Food Stamps in Macon 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 Macon County
Macon County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$47,477.000000$59,196.000000$47,477.000000$47.5k44,86044.9k$16,203.000000$20,920.000000$16,203.000000$16.2k7,408$54,705.000000$66,233.000000$54,705.000000$54.7k37,45237.5k
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 Macon County
Macon County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty249.892009%52.008572%49.892009%49.9%29.455%29.5%34.287257%28.081860%34.287257%34.3%57.623%57.6%11.717063%17.720368%11.717063%11.7%12.620%12.6%45.734341%39.650833%45.734341%45.7%26.421%26.4%22.003240%28.737175%22.003240%22.0%9.048%9.05%59.246760%49.089639%59.246760%59.2%57.964%58.0%
% 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 Macon County
Macon County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty223.635587%28.711323%23.635587%23.6%70.545%70.5%4.987718%4.935946%4.987718%5.0%42.377%42.4%16.047207%21.518115%16.047207%16.0%87.380%87.4%25.192246%19.821405%25.192246%25.2%73.579%73.6%43.749332%37.052189%43.749332%43.7%90.952%91.0%8.498879%7.858366%8.498879%8.5%42.036%42.0%
% 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 Macon County
Macon County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%Count%Other1Black1Mixed1All RacesWhite2Hispanic3Asian144.444444%25.466348%44.444444%44.4%140269.138469%269%42.752719%33.468733%42.752719%42.8%2,398258.894029%259%34.980780%22.071431%34.980780%35.0%637211.830154%212%16.513598%13.263818%16.513598%16.5%7,408100.000000%100%11.481991%7.965181%11.481991%11.5%4,17669.530521%70%9.537572%19.892671%9.537572%9.5%3357.755871%58%6.015038%8.450427%6.015038%6.0%2436.424755%36%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2non-Hispanic white 3white Hispanic

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Macon County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%5%10%16%21%26%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Macon County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%14%27%40%52%66%
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Food Stamps by Place in Macon County

There are 13 places in Macon County. This section compares all 13 of those to each other, Macon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Macon County, selected places in Macon County, and entities that contain Macon County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#DecaturMaroaDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaMacon CountyMaconEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestMaconArgentaBlue MoundNianticOreanaWarrensburgBoodyHarristownLong CreekMount ZionForsyth21.009345%21.009345%21.0%6,565117.191977%17.191977%17.2%120216.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,40816.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,40814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M11.134454%11.134454%11.1%5339.661836%9.661836%9.7%4048.908686%8.908686%8.9%4058.474576%8.474576%8.5%2067.777778%7.777778%7.8%2877.677543%7.677543%7.7%4086.666667%6.666667%6.7%796.297710%6.297710%6.3%33106.261510%6.261510%6.3%34114.651163%4.651163%4.7%106121.612903%1.612903%1.6%2213
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 13 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Macon County

There are 16 county subdivisions in Macon County. This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Macon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Macon County, selected county subdivisions in Macon County, and entities that contain Macon County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Decatur TownshipDecaturMaroa TownshipMaroaDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaMacon CountyMaconWhitmore TownshipWhitmoreEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestHickory Point TownshipHickory PtHarristown TownshipHarristownSouth Macon TownshipS MaconPleasant View TownshipPleasant VwNiantic TownshipNianticFriends Creek TownshipFriends CrkIllini TownshipIlliniSouth Wheatland TownshipS WheatlandBlue Mound TownshipBlue MoundMount Zion TownshipMt ZionOakley TownshipOakleyLong Creek TownshipLong CrkAustin TownshipAustin25.857693%25.857693%25.9%5,502116.791045%16.791045%16.8%135216.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,40816.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,40816.181607%16.181607%16.2%278314.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M10.867307%10.867307%10.9%83748.504801%8.504801%8.5%6258.412698%8.412698%8.4%5367.312614%7.312614%7.3%4076.622517%6.622517%6.6%2086.611570%6.611570%6.6%4096.309148%6.309148%6.3%40105.438066%5.438066%5.4%90114.947917%4.947917%4.9%19124.858878%4.858878%4.9%136133.465347%3.465347%3.5%14143.101114%3.101114%3.1%142150.000000%0.000000%0.0%016
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Macon County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon 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 Macon County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Macon County
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Franklin CountyFranklinMarion CountyMarionJackson CountyJacksonJefferson CountyJeffersonStephenson CountyStephensonKankakee CountyKankakeeWinnebago CountyWinnebagoDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaMacon 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 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%7,40816.513598%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%3,5832713.049135%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 Macon County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Macon 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 Macon County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Macon County
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaMacon CountyMaconHillsborough 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%99,48199.5k816.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,40816.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,40816.110205%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:
Decatur
Cities:
Decatur, Macon, Maroa
Townships:
Austin, Blue Mound, Decatur, Friends Creek, Harristown, Hickory Point, Illini, Long Creek, Maroa, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oakley, Pleasant View, South Macon, South Wheatland, Whitmore
Unincorporated Places:
Boody
Villages:
Argenta, Blue Mound, Forsyth, Harristown, Long Creek, Mount Zion, Niantic, Oreana, Warrensburg
ZIP Codes:
61749, 61756, 61818, 61830, 61882, 61925, 61937, 62501, 62513, 62514, 62521, 62522, 62523, 62526, 62532, 62535, 62537, 62539, 62543, 62544, 62547, 62549, 62550, 62551, 62554, 62573
Unified School Districts:
Argenta-Oreana 1, Central A & M 21, Cerro Gordo 100, Clinton 15, Decatur 61, Maroa-Forsyth 2, Meridian 15, Mount Pulaski 23, Mount Zion 3, Okaw Valley 302, Sangamon Valley 9, Warrensburg-Latham 11
Congressional District:
IL-13
State Senate Districts:
IL-48, IL-51
State House Districts:
IL-96, IL-101, IL-102
Neighboring Counties:
Christian, De Witt, Logan, Moultrie, Piatt, Sangamon, Shelby
Nearby Counties:
Champaign, Coles, Cumberland, Douglas, Effingham, Fayette, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Tazewell