Food Stamps in Cook County, Illinois (County)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,902.000000$59,196.000000$56,902.000000$56.9k1,951,6061.95M$20,873.000000$20,920.000000$20,873.000000$20.9k308,063308k$65,636.000000$66,233.000000$65,636.000000$65.6k1,643,5431.64M

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty250.227064%52.008572%50.227064%50.2%26.094%26.1%27.742377%28.081860%27.742377%27.7%48.882%48.9%16.997497%17.720368%16.997497%17.0%14.306%14.3%38.333393%39.650833%38.333393%38.3%28.595%28.6%33.824899%28.737175%33.824899%33.8%15.427%15.4%49.016597%49.089639%49.016597%49.0%49.699%49.7%

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.664833%28.711323%26.664833%26.7%73.906%73.9%5.437947%4.935946%5.437947%5.4%51.118%51.1%19.084746%21.518115%19.084746%19.1%85.694%85.7%17.941910%19.821405%17.941910%17.9%71.405%71.4%34.758141%37.052189%34.758141%34.8%84.573%84.6%9.298935%7.858366%9.298935%9.3%50.301%50.3%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and Cook County
Cook County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Hispanic2Mixed1All RacesAsian1White333.175944%33.468733%33.175944%33.2%154,860155k210.172504%210%26.435395%25.466348%26.435395%26.4%36,58536.6k167.470533%167%20.392260%19.892671%20.392260%20.4%40,30040.3k129.186748%129%18.948282%22.071431%18.948282%18.9%5,895120.039020%120%15.785102%13.263818%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k100.000000%100%9.913580%8.450427%9.913580%9.9%12,24012.2k62.803396%63%5.852090%7.965181%5.852090%5.9%58,18358.2k37.073501%37%

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cook County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1%6%12%17%22%28%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Cook County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
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Food Stamps by Place in Cook County

There are 135 places that are fully or partially contained within Cook County (105 fully and 30 partially). This section compares all 135 of those to each other, Cook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected places in Cook County, and entities that contain Cook County
0%20%40%60%Count#Ford HeightsRiverdaleHarveyPhoenixDixmoorMaywoodRobbinsSauk VillageMarkhamDoltonStone ParkCiceroUniversity ParkUniv PkChicago HeightsChicago HtsBellwoodCalumet CityPosenSummitBlue IslandBurnhamHodgkinsPark ForestChicago RidgeJusticeChicagoSouth Chicago HeightsS Chicago HtsCalumet ParkBroadviewMelrose ParkBerwynElginCook CountyCookHillsideEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBensenvilleWheelingFranklin ParkBedford ParkOak ParkHarwood HeightsHarwood HtsArlington HeightsArlington HtsWillow SpringsWillow SpgsNorthfieldDeerfieldGlencoeWinnetkaDeer ParkBarrington HillsBarrington HlsGolf61.840745%61.840745%61.8%598141.112673%41.112673%41.1%2,047239.962594%39.962594%40.0%3,846336.995828%36.995828%37.0%266435.707925%35.707925%35.7%401534.350623%34.350623%34.4%2,510634.257655%34.257655%34.3%593732.866316%32.866316%32.9%1,126830.143541%30.143541%30.1%1,386928.924419%28.924419%28.9%2,1891028.070175%28.070175%28.1%3681127.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,9931226.793893%26.793893%26.8%7021325.930123%25.930123%25.9%2,7461424.864063%24.864063%24.9%1,5091524.310024%24.310024%24.3%3,4001624.242424%24.242424%24.2%4481724.074074%24.074074%24.1%7541823.671670%23.671670%23.7%1,9871922.937771%22.937771%22.9%3172021.925926%21.925926%21.9%1482121.101785%21.101785%21.1%1,7852220.304272%20.304272%20.3%1,0412320.139357%20.139357%20.1%8962419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k2519.571231%19.571231%19.6%2832619.542137%19.542137%19.5%5892719.369235%19.369235%19.4%6512819.157922%19.157922%19.2%1,4972918.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,3973015.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6023815.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k15.726210%15.726210%15.7%4713914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.585412%12.585412%12.6%7924810.846110%10.846110%10.8%1,528589.196112%9.196112%9.2%596688.294931%8.294931%8.3%18777.244964%7.244964%7.2%1,561875.832148%5.832148%5.8%205964.190563%4.190563%4.2%1,2861053.806994%3.806994%3.8%861062.160920%2.160920%2.2%471151.732378%1.732378%1.7%1161250.583090%0.583090%0.6%181310.494560%0.494560%0.5%201320.356824%0.356824%0.4%41330.000000%0.000000%0.0%01340.000000%0.000000%0.0%0135

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Cook County

There are 32 county subdivisions in Cook County. This section compares all 32 of those to each other, Cook County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected county subdivisions in Cook County, and entities that contain Cook County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cicero TownshipCiceroThornton TownshipThorntonCalumet TownshipCalumetBloom TownshipBloomChicagoBerwyn TownshipBerwynProviso TownshipProvisoCook CountyCookBremen TownshipBremenStickney TownshipStickneyEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestRich TownshipWorth TownshipWorthRiverside TownshipRiversideLyons TownshipLyonsLeyden TownshipLeydenNiles TownshipNilesHanover TownshipHanoverElk Grove TownshipElk GrvMaine TownshipMainePalos TownshipPalosOak Park TownshipOak PkSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgWheeling TownshipWheelingNorwood Park TownshipNorwood PkEvanston TownshipEvanstonPalatine TownshipPalatineBarrington TownshipBarringtonOrland TownshipOrlandLemont TownshipLemontNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldRiver Forest TownshipRiv FrstNew Trier TownshipNew Trier27.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993125.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k222.777274%22.777274%22.8%1,760321.262592%21.262592%21.3%6,881419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k518.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,397616.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,814715.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k14.240710%14.240710%14.2%5,741814.128838%14.128838%14.1%1,827914.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.754103%12.754103%12.8%3,7771012.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8481110.730674%10.730674%10.7%6081210.493063%10.493063%10.5%4,1521310.093741%10.093741%10.1%3,338148.987369%8.987369%9.0%3,330158.887043%8.887043%8.9%2,889168.730420%8.730420%8.7%3,188178.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239188.216221%8.216221%8.2%1,713197.244964%7.244964%7.2%1,561206.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336216.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736226.274034%6.274034%6.3%620236.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737245.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595255.523419%5.523419%5.5%296264.962244%4.962244%5.0%1,794272.944720%2.944720%2.9%220282.569901%2.569901%2.6%841291.867929%1.867929%1.9%71301.270315%1.270315%1.3%24731

Food Stamps by County in the Chicago Area

There are 14 counties in the Chicago Area. This section compares Cook County to all of the counties in the Chicago Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Cook County
0%5%10%15%Count#Kenosha CountyKenoshaLake CountyLakeCook CountyCookEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestKane CountyKaneNewton CountyNewtonGrundy CountyGrundyJasper CountyJasperWill CountyWillLake CountyLakePorter CountyPorterMcHenry CountyMcHenryKendall CountyKendallDuPage CountyDuPage16.242817%16.242817%16.2%10,23210.2k115.815141%15.815141%15.8%29,12229.1k215.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,833412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k511.072601%11.072601%11.1%607610.168026%10.168026%10.2%1,882710.106691%10.106691%10.1%1,22289.349704%9.349704%9.3%21,03321.0k99.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k108.085986%8.085986%8.1%5,048117.003969%7.003969%7.0%7,712126.726926%6.726926%6.7%2,642135.998755%5.998755%6.0%20,33520.3k14

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Cook County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 29,301.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Cook County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinMarion CountyMarionJackson CountyJacksonJefferson CountyJeffersonStephenson CountyStephensonKankakee CountyKankakeeWinnebago CountyWinnebagoMacon CountyMaconSt. Clair CountySt. ClairKnox CountyKnoxVermilion CountyVermilionWilliamson CountyWilliamsonColes CountyColesCook CountyCookMorgan CountyMorganChristian CountyChristianFulton CountyFultonMacoupin CountyMacoupinMcDonough CountyMcDonoughPeoria CountyPeoriaEast North CentralLaSalle CountyLaSalleRock Island CountyRock IslandWhiteside CountyWhitesideIllinoisMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBoone CountyBooneLivingston CountyLivingstonAdams CountyAdamsChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestMadison CountyMadisonSangamon CountySangamonLogan CountyLoganLee CountyLeeBureau CountyBureauKane CountyKaneHenry CountyHenryRandolph CountyRandolphOgle CountyOgleGrundy CountyGrundyTazewell CountyTazewellMcLean CountyMcLeanEffingham CountyEffinghamWill CountyWillLake CountyLakeChampaign CountyChampaignClinton CountyClintonMcHenry CountyMcHenryKendall CountyKendallWoodford CountyWoodfordDuPage CountyDuPageMonroe CountyMonroe20.259580%20.259580%20.3%3,278120.055552%20.055552%20.1%3,177219.388919%19.388919%19.4%4,588318.335638%18.335638%18.3%2,785417.948194%17.948194%17.9%3,513517.576581%17.576581%17.6%7,115617.497966%17.497966%17.5%20,00020.0k716.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,408816.427069%16.427069%16.4%16,86616.9k916.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,4521016.265060%16.265060%16.3%5,1301116.034592%16.034592%16.0%4,2831215.995070%15.995070%16.0%3,3741315.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1415.423643%15.423643%15.4%2,1281515.142795%15.142795%15.1%2,1051615.023707%15.023707%15.0%2,1231714.535566%14.535566%14.5%2,7261814.449793%14.449793%14.4%1,7111914.136806%14.136806%14.1%10,66010.7k2014.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.579607%13.579607%13.6%6,0252113.569503%13.569503%13.6%8,1552213.308664%13.308664%13.3%3,1292313.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.254186%13.254186%13.3%1,4962413.235534%13.235534%13.2%2,4362513.232358%13.232358%13.2%1,9222613.153451%13.153451%13.2%3,5832713.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,8332812.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.914198%12.914198%12.9%13,82013.8k2912.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k3012.245824%12.245824%12.2%1,3493111.831778%11.831778%11.8%1,5983211.750018%11.750018%11.8%1,6473311.443834%11.443834%11.4%19,88019.9k3411.156922%11.156922%11.2%2,2463510.682792%10.682792%10.7%1,2723610.446540%10.446540%10.4%2,1713710.168026%10.168026%10.2%1,882389.701165%9.701165%9.7%5,298399.551822%9.551822%9.6%6,300409.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,254419.349704%9.349704%9.3%21,03321.0k429.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k438.999030%8.999030%9.0%7,239447.343705%7.343705%7.3%1,029457.003969%7.003969%7.0%7,712466.726926%6.726926%6.7%2,642476.121886%6.121886%6.1%887485.998755%5.998755%6.0%20,33520.3k492.555641%2.555641%2.6%33350

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Cook County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Cook County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Cook County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Cook County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardIllinoisFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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