Signature · 5 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Morgan County, IL
Morgan County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 38.5% low-access.
- 38.5%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 16.2%
- on SNAP
- 33K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Morgan County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.4 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: DeKalb County ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Morgan County sits in the upper national band (38.5%, #459 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #459
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in IL
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Morgan County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Morgan County's 38.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 85% of them and ranked #461 most-affected nationwide.
Morgan County's elevated USDA tier split
10 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Morgan County has 6 urban and 4 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.
Morgan 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
- Fayette
Fayette 39.3%
39.3 % low-access
- Tazewell
Tazewell 39.3%
39.3 % low-access
- Morgan
Morgan 38.5%
38.5 % low-access
- DeKalb
DeKalb 38.2%
38.2 % low-access
- Monroe
Monroe 37.4%
37.4 % 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) | 35,547 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 13,689 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.5%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,749 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 33,021 |
| Median Household Income | $66,306 |
| Poverty Rate | 13.4%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,124 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.2% |
Thick SNAP store book in Morgan County
Morgan County has 40 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 19 locations (48% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 19
- a & a chapin inc., chapin
- am pm franklin inc., franklin
- am pm south jacksonville, south jacksonville
- casey's general store 1888, waverly
- casey's general store 2083, jacksonville
- casey's general store 2912, jacksonville
- casey's general store 3088, meredosia
- circle k 4701218, jacksonville
- circle k 4701219, jacksonville
- circle k 4701228, south jacksonville
- downtown liquors, jacksonville
- j-mart, jacksonville
- jiffi stop 588, jacksonville
- love's travel stop 687, south jacksonville
- murphy usa 7531, jacksonville
- my stop & shop, jacksonville
- qik n ez 57, south jacksonville
- shell food mart, jacksonville
- waverly gas mart, waverly
Combination Grocery/Other · 14
- cvs pharmacy 2692, jacksonville
- dollar general 18412, woodson
- dollar general 3065, jacksonville
- dollar general 3658, jacksonville
- dollartree 9331, jacksonville
- dollar general 13339, jackson
- dollar general 14757, waverly
- dollar general 25094, jacksonville
- dollar general 30782, jacksonville
- dollar general store 12952, meredosia
- dollar tree 494, jacksonville
- family dollar store 5374, jacksonville
- walgreens 5602, jacksonville
- walgreens 09176, jacksonville
Super Store · 2
- hy-vee 1298, jacksonville
- walmart supercenter 200, jacksonville
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's il011, jacksonville
Farmers' Market · 1
- jacksonville farmer's market, jacksonville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- jones meat and locker inc, jacksonville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- claudy big master, jacksonville
Supermarket · 1
- aldi 41008, jacksonville
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 Morgan County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Morgan County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Morgan 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 (38.5% here).
- Sheridan County, WY · 38.5% low-access
- Sheridan County, WY · 38.5% low-access
- Warrick County, IN · 38.6% low-access
- Barrow County, GA · 38.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (16.2% here).
- Lowndes County, GA · 16.2% SNAP
- Lowndes County, GA · 16.2% SNAP
- Washington County, KY · 16.2% SNAP
- Washington County, KY · 16.2% 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.
Morgan County inside a higher low-access state context
Morgan 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 Morgan County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17137. 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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