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Iroquois County, IL

Iroquois County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 29.1% low-access.

29.1%
low-access pop.
3
food-desert tracts
14.2%
on SNAP
26K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 IL

USDA FARA access plate

County Iroquois County, IL

LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE

  • LA-ELEVATED 29.1% low-access
  • ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.0 pts vs US
  • LILA-POCKET 3 food-desert tracts
  • SNAP-HEAVY 14.2% SNAP
  • VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
  • DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA

Nearest low-access peer: Pope County (+ 0.0 pts)

Upper-band low-access

Iroquois County sits in the upper national band (29.1%, #989 of 3,079) with 3 LILA tracts.

#989
national by low-access %
#33
in IL
5
low-access tracts
3K
food-desert residents

Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.

Signature read: 3 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .

How Iroquois County compares nationally

Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Iroquois County's 29.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 68% of them and ranked #999 most-affected nationwide.

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Iroquois County's elevated USDA tier split

9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 3 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Iroquois County, IL USDA-defined food-access tiers: 4 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 2 limited, 3 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 9 tracts evaluated. 4 tracts adequate (44.4%) 2 tracts limited (22.2%) 3 tracts severe / food desert (33.3%) Adequate 44% Limited 22% Severe 33% Food-access tier distribution: Iroquois County, IL
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

By USDA urbanicity classification, Iroquois County has 1 urban and 8 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.

Iroquois County vs nearby high low-access peers

Poles + nearest peers in Illinois, not a full county-board reprint

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Iroquois County
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts9
Atlas Population (2010 basis)29,718
Low-Access Tracts5
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)3
Low-Access Population8,637
Low-Access Share29.1%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population3,186

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Iroquois County
IndicatorValue
Population26,449
Median Household Income$66,255
Poverty Rate12.5%below the national average
SNAP Households1,623
SNAP Participation Rate14.2%above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle4.5%well below the national average
Group-Quarters Population1.6%

Thick SNAP store book in Iroquois County

Iroquois County has 35 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 18 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.

Convenience Store · 18

  • brake time, gilman
  • brake time 221623, ashkum
  • buckley food & liquor, buckley
  • casey's 2804, milford
  • casey's 4260, chebanse
  • casey's general store 1526, onarga
  • casey's general store 1626, crescent city
  • casey's general store 3495, watseka
  • chebanse general, chebanse
  • circle k 4701385, clifton
  • gas depot, watseka
  • k&h truck plaza 669, gilman
  • loda big mart inc, loda
  • luke's one stop, cissna park
  • pilot travel center 468, gilman
  • sky food mart inc, watseka
  • smr mart llc, watseka
  • sp market retails llc, onarga

Combination Grocery/Other · 11

  • cvs 6679, watseka
  • cvs pharmacy 10627, gilman
  • dollar general 2842, watseka
  • dollar general 16065, clifton
  • dollar general 24495, chebanse
  • dollar general 24762, milford
  • dollar general 25462, loda
  • dollar general 30115, sheldon
  • dollar general 31154, cissna park
  • dollar general 9498, gilman
  • mary's emporium, watseka

Medium Grocery Store · 2

  • best supermarket, onarga
  • jensen's iga 1, clifton

Super Store · 2

  • berkot's super foods 321, watseka
  • walmart 1548, watseka

Large Grocery Store · 1

  • hometown shop n save, gilman

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1

  • berry's processing plant, watseka

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.

Adams County
16.5% low-access · 12.4% SNAP
Alexander County
49.6% low-access · 26.8% SNAP
Bond County
20.8% low-access · 12.9% SNAP
Boone County
31.5% low-access · 14.3% SNAP
Brown County
34.5% low-access · 12.1% SNAP
Bureau County
36.6% low-access · 13.5% SNAP

Compare Iroquois County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →

Counties near Iroquois County's elevated low-access or SNAP band

Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Iroquois 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 (29.1% here).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (14.2% here).

Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.

Iroquois County inside a higher low-access state context

Iroquois County sits inside Illinois (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

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 Iroquois County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17075. 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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