Signature · 9.0% low-access (18th pct)
Warren County, IL
Warren County lands in the lower national band on low-access (9.0%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 9.0%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 16.0%
- on SNAP
- 16K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Warren County, IL
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -13.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 16.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 20% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Crawford County ( -0.3 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Warren County lands in the lower national band (9.0%, #2,565 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,565
- national by low-access %
- #87
- in IL
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 504
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 9.0% low-access (18th pct) (-13.1 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Warren County compares nationally
Warren County lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.0% low-access share that beats 18% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,566).
Warren County's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Warren County has 2 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.
Warren 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
- 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
- White 8.5
White 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 | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 17,707 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,594 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 504 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 16,447 |
| Median Household Income | $67,385 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.6%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,083 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 16.0%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 6.4% |
SNAP retailers in Warren County
Warren County has 20 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 8 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 8
- ayerco convenience center 26, monmouth
- beck's 20, monmouth
- casey's general store 1995, monmouth
- casey's general store 2409, roseville
- casey's general store 3544, monmouth
- circle k 4701444, monmouth
- la pequenita mexican store, monmouth
- love's travel stop 804, monmouth
Combination Grocery/Other · 6
- dollar general 18590, roseville
- dollar general 11532, monmouth
- dollar general 25159, monmouth
- dollar general 25684, monmouth
- dollar tree 6908, monmouth
- walgreens 11881, monmouth
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- august shing 1, monmouth
- supermercado 4 hermanos corp., monmouth
Super Store · 2
- county market 139, monmouth
- fareway stores, inc. 195, monmouth
Small Grocery Store · 1
- la flor de trigo bakery, monmouth
Supermarket · 1
- save-a-lot 24680, monmouth
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 Warren County vs Adams County → · All Illinois counties →
Counties near Warren County's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Warren 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 (9.0% here).
- Hart County, KY · 9.0% low-access
- Hart County, KY · 9.0% low-access
- Trigg County, KY · 9.0% low-access
- Trigg County, KY · 9.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside IL (16.0% here).
- Liberty County, GA · 16.0% SNAP
- Liberty County, GA · 16.0% SNAP
- Morgan County, CO · 16.0% SNAP
- Morgan County, CO · 16.0% 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.
Warren County inside a lower low-access state context
Warren 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 Warren County, IL are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 17187. 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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