Signature · 2.5% low-access (6th pct)
Moultrie County, IL
Moultrie County lands in the lower national band on low-access (2.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 2.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 11.8%
- on SNAP
- 14K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Moultrie County, IL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 2.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -19.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 11.8% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 13.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Greene County ( -0.7 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Moultrie County lands in the lower national band (2.5%, #2,939 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,939
- national by low-access %
- #98
- in IL
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 91
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2.5% low-access (6th pct) (-19.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Moultrie County compares nationally
Food access in Moultrie County compares favorably nationally: its 2.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 6% of them (rank #2,940).
Moultrie County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Moultrie County has 1 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.
Moultrie 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
- Moultrie 2.5
Moultrie 2.5%
2.5 % low-access
- Greene 1.8
Greene 1.8%
1.8 % low-access
- Henderson 1.3
Henderson 1.3%
1.3 % low-access
- Cumberland 0.8
Cumberland 0.8%
0.8 % 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) | 14,846 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 375 |
| Low-Access Share | 2.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 91 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 14,424 |
| Median Household Income | $71,784 |
| Poverty Rate | 9.2%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 688 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 11.8%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 13.3%well above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.4% |
SNAP retailers in Moultrie County
Moultrie County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- casey's general store 1596, lovington
- casey's general store 1628, bethany
- casey's general store 1808, sullivan
- jackson sullivan foods inc, sullivan
- sullivan fast stop 304, sullivan
- sullivan mart, sullivan
- sullivan66 0, sullivan
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- cvs 6923, sullivan
- dollar general 1125, sullivan
- dollar general 18140, bethany
- dollar general 23196, lovington
Supermarket · 1
- sullivan iga 375, sullivan
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 Moultrie County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Moultrie County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Moultrie 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 (2.5% here).
- Clayton County, IA · 2.5% low-access
- Clayton County, IA · 2.5% low-access
- Montcalm County, MI · 2.5% low-access
- Montcalm County, MI · 2.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (11.8% here).
- Owyhee County, ID · 11.8% SNAP
- Owyhee County, ID · 11.8% SNAP
- Chatham County, GA · 11.8% SNAP
- Chatham County, GA · 11.8% 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.
Moultrie County inside a lower low-access state context
Moultrie 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 Moultrie County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17139. 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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