Signature · 8.6% SNAP (8th pct in IL)
Kendall County, IL
Kendall County sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.8%, +11.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 138K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Kendall County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Peoria County (+ 0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Kendall County sits in the upper national band (33.8%, #680 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #680
- national by low-access %
- #23
- in IL
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 8.6% SNAP (8th pct in IL) (-3.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Kendall County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Kendall County's 33.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 78% of them and ranked #687 most-affected nationwide.
Kendall County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Kendall County has 7 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.
Kendall County vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Illinois, not a full county-board reprint
- Scott
Scott 66.5%
66.5 % low-access
- Jackson
Jackson 34.9%
34.9 % low-access
- Brown
Brown 34.5%
34.5 % low-access
- Lake
Lake 34.4%
34.4 % low-access
- Peoria
Peoria 34.2%
34.2 % low-access
- Kendall
Kendall 33.8%
33.8 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 10 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 114,736 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 38,750 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,040 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 137,675 |
| Median Household Income | $111,601 |
| Poverty Rate | 5.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,907 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.2%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Kendall County
Kendall County has 70 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 32 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 32
- 7-eleven 27099c, oswego
- 7-eleven 38672a 38672a, oswego
- bp oswego, oswego
- c-stop citgo, plano
- casey's 6546, oswego
- casey's general store 3469, plano
- casey's general store 3725, yorkville
- circle k 4706712, yorkville
- circle k 4706716, yorkville
- circle k 4706753, oswego
- circle k 4706822, oswego
- circle k 4706833, minooka
- circle k 4706893, plano
- energymart inc., oswego
- expresslane 65, plano
- fox hill pantry, yorkville
- fruitful yield oswego 1126, oswego
- gas n wash mill road, oswego
- gas n wash orchard and jericho, montgomery
- gas n wash plano, plano
- graham c-stores co - yorkville 204, yorkville
- lenny's gas n wash yorkville, llc, yorkville
- marathon gas station, montgomery
- meijer gas station 239, oswego
- murphy usa 7442, oswego
- murphy usa 7896, plano
- oswego bp, oswego
- oswego petroleum inc, oswego
- quiktrip 4433, yorkville
- speedway 1417, oswego
- speedway 2120, oswego
- speedway 7113, yorkville
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- dollar general 0152, montgomery
- dollar general 3927, sandwich
- dollar general 9047, montgomery
- dollartree 8844, oswego
- dollar general 25475, oswego
- dollar general store 17086, newark
- dollar tree 3738, montgomery
- dollar tree 5149, yorkville
- dollar tree 7686, montgomery
- family dollar 3346, plano
- plano rural king supply 55, plano
- walgreens 04779, montgomery
- walgreens 06469, yorkville
- walgreens 01484, oswego
- walgreens 05824, oswego
- walgreens 10498, yorkville
- walgreens 10885, montgomery
- walgreens 11740, montgomery
Super Store · 9
- chiquita food market montgomery, inc., montgomery
- costco wholesale 1763, yorkville
- meijer inc 239, oswego
- sam's club 6388, montgomery
- target store 1402, oswego
- target store 2378, yorkville
- walmart 3400, oswego
- walmart 4286, montgomery
- walmart supercenter 1003, plano
Supermarket · 7
- aldi 40074, oswego
- aldi 68047 68047, yorkville
- aldi 70053 70053, montgomery
- aldi 80060 80060, plano
- jewel 81, oswego
- jewel food store 2702, yorkville
- jewel food store 4138, oswego
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- central market produce inc 2, plano
- oswego food mart, oswego
Farmers' Market · 1
- oswego country market nafmnp, oswego
Large Grocery Store · 1
- the little marketa, plano
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 Kendall County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Kendall County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Kendall County (8.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Illinois.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IL (33.8% here).
- Sumter County, FL · 33.8% low-access
- Sumter County, FL · 33.8% low-access
- Aitkin County, MN · 33.8% low-access
- Aitkin County, MN · 33.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (8.6% here).
- Canyon County, ID · 8.6% SNAP
- Canyon County, ID · 8.6% SNAP
- Scott County, KY · 8.6% SNAP
- Scott County, KY · 8.6% 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.
Kendall County inside a higher low-access state context
Kendall 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 Kendall County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17093. 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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