Signature · 6.4% low-access (13th pct)
Richland County, IL
Richland County lands in the lower national band on low-access (6.4%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 6.4%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 15.7%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Richland County, IL
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 6.4% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -15.7 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Stephenson County (+ 0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Richland County lands in the lower national band (6.4%, #2,739 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,739
- national by low-access %
- #97
- in IL
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 441
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 6.4% low-access (13th pct) (-15.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Richland County compares nationally
Food access in Richland County compares favorably nationally: its 6.4% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,740).
Richland County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Richland County has 3 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.
Richland 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
- Cook 7.4
Cook 7.4%
7.4 % low-access
- De Witt 7.3
De Witt 7.3%
7.3 % low-access
- Christian 7
Christian 7%
7 % low-access
- Stephenson 6.5
Stephenson 6.5%
6.5 % low-access
- Richland 6.4
Richland 6.4%
6.4 % low-access
- Putnam 0.1
Putnam 0.1%
0.1 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 16,233 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,036 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.4%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 441 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 15,598 |
| Median Household Income | $62,455 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.1%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,014 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.4%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.0% |
SNAP retailers in Richland County
Richland County has 16 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 5 locations (31% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- cvs 6371, olney
- dollar general 14338, olney
- dollar general 1116, olney
- dollar general 24672, noble
- dollar tree 5175, olney
Convenience Store · 5
- casey's general store 1746, olney
- love's travel stop 880, olney
- mach 1 1, olney
- olney motomart 3120, olney
- tnt stop inc, claremont
Super Store · 3
- hometown iga 442, olney
- ruler 291, olney
- walmart supercenter 254, olney
Farmers' Market · 1
- olney downtown market ffab, olney
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- prairie state discount foods, sumner
Small Grocery Store · 1
- p & j market, noble
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 Richland County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Richland County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Richland 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 (6.4% here).
- Daviess County, IN · 6.4% low-access
- Daviess County, IN · 6.4% low-access
- Floyd County, KY · 6.4% low-access
- Floyd County, KY · 6.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (15.7% here).
- Calcasieu Parish, LA · 15.7% SNAP
- Calcasieu Parish, LA · 15.7% SNAP
- Highlands County, FL · 15.7% SNAP
- Highlands County, FL · 15.7% 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.
Richland County inside a lower low-access state context
Richland 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 Richland County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17159. 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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