Signature · 7.4% SNAP (4th pct in IL)
DuPage County, IL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of DuPage County residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 22.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 7.4%
- on SNAP
- 930K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County DuPage County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 22.5% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.4 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 7.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jersey County (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, DuPage County ranks #1,483 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #51 of 102 counties in IL (22.5% low-access).
- #1,483
- national by low-access %
- #51
- in IL
- 98
- low-access tracts
- 29K
- food-desert residents
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA).
Signature read: 7.4% SNAP (4th pct in IL) (-4.7 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How DuPage County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, DuPage County's 22.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 53% of them and ranked #1,484 most-affected nationwide.
DuPage County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
216 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, DuPage County has 213 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.
DuPage County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Illinois, not a full county-board reprint
- Scott
Scott 66.5%
66.5 % low-access
- Lawrence 22.9
Lawrence 22.9%
22.9 % low-access
- Vermilion 22.9
Vermilion 22.9%
22.9 % low-access
- Jersey 22.8
Jersey 22.8%
22.8 % low-access
- Mercer 22.8
Mercer 22.8%
22.8 % low-access
- DuPage 22.5
DuPage 22.5%
22.5 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 216 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 916,924 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 98 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 206,314 |
| Low-Access Share | 22.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 29,464 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 930,024 |
| Median Household Income | $112,096 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.6%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 26,030 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 7.4%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.5% |
Other Counties in Illinois
One of 101 counties in Illinois, 6 are shown here.
Compare DuPage County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Nationwide peers for DuPage County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for DuPage County (7.4%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Illinois.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IL (22.5% here).
- Marshall County, MS · 22.5% low-access
- Marshall County, MS · 22.5% low-access
- Crittenden County, AR · 22.5% low-access
- Crittenden County, AR · 22.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (7.4% here).
- Bartholomew County, IN · 7.4% SNAP
- Bartholomew County, IN · 7.4% SNAP
- Jasper County, IA · 7.4% SNAP
- Jasper County, IA · 7.4% 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.
Food access nationally, Illinois in context
DuPage 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 DuPage County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17043. 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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