Food Stamps in Knox 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 Knox County
Knox County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$40,605.000000$59,196.000000$40,605.000000$40.6k21,14621.1k$17,458.000000$20,920.000000$17,458.000000$17.5k3,452$46,911.000000$66,233.000000$46,911.000000$46.9k17,69417.7k
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 Knox County
Knox County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty246.031286%52.008572%46.031286%46.0%31.286%31.3%25.521437%28.081860%25.521437%25.5%57.733%57.7%13.702202%17.720368%13.702202%13.7%16.132%16.1%47.885284%39.650833%47.885284%47.9%26.184%26.2%21.552723%28.737175%21.552723%21.6%7.975%7.98%54.692932%49.089639%54.692932%54.7%54.425%54.4%
% 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 Knox County
Knox County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty219.724200%28.711323%19.724200%19.7%68.714%68.7%3.645303%4.935946%3.645303%3.6%42.267%42.3%13.897366%21.518115%13.897366%13.9%83.868%83.9%26.336611%19.821405%26.336611%26.3%73.816%73.8%48.519272%37.052189%48.519272%48.5%92.025%92.0%8.935232%7.858366%8.935232%8.9%45.575%45.6%
% 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 Knox County
Knox County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Black1Mixed1Hispanic2Other1All RacesWhite3Asian141.085271%33.468733%41.085271%41.1%424251.677042%252%39.393939%22.071431%39.393939%39.4%65241.316409%241%36.363636%19.892671%36.363636%36.4%112222.753608%223%23.116883%25.466348%23.116883%23.1%89141.607651%142%16.324600%13.263818%16.324600%16.3%3,452100.000000%100%14.413944%7.965181%14.413944%14.4%2,76288.295847%88%0.000000%0.000000%0.0%8.450427%00.000000%0%
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 Knox County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%11%17%22%29%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Knox County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
4%13%22%31%39%48%
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Food Stamps by Place in Knox County

There are 17 places that are fully or partially contained within Knox County (16 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 17 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected places in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#London MillsGalesburgAbingdonGalesburg Metro AreaGalesburgKnox CountyKnoxEast North CentralIllinoisYates CityUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestKnoxvilleWatagaVictoriaMaquonSt. AugustineOneidaWilliamsfieldEast GalesburgE GalesburgAltonaRioHendersonOak RunGilson20.138889%20.138889%20.1%29119.799362%19.799362%19.8%2,546217.102138%17.102138%17.1%216316.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,45216.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,45214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.120567%13.120567%13.1%37413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.730465%12.730465%12.7%145512.461059%12.461059%12.5%40612.149533%12.149533%12.1%13712.030075%12.030075%12.0%16811.475410%11.475410%11.5%7910.810811%10.810811%10.8%28109.734513%9.734513%9.7%22119.032258%9.032258%9.0%28126.829268%6.829268%6.8%14132.631579%2.631579%2.6%2140.877193%0.877193%0.9%1150.000000%0.000000%0.0%0160.000000%0.000000%0.0%017
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 17 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Knox County

There are 21 county subdivisions in Knox County. This section compares all 21 of those to each other, Knox County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected county subdivisions in Knox County, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%Count#Chestnut TownshipChestnutSalem TownshipSalemGalesburg City TownshipGalesburg CityElba TownshipGalesburg Metro AreaGalesburgKnox CountyKnoxVictoria TownshipVictoriaSparta TownshipSpartaEast North CentralCedar TownshipCedarIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestIndian Point TownshipIndian PtKnox TownshipCopley TownshipCopleyOrange TownshipOrangeOntario TownshipOntarioTruro TownshipTruroHaw Creek TownshipHaw CrkMaquon TownshipMaquonPersifer TownshipPersiferHenderson TownshipHendersonWalnut Grove TownshipWalnut GrvRio TownshipGalesburg TownshipGalesburgLynn Township28.000000%28.000000%28.0%28122.358722%22.358722%22.4%91219.799362%19.799362%19.8%2,546317.857143%17.857143%17.9%25416.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,45216.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,45215.053763%15.053763%15.1%28514.457831%14.457831%14.5%60614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.445378%13.445378%13.4%176713.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.735849%12.735849%12.7%81812.119725%12.119725%12.1%24798.602151%8.602151%8.6%8107.272727%7.272727%7.3%16116.947891%6.947891%6.9%28126.646526%6.646526%6.6%22136.535948%6.535948%6.5%10146.274510%6.274510%6.3%16155.827506%5.827506%5.8%25165.742574%5.742574%5.7%29174.761905%4.761905%4.8%14181.342282%1.342282%1.3%2190.000000%0.000000%0.0%0200.000000%0.000000%0.0%021
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 21 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Knox County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinMarion CountyMarionJackson CountyJacksonJefferson CountyJeffersonStephenson CountyStephensonKankakee CountyKankakeeWinnebago CountyWinnebagoMacon CountyMaconSt. Clair CountySt. ClairGalesburg Metro AreaGalesburgKnox CountyKnoxVermilion CountyVermilionWilliamson CountyWilliamsonColes CountyColesCook CountyCookMorgan CountyMorganChristian CountyChristianFulton CountyFultonMacoupin CountyMacoupinMcDonough CountyMcDonoughPeoria CountyPeoriaEast North CentralLaSalle CountyLaSalleRock Island CountyRock IslandWhiteside CountyWhitesideIllinoisMontgomery CountyMontgomeryBoone CountyBooneLivingston CountyLivingstonAdams CountyAdamsUnited 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%3,45216.324600%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%3,5832713.049135%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 Knox County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Knox County. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Knox County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Knox County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaGalesburg Metro AreaGalesburgKnox CountyKnoxHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasEast North CentralQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkBroward CountyBrowardIllinoisFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited 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%99,48199.5k816.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,45216.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,45216.110205%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%203,096203k2113.049135%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
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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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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Principal City:
Galesburg
Cities:
Abingdon, Galesburg, Knoxville, Oneida
Townships:
Cedar, Chestnut, Copley, Elba, Galesburg, Galesburg City, Haw Creek, Henderson, Indian Point, Knox, Lynn, Maquon, Ontario, Orange, Persifer, Rio, Salem, Sparta, Truro, Victoria, Walnut Grove
Unincorporated Places:
Gilson, Oak Run
Villages:
Altona, East Galesburg, Henderson, London Mills, Maquon, Rio, St. Augustine, Victoria, Wataga, Williamsfield, Yates City
ZIP Codes:
61401, 61410, 61414, 61428, 61430, 61434, 61436, 61439, 61448, 61449, 61458, 61467, 61472, 61474, 61485, 61488, 61489, 61490, 61529, 61531, 61544, 61572
Unified School Districts:
Abingdon-Avon 276, Farmington Central 265, Galesburg 205, Galva 224, Knoxville 202, ROWVA 208, Spoon River Valley 4, Stark County 100, United 304, Williamsfield 210
Congressional District:
IL-17
State Senate Districts:
IL-37, IL-47
State House Districts:
IL-74, IL-93
Neighboring Counties:
Fulton, Henry, Mercer, Peoria, Stark, Warren
Nearby Counties:
Bureau, Henderson, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Rock Island, Schuyler, Scott, Tazewell, Whiteside