Signature · 10.9% SNAP (20th pct in IL)
Grundy County, IL
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Grundy 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).
- 28.4%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 10.9%
- on SNAP
- 53K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grundy County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 28.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.3 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 10.9% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Iroquois County (+ 0.7 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grundy County ranks #1,054 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #35 of 102 counties in IL (28.4% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,054
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in IL
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- 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: 10.9% SNAP (20th pct in IL) (-1.2 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Grundy County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Grundy County's 28.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,059 most-affected nationwide.
Grundy County: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grundy County has 5 urban and 5 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.
Grundy County low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Illinois, not a full county-board reprint
- Scott
Scott 66.5%
66.5 % low-access
- McDonough
McDonough 29.9%
29.9 % low-access
- Coles
Coles 29.2%
29.2 % low-access
- Iroquois
Iroquois 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Pope
Pope 29.1%
29.1 % low-access
- Grundy
Grundy 28.4%
28.4 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 50,063 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 14,233 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,769 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 53,219 |
| Median Household Income | $92,235 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.0%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,251 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.9%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.0%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Grundy County
Grundy County has 42 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 27 locations (64% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 27
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- brake time, diamond
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- brake time 221606, minooka
- brake time 221607, morris
- brake time 221610, south wilmington
- brake time 221612, coal city
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- casey's 2827, mazon
- casey's 4298, dwight
- casey's general store 1468, braceville
- casey's general store 1979, minooka
- casey's general store 1981, diamond
- casey's general store 2181, morris
- casey's general store 2230, gardner
- circle k 4701446, morris
- circle k 4706875, channahon
- dwight bp, dwight
- expresslane 89, morris
- expresslane 90, morris
- gayatri oil inc, morris
- love's travel stop 859, morris
- midwest gas inc, minooka
- pilot travel center 236, minooka
- pilot travel center 483, morris
- sunshine usa enterprises inc, morris
- ta morris 236, morris
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- cvs pharmacy 10599, coal city
- dollar general 7438, diamond
- dollar general 9344, morris
- dollar general 13257, gardner
- dollar general 22383, mazon
- dollar general 25201, braceville
- dollar general store 10872, minooka
- dollar tree 5368, morris
- walgreens 04348, morris
Supermarket · 4
- aldi 68018 68018, morris
- jewel 3745, diamond
- jewel food store 3730, minooka
- jewel food store 3741, morris
Super Store · 2
- berkot's super foods 302, coal city
- walmart supercenter 0844, morris
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 Grundy County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Nationwide peers for Grundy County's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Grundy County (10.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Illinois.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IL (28.4% here).
- Rankin County, MS · 28.4% low-access
- Rankin County, MS · 28.4% low-access
- Bollinger County, MO · 28.4% low-access
- Bollinger County, MO · 28.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (10.9% here).
- Atchison County, KS · 10.9% SNAP
- Atchison County, KS · 10.9% SNAP
- Mercer County, KY · 10.9% SNAP
- Mercer County, KY · 10.9% 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
Grundy 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 Grundy County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17063. 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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