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- arcola hispanic & american grocery, arcola
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 Douglas County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Douglas County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Douglas 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 (11.8% here).
- Kerr County, TX · 11.8% low-access
- Kerr County, TX · 11.8% low-access
- Klickitat County, WA · 11.8% low-access
- Klickitat County, WA · 11.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (12.4% here).
- Fulton County, IN · 12.4% SNAP
- Fulton County, IN · 12.4% SNAP
- Glynn County, GA · 12.4% SNAP
- Glynn County, GA · 12.4% 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.
Douglas County inside a lower low-access state context
Douglas 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 Douglas County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17041. 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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