Signature · 1.8% low-access (5th pct)
Greene County, IL
Greene County lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.8%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.8%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.5%
- on SNAP
- 12K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Greene County, IL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.8% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.3 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Henderson County ( -0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Greene County lands in the lower national band (1.8%, #2,971 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,971
- national by low-access %
- #99
- in IL
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 88
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.8% low-access (5th pct) (-20.3 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Greene County compares nationally
Food access in Greene County compares favorably nationally: its 1.8% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,972).
Greene County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Greene 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.
Greene 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
- Moultrie 2.5
Moultrie 2.5%
2.5 % low-access
- Greene 1.8
Greene 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Henderson 1.3
Henderson 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Cumberland 0.8
Cumberland 0.8%
0.8 % 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) | 13,886 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 244 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.8%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 88 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 11,683 |
| Median Household Income | $62,192 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 689 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.6%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Greene County
Greene County has 14 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (57% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- bkb oil company, roodhouse
- casey's 4292, carrollton
- carrollton motomart 3104, carrollton
- casey's general store 1542, roodhouse
- casey's general store 1996, white hall
- greenfield shell n/a, greenfield
- jiffi stop 575, carrollton
- scotty's convenience ctr.,inc., white hall
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 0064, carrollton
- dollar general 13760, roodhouse
- dollar general 2225, white hall
- family dollar 11515, greenfield
Large Grocery Store · 1
- meehan greenfield, greenfield
Small Grocery Store · 1
- market on south main, llc, carrollton
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 Greene County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Greene County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Greene 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 (1.8% here).
- Banks County, GA · 1.8% low-access
- Banks County, GA · 1.8% low-access
- Rowan County, KY · 1.8% low-access
- Rowan County, KY · 1.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (15.5% here).
- Monroe County, KY · 15.5% SNAP
- Monroe County, KY · 15.5% SNAP
- Stanislaus County, CA · 15.5% SNAP
- Stanislaus County, CA · 15.5% 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.
Greene County inside a lower low-access state context
Greene 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 Greene County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17061. 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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