Food Stamps in Lake 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 Lake County
Lake County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60k$80kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$79,886.000000$59,196.000000$79,886.000000$79.9k243,276243k$25,007.000000$20,920.000000$25,007.000000$25.0k21,94121.9k$86,943.000000$66,233.000000$86,943.000000$86.9k221,335221k
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 Lake County
Lake County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.250855%52.008572%56.250855%56.3%13.075%13.1%26.357048%28.081860%26.357048%26.4%33.333%33.3%22.833964%17.720368%22.833964%22.8%7.090%7.09%34.410464%39.650833%34.410464%34.4%16.079%16.1%28.626772%28.737175%28.626772%28.6%7.426%7.43%42.646188%49.089639%42.646188%42.6%45.059%45.1%
% 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 Lake County
Lake County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty237.071859%28.711323%37.071859%37.1%86.925%86.9%5.225563%4.935946%5.225563%5.2%66.667%66.7%29.661373%21.518115%29.661373%29.7%92.910%92.9%17.804233%19.821405%17.804233%17.8%83.921%83.9%35.378499%37.052189%35.378499%35.4%92.574%92.6%5.154630%7.858366%5.154630%5.2%54.941%54.9%
% 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 Lake County
Lake County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Hispanic2Other1Mixed1All RacesAsian1White331.380753%33.468733%31.380753%31.4%5,250347.941484%348%20.081676%19.892671%20.081676%20.1%5,655222.660309%223%17.542017%25.466348%17.542017%17.5%1,169194.501239%195%15.917331%22.071431%15.917331%15.9%439176.487157%176%9.018974%13.263818%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k100.000000%100%5.783443%8.450427%5.783443%5.8%85364.125284%64%4.922079%7.965181%4.922079%4.9%8,57554.574709%55%
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 Lake County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
1.6%6.6%11.5%16.5%21.4%26.4%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lake County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%25%37%49%62%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lake County

There are 61 places that are fully or partially contained within Lake County (50 fully and 11 partially). This section compares all 61 of those to each other, Lake County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected places in Lake County, and entities that contain Lake County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#ZionPark CityNorth ChicagoWaukeganRound Lake HeightsRound Lk HtsKnollwoodRound Lake BeachRound Lk BchLake CatherineLk CatherineEast North CentralFox LakeIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHighwoodBeach ParkFox Lake HillsFox Lk HlsRound Lake ParkRound Lk PkLong LakeWheelingForest LakeGrayslakeChannel LakeWinthrop HarborWinthrop HbrLakemoorLake CountyLakeAntiochWaucondaRound LakeHainesvilleGurneeMundeleinGages LakeBarringtonLake ZurichIsland LakeVernon HillsBuffalo GroveLake VillaLake ForestWadsworthGreen OaksThird LakeDeer ParkLake BarringtonLk BarringtonKildeerBarrington HillsBarrington HlsIndian Creek26.371767%26.371767%26.4%2,182122.275087%22.275087%22.3%515221.684982%21.684982%21.7%1,480321.561197%21.561197%21.6%6,259420.119048%20.119048%20.1%169515.716753%15.716753%15.7%91614.186162%14.186162%14.2%1,140714.132104%14.132104%14.1%92814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.534964%13.534964%13.5%631913.263818%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%3,403,3563.40M12.556054%12.556054%12.6%2521012.502649%12.502649%12.5%5901112.215321%12.215321%12.2%1181211.397423%11.397423%11.4%3451310.880399%10.880399%10.9%1311410.846110%10.846110%10.8%1,5281510.645161%10.645161%10.6%66169.459459%9.459459%9.5%735179.287926%9.287926%9.3%60189.210004%9.210004%9.2%232199.063702%9.063702%9.1%212209.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k7.957293%7.957293%8.0%395217.575758%7.575758%7.6%370227.502661%7.502661%7.5%423237.213115%7.213115%7.2%88247.193059%7.193059%7.2%829257.050582%7.050582%7.1%775266.686280%6.686280%6.7%250275.475504%5.475504%5.5%209285.441067%5.441067%5.4%367295.193548%5.193548%5.2%161305.010373%5.010373%5.0%483313.706984%3.706984%3.7%586353.055742%3.055742%3.1%91392.196981%2.196981%2.2%147431.293452%1.293452%1.3%16481.052632%1.052632%1.1%12520.694444%0.694444%0.7%3560.356824%0.356824%0.4%4570.000000%0.000000%0.0%0580.000000%0.000000%0.0%0590.000000%0.000000%0.0%0600.000000%0.000000%0.0%061
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 61 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lake County

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

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected county subdivisions in Lake County, and entities that contain Lake County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Zion TownshipWaukegan TownshipWaukeganEast North CentralIllinoisChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestAvon TownshipBenton TownshipBentonGrant TownshipGrantLake CountyLakeAntioch TownshipAntiochWarren TownshipWarrenShields TownshipShieldsWauconda TownshipWaucondaLibertyville TownshipLibertyvilleMoraine TownshipMoraineFremont TownshipFremontLake Villa TownshipLk VillaEla TownshipNewport TownshipNewportVernon TownshipVernonWest Deerfield TownshipW DeerfieldCuba Township26.371767%26.371767%26.4%2,182125.112741%25.112741%25.1%7,295214.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M11.978126%11.978126%12.0%2,519311.062907%11.062907%11.1%765410.660047%10.660047%10.7%1,09559.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k8.411304%8.411304%8.4%88167.973238%7.973238%8.0%1,87177.080987%7.080987%7.1%65486.507271%6.507271%6.5%52894.528225%4.528225%4.5%884104.348489%4.348489%4.3%570114.178712%4.178712%4.2%477124.017889%4.017889%4.0%557133.793754%3.793754%3.8%543143.257042%3.257042%3.3%74152.804843%2.804843%2.8%688162.330097%2.330097%2.3%252171.603874%1.603874%1.6%10618
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 18 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Chicago Area

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

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lake County, selected other counties in the Chicago Area, and entities that contain Lake 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 Lake County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake 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 Lake County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Lake 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 Lake County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lake 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 Lake County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lake 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 AngelesLake CountyLakeTravis 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%296,193296k369.018974%9.018974%9.0%21,94121.9k8.850218%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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Cities:
Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest, North Chicago, Park City, Waukegan, Zion
Townships:
Antioch, Avon, Benton, Cuba, Ela, Fremont, Grant, Lake Villa, Libertyville, Moraine, Newport, Shields, Vernon, Warren, Wauconda, Waukegan, West Deerfield, Zion
Unincorporated Places:
Channel Lake, Forest Lake, Fox Lake Hills, Gages Lake, Grandwood Park, Knollwood, Lake Catherine, Long Lake, Venetian Village
Villages:
Antioch, Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Deer Park, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Fox River Grove, Grayslake, Green Oaks, Gurnee, Hainesville, Hawthorn Woods, Indian Creek, Island Lake, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake Bluff, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Lakemoor, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, Lindenhurst, Long Grove, Mettawa, Mundelein, North Barrington, Old Mill Creek, Port Barrington, Riverwoods, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Third Lake, Tower Lakes, Vernon Hills, Volo, Wadsworth, Wauconda, Wheeling, Winthrop Harbor
ZIP Codes:
60002, 60010, 60013, 60015, 60020, 60021, 60030, 60031, 60035, 60040, 60041, 60042, 60044, 60045, 60046, 60047, 60048, 60050, 60051, 60060, 60061, 60064, 60069, 60073, 60074, 60081, 60083, 60084, 60085, 60087, 60088, 60089, 60096, 60099
Unified School Districts:
Barrington 220, Lake Zurich 95, North Chicago 187, Round Lake 116, Wauconda 118, Waukegan 60
Elementary School Districts:
Antioch 34, Aptakisic-Tripp, Bannockburn 106, Beach Park 3, Big Hollow 38, Cary 26, Deerfield 109, Diamond Lake 76, Emmons 33, Fox Lake Grade 114, Fremont 79, Gavin 37, Grass Lake 36, Grayslake 46, Gurnee 56, Hawthorn 73, Kildeer Countryside 96, Lake Bluff 65, Lake Forest 67, Lake Villa 41, Libertyville 70, Lincolnshire-Prairieview 103, McHenry 15, Millburn 24, Mundelein 75, Nippersink 2, North Shore 112, Oak Grove 68, Rondout 72, Winthrop Harbor 1, Woodland 50, Zion 6
Secondary School Districts:
Adlai E. Stevenson 125, Antioch 117, 155, Grant 124, Grayslake 127, Lake Forest 115, Libertyville 128, Mundelein 120, Richmond-Burton 157, Township 113, Warren Township 121, Zion-Benton Township 126
Congressional Districts:
IL-6, IL-10, IL-14
State Senate Districts:
IL-26, IL-29, IL-30, IL-31, IL-32
State House Districts:
IL-51, IL-52, IL-57, IL-58, IL-59, IL-60, IL-61, IL-62, IL-64
Neighboring Counties:
Allegan, Berrien, Cook, Kenosha, McHenry, Van Buren
Nearby Counties:
DuPage, Lake, Milwaukee, Ottawa, Porter, Racine