Signature · 8.5% low-access (17th pct)
Massac County, IL
Massac County lands in the lower national band on low-access (8.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 8.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.1%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Massac County, IL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 8.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 25% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: White County (+ 0.0 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Massac County lands in the lower national band (8.5%, #2,598 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,598
- national by low-access %
- #89
- in IL
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 524
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 8.5% low-access (17th pct) (-13.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Massac County compares nationally
Massac County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 8.5% low-access share that beats 17% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,602).
Massac County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Massac County has 2 urban and 2 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.
Massac 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
- Warren 9
Warren 9%
9 % low-access
- Crawford 8.7
Crawford 8.7%
8.7 % low-access
- Massac 8.5
Massac 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- White 8.5
White 8.5%
8.5 % low-access
- Union 7.9
Union 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 15,429 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,316 |
| Low-Access Share | 8.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 524 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 13,865 |
| Median Household Income | $65,116 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.3%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 931 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.8% |
SNAP retailers in Massac County
Massac County has 13 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 6 locations (46% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 1106, metropolis
- dollar general 15187, metropolis
- dollar general 23694, brookport
- dollar tree 7962, metropolis
- family dollar store 1347, metropolis
- walgreens 12504, metropolis
Convenience Store · 6
- ab's market & liquors, brookport
- casey's general store 1926, metropolis
- cheers food and fuel metropolis 210, metropolis
- huck's 111, metropolis
- metropolis 66, metropolis
- speedymart, metropolis
Super Store · 1
- metropolis big john super store, metropolis
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 Massac County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Massac County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Massac 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 (8.5% here).
- Santa Clara County, CA · 8.5% low-access
- Santa Clara County, CA · 8.5% low-access
- Ripley County, MO · 8.5% low-access
- Ripley County, MO · 8.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (17.1% here).
- Jeff Davis County, GA · 17.1% SNAP
- Jeff Davis County, GA · 17.1% SNAP
- Gilchrist County, FL · 17.1% SNAP
- Gilchrist County, FL · 17.1% 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.
Massac County inside a lower low-access state context
Massac 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 Massac County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17127. 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.
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.