Food Stamps in DeKalb 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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,076.000000$59,196.000000$56,076.000000$56.1k37,36737.4k$22,601.000000$20,920.000000$22,601.000000$22.6k4,833$62,154.000000$66,233.000000$62,154.000000$62.2k32,53432.5k
Count number of households in category

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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty257.645355%52.008572%57.645355%57.6%24.184%24.2%30.746948%28.081860%30.746948%30.7%51.904%51.9%19.677219%17.720368%19.677219%19.7%12.753%12.8%37.471550%39.650833%37.471550%37.5%24.028%24.0%13.387130%28.737175%13.387130%13.4%5.922%5.92%55.617629%49.089639%55.617629%55.6%38.990%39.0%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

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 DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty226.845761%28.711323%26.845761%26.8%75.816%75.8%4.232495%4.935946%4.232495%4.2%48.096%48.1%19.997541%21.518115%19.997541%20.0%87.247%87.2%17.600049%19.821405%17.600049%17.6%75.972%76.0%31.594639%37.052189%31.594639%31.6%94.078%94.1%12.928014%7.858366%12.928014%12.9%61.010%61.0%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Illinois and DeKalb County
DeKalb County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian145.166960%33.468733%45.166960%45.2%1,028349.214521%349%41.907514%22.071431%41.907514%41.9%145324.013675%324%37.111334%25.466348%37.111334%37.1%370286.931351%287%31.613372%19.892671%31.613372%31.6%435244.423107%244%12.933872%13.263818%12.933872%12.9%4,833100.000000%100%8.949503%7.965181%8.949503%8.9%2,82569.194303%69%3.722084%8.450427%3.722084%3.7%3028.777804%29%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0.0%3.5%7.0%10.5%14.0%17.5%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in DeKalb County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%10%16%21%27%33%
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Food Stamps by Place in DeKalb County

There are 14 places that are fully or partially contained within DeKalb County (10 fully and 4 partially). This section compares all 14 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected places in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%Count#LeeDeKalbKingstonGenoaCortlandEast North CentralSandwichIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestMaltaWatermanSomonaukHinckleySycamoreKirklandShabbonaMaple Park19.531250%19.531250%19.5%25117.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,558216.253444%16.253444%16.3%59316.090147%16.090147%16.1%307414.689266%14.689266%14.7%182514.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.485317%13.485317%13.5%349613.263818%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%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.414392%11.414392%11.4%46710.727969%10.727969%10.7%5689.870130%9.870130%9.9%7698.914729%8.914729%8.9%69108.190106%8.190106%8.2%548117.798960%7.798960%7.8%45127.788945%7.788945%7.8%31136.008584%6.008584%6.0%2814
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in DeKalb County

There are 19 county subdivisions in DeKalb County. This section compares all 19 of those to each other, DeKalb County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected county subdivisions in DeKalb County, and entities that contain DeKalb County
0%5%10%15%Count#DeKalb TownshipDeKalbMayfield TownshipMayfieldEast North CentralGenoa TownshipGenoaPierce TownshipPierceIllinoisSandwich TownshipSandwichChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestCortland TownshipCortlandKingston TownshipKingstonSquaw Grove TownshipSquaw GrvMilan TownshipMilanClinton TownshipClintonMalta TownshipMaltaSomonauk TownshipSomonaukFranklin TownshipFranklinPaw Paw TownshipPaw PawShabbona TownshipShabbonaSycamore TownshipSycamoreSouth Grove TownshipS GrvAfton TownshipAftonVictor TownshipVictor17.465329%17.465329%17.5%2,821116.346154%16.346154%16.3%51214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.602127%13.602127%13.6%307313.414634%13.414634%13.4%22413.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.145009%13.145009%13.1%349513.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.424710%10.424710%10.4%405610.018382%10.018382%10.0%10979.590410%9.590410%9.6%9689.523810%9.523810%9.5%899.256198%9.256198%9.3%56108.170515%8.170515%8.2%46117.494145%7.494145%7.5%64127.446809%7.446809%7.4%63137.407407%7.407407%7.4%8147.384615%7.384615%7.4%48156.913035%6.913035%6.9%376162.040816%2.040816%2.0%4170.000000%0.000000%0.0%0180.000000%0.000000%0.0%019
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 19 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Chicago Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of DeKalb County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain DeKalb 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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 14 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain DeKalb 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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares DeKalb County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with DeKalb 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 DeKalb County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain DeKalb 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 CountyClarkDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestSacramento 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%95,67295.7k2212.933872%12.933872%12.9%4,83312.923568%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Definitions

  • 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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Cities:
DeKalb, Genoa, Sandwich, Sycamore
Towns:
Cortland
Townships:
Afton, Clinton, Cortland, DeKalb, Franklin, Genoa, Kingston, Malta, Mayfield, Milan, Paw Paw, Pierce, Sandwich, Shabbona, Somonauk, South Grove, Squaw Grove, Sycamore, Victor
Villages:
Hinckley, Kingston, Kirkland, Lee, Malta, Maple Park, Shabbona, Somonauk, Waterman
ZIP Codes:
60111, 60112, 60115, 60129, 60135, 60140, 60145, 60146, 60150, 60151, 60152, 60178, 60511, 60518, 60520, 60530, 60531, 60548, 60550, 60552, 60556, 61068
Unified School Districts:
Belvidere 100, Central 301, 300, DeKalb 428, Earlville 9, Genoa-Kingston 424, Hiawatha 426, Hinckley-Big Rock 429, Indian Creek 425, Kaneland 302, Lee Center 271, Leland 1, Sandwich 430, Somonauk 432, Sycamore 427
Elementary School Districts:
Creston 161, Eswood 269, Steward 220
Secondary School District:
Rochelle Township 212
Congressional Districts:
IL-14, IL-16
State Senate Districts:
IL-35, IL-45
State House Districts:
IL-70, IL-90
Neighboring Counties:
Boone, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, Lee, McHenry, Ogle, Winnebago
Nearby Counties:
Bureau, DuPage, Grundy, Putnam, Rock, Stephenson, Walworth, Will