Signature · 6.3% SNAP (2nd pct in IL)
Piatt County, IL
Piatt County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 6.3%
- on SNAP
- 17K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Piatt County, IL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-MODERATE 9.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 6.3% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Warren County ( -0.9 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Piatt County lands in the lower national band (9.9%, #2,490 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,490
- national by low-access %
- #86
- in IL
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 267
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.3% SNAP (2nd pct in IL) (-5.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Piatt County compares nationally
Piatt County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.9% low-access share that beats 20% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,493).
Piatt County's lower-band USDA tier split
4 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Piatt 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.
Piatt 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
- Fulton 11.1
Fulton 11.1%
11.1 % low-access
- Piatt 9.9
Piatt 9.9%
9.9 % 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
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 4 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,729 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,658 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 267 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,695 |
| Median Household Income | $94,811 |
| Poverty Rate | 6.1%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 433 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 6.3%well below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.1%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
SNAP retailers in Piatt County
Piatt County has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 7 locations (58% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 7
- atwood supermarket & liquor, atwood
- casey's 2363, monticello
- casey's 2820, cerro gordo
- casey's general store 1515, deland
- circle k 4701402, monticello
- circle k 4701431, monticello
- mansfield winks mart, mansfield
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 6226, monticello
- dollar general 12619, cerro gordo
Farmers' Market · 1
- monticello farmer's market, monticello
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- jta foods, bement
Super Store · 1
- county market 446, monticello
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 Piatt County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Piatt County's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Piatt County (6.3%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Illinois.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside IL (9.9% here).
- Ontario County, NY · 9.9% low-access
- Ontario County, NY · 9.9% low-access
- Auglaize County, OH · 9.9% low-access
- Auglaize County, OH · 9.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (6.3% here).
- DeKalb County, IN · 6.3% SNAP
- DeKalb County, IN · 6.3% SNAP
- Cheshire County, NH · 6.3% SNAP
- Cheshire County, NH · 6.3% 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.
Piatt County inside a lower low-access state context
Piatt 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 Piatt County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17147. 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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