Signature · 16 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Peoria County, IL
Peoria County's signature pressure is desert tracts: 16 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 34.2% low-access.
- 34.2%
- low-access pop.
- 16
- food-desert tracts
- 18.0%
- on SNAP
- 180K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Peoria County, IL
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.1 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 16 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lake County (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Peoria County sits in the upper national band (34.2%, #656 of 3,079) with 16 LILA tracts.
- #656
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in IL
- 24
- low-access tracts
- 25K
- 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: 16 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Peoria County compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Peoria County's 34.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #656 most-affected nationwide.
Peoria County's elevated USDA tier split
48 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 16 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Peoria County has 39 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.
Peoria 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 | 48 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 186,494 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 24 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 16 |
| Low-Access Population | 63,830 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.2%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 24,599 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 179,645 |
| Median Household Income | $65,108 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.7%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 13,992 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.1%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Peoria County
Peoria County has 166 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 84 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 84
- 1108 main st mart inc, peoria
- 1900 knoxville inc, peoria
- 3 way food mart, peoria
- 4700123.0 123, peoria
- 7 days 309 inc, peoria
- 710 peroria mart inc, peoria
- alasari gas, peoria
- allen rd mart inc, peoria
- bartonville bp, bartonville
- beck's 28, chillicothe
- beck's 32, peoria heights
- belly buster pizza & wings corp, peoria
- bp food mart, peoria
- brake time 225633, bartonville
- brake time 225634, peoria
- bukila inc, peoria
- casey's 4506, dunlap
- cal-mart n deli, peoria
- casey's 3383, peoria
- casey's 3866, chillicothe
- casey's general store 1422, glasford
- casey's general store 2041, elmwood
- casey's general store 2218, west peoria
- casey's general store 2242, peoria
- casey's general store 2439, princeville
- casey's general store 2556, bellevue
- casey's general store 2564, hanna city
- casey's general store 3071, brimfield
- circle k 136, peoria
- circle k 4700158, west peoria
- circle k 4701206, bartonville
- circle k 4701229, chillicothe
- circle k 4701394, peoria
- circle k 4701420, peoria
- circle k 4701427, dunlap
- daily food mart, peoria
- dharm inc, peoria
- express liquors on farmington, west peoria
- family mini-mart & grocery llc 1, peoria
- farmington food & gas llc, west peoria
- farmington food and liquor, west peoria
- fatima ss inc, peoria
- four season grocery inc, peoria
- frye street inc, peoria
- glen oak quick stop, peoria
- griswold food market, peoria
- griswold grocery and liquor, peoria
- harmon highway gas, peoria
- huck's 249, peoria
- huck's 260, peoria
- huck's 358, peoria
- hy-vee c-store 5520, peoria
- hy-vee inc 1519, peoria
- j & l 66, dunlap
- king zone, peoria
- knoxville & archer ave inc, peoria
- lakemart, mapleton
- laramie street liquors, peoria
- louie legends, peoria
- main street liquors, peoria
- maklani food market inc, peoria
- mobile food mart, peoria
- new nebraska food mart, peoria
- noah market, peoria
- one stop discount, peoria
- one stop food mart, peoria
- one stop gas, peoria
- peoria market inc, peoria
- peoriaheights mobil, peoria heights
- r & j oil inc, peoria
- rbm mart, peoria
- santok 21 inc, peoria
- sheridan food mart, peoria
- sheridan fuel, peoria
- sherman liquors, peoria
- short stop food & liquors, peoria
- spring mega mart inc, peoria
- star food mart inc, peoria
- star liquors, peoria
- sterling ave mart inc, peoria
- tequilaria wine and spirits 1, peoria
- tonys market, peoria
- trace mart inc, peoria
- university convenience food mart & tobacco, peoria
Combination Grocery/Other · 40
- big jj fish & chicken market, peoria
- cvs 6446, bartonville
- cvs 6450, chillicothe
- cvs 6455, peoria
- cvs 7797, peoria
- dollar general 0856, chillicothe
- dollar general 10326, bartonville
- dollar general 13814, elmwood
- dollar general 19346, brimfield
- dollar general 4596, dunlap
- dollar general 9680, peoria
- dollartree 10595, peoria
- dollar general 15326, peoria
- dollar general 15778, peoria
- dollar general 16498, glasford
- dollar general 16789, hanna city
- dollar general 16968, princeville
- dollar general 22568, peoria
- dollar general 24654, peoria
- dollar general store 16479, peoria
- dollar tree 1739, peoria
- dollar tree 2915, peoria
- dollar tree 3842, peoria
- dollar tree 6899, bartonville
- dollar tree 704, peoria
- dollar tree 7119, peoria
- dollar tree 7479, chillicothe
- dollar tree 9061, peoria
- family dollar 11611, peoria
- family dollar store 1641, peoria
- family dollar store 2364, peoria
- md309az inc, peoria
- ufs savings center, inc., peoria
- walgreens #6604 06604, peoria
- walgreens 09508, west peoria
- walgreens 5544, peoria heights
- walgreens 6079, peoria
- walgreens 6408, peoria
- walgreens 02166, peoria
- walgreens 12367, peoria
Super Store · 14
- alwan bros co, peoria heights
- hy-vee 1520, peoria
- hy-vee 1519, peoria
- kroger #918 918, peoria
- kroger 531, bartonville
- kroger 677, chillicothe
- kroger 917, peoria
- kroger j-942, peoria
- schnucks 721, peoria
- sam's club 8128, peoria
- schnucks 741, peoria
- target store 871, peoria
- walmart 1323, peoria
- walmart 3460, peoria
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- alsaeedah market, peoria
- beitin market, peoria
- carniceria roman 1 llc, peoria
- international grocery inc, peoria
- mediterranean mart, peoria
- sunrise health foods, inc, peoria
Supermarket · 6
- aldi 68010 68010, peoria
- aldi 68070 68070, peoria
- aldi 68087, peoria
- gordon food service store mp109, peoria
- haddads w peoria mkt inc, west peoria
- pottstown meat & deli inc, peoria
Small Grocery Store · 5
- express meats, peoria
- la raza foodmart, peoria
- one stop gas, peoria
- sous llc - sous chef, peoria
- stop n save, peoria
Large Grocery Store · 4
- fresh asian market, peoria
- raber packing company, west peoria
- save-a-lot 24127, peoria hts
- swagat food & grocery, peoria
Farmers' Market · 3
- market 309, peoria
- market 309, peoria
- peoria riverfront market, peoria
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- echo valley meats inc, bartonville
- western meats inc, peoria
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's take n bake pizza il002, peoria
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- elmwood locker service 344, elmwood
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.
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Counties near Peoria County's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Peoria 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 (34.2% here).
- Dearborn County, IN · 34.2% low-access
- Dearborn County, IN · 34.2% low-access
- Kauai County, HI · 34.2% low-access
- Kauai County, HI · 34.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (18.0% here).
- Logan County, CO · 18.0% SNAP
- Logan County, CO · 18.0% SNAP
- Copiah County, MS · 18.0% SNAP
- Copiah County, MS · 18.0% 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.
Peoria County inside a higher low-access state context
Peoria 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 Peoria County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17143. 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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