Signature · 48 SNAP-authorized stores
Macoupin County, IL
Macoupin County lands in the lower national band on low-access (12.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 12.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 15.4%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Macoupin County, IL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 12.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -9.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.4% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 8% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Carroll County (+ 0.2 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Macoupin County lands in the lower national band (12.7%, #2,289 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,289
- national by low-access %
- #81
- in IL
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 48 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Macoupin County compares nationally
Macoupin County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.7% low-access share that beats 27% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,290).
Macoupin County's lower-band USDA tier split
13 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Macoupin County has 4 urban and 9 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.
Macoupin 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
- Menard 13.4
Menard 13.4%
13.4 % low-access
- Marshall 13.2
Marshall 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Carroll 12.9
Carroll 12.9%
12.9 % low-access
- Macoupin 12.7
Macoupin 12.7%
12.7 % low-access
- Cass 12.2
Cass 12.2%
12.2 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 13 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 47,765 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,054 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.7%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,010 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 44,350 |
| Median Household Income | $70,805 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.1%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,712 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.4%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.5%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Macoupin County
Macoupin County has 48 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 23 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 23
- boente food mart, carlinville
- boente shell n/a, carlinville
- bp carlinville, carlinville
- brighton shell n/a, brighton
- bucks crossing, medora
- bunker hill short stop, bunker hill
- casey's general store 1533, palmyra
- casey's general store 1547, staunton
- casey's general store 1573, benld
- casey's general store 1778, brighton
- casey's general store 1802, carlinville
- casey's general store 1839, gillespie
- casey's general store 1907, virden
- casey's general store 1956, staunton
- circle k 4701213, virden
- circle k 4701216, staunton
- fast stop, mount olive
- frank's son station, wilsonville
- gillespie moto 3112, gillespie
- gillespie shell n/a, gillespie
- girard shell n/a, girard
- mach1 25, staunton
- fas mart 569, gillespie
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- cvs 10774, staunton
- dollar general 1077, carlinville
- dollar general 2588, staunton
- dollar general 2859, gillespie
- dollar general 7372, mount olive
- dollar general 9023, girard
- dollar general 9205, brighton
- dollar general 9877, bunker hill
- dollar general 15432, virden
- dollar general 15465, palmyra
- dollar general 19597, benld
- dollar general 22873, medora
- dollar general 23185, staunton
- dollar general 24788, gillespie
- dollar general 25522, shipman
- dollar tree 8403, carlinville
- family dollar 13830, brighton
- family dollar store 1376, virden
Super Store · 2
- bills iga foodliner, staunton
- walmart supercenter 334, carlinville
Supermarket · 2
- county market 300, girard
- randy's market, benld
Farmers' Market · 1
- village of brighton farmers market, brighton
Large Grocery Store · 1
- meehan bunkerhill, bunker hill
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- starr's primal meats & package liquor, carlinville
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 Macoupin County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Macoupin County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Macoupin 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 (12.7% here).
- Hampton County, SC · 12.7% low-access
- Hampton County, SC · 12.7% low-access
- Shawano County, WI · 12.7% low-access
- Shawano County, WI · 12.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (15.4% here).
- Henderson County, KY · 15.4% SNAP
- Henderson County, KY · 15.4% SNAP
- Elbert County, GA · 15.4% SNAP
- Elbert County, GA · 15.4% 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.
Macoupin County inside a lower low-access state context
Macoupin 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 Macoupin County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17117. 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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