Food Stamps in Sangamon 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 Sangamon County
Sangamon County
Illinois
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$56,742.000000$59,196.000000$56,742.000000$56.7k82,95283.0k$18,081.000000$20,920.000000$18,081.000000$18.1k10,58310.6k$63,501.000000$66,233.000000$63,501.000000$63.5k72,36972.4k
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 Sangamon County
Sangamon County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty253.226873%52.008572%53.226873%53.2%23.537%23.5%34.253047%28.081860%34.253047%34.3%49.522%49.5%10.724747%17.720368%10.724747%10.7%8.065%8.07%47.982614%39.650833%47.982614%48.0%23.814%23.8%18.369082%28.737175%18.369082%18.4%6.391%6.39%55.523009%49.089639%55.523009%55.5%52.502%52.5%
% 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 Sangamon County
Sangamon County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty225.287070%28.711323%25.287070%25.3%76.463%76.5%5.105777%4.935946%5.105777%5.1%50.478%50.5%17.877821%21.518115%17.877821%17.9%91.935%91.9%22.448839%19.821405%22.448839%22.4%76.186%76.2%39.344194%37.052189%39.344194%39.3%93.609%93.6%7.345687%7.858366%7.345687%7.3%47.498%47.5%
% 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 Sangamon County
Sangamon County
Illinois
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Mixed1Other1Hispanic2All RacesWhite3Asian137.294868%33.468733%37.294868%37.3%3,568292.325793%292%34.615385%22.071431%34.615385%34.6%288271.323385%271%22.420635%25.466348%22.420635%22.4%113175.738118%176%15.129151%19.892671%15.129151%15.1%123118.585785%119%12.757981%13.263818%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k100.000000%100%9.199829%7.965181%9.199829%9.2%6,45072.110385%72%3.641208%8.450427%3.641208%3.6%4128.540628%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 Sangamon County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
0%6%12%19%25%32%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Sangamon County

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
0%12%23%35%46%58%
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Food Stamps by Place in Sangamon County

There are 27 places that are fully or partially contained within Sangamon County (26 fully and 1 partially). This section compares all 27 of those to each other, Sangamon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sangamon County.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sangamon County, selected places in Sangamon County, and entities that contain Sangamon County
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#BuffaloVirdenRivertonGrandviewCurranLoamiMechanicsburgSpringfieldEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldDawsonSouthern ViewNew BerlinBerlinThayerDivernonIlliopolisPawneeClear LakeRochesterPleasant PlainsChathamJeromeCantrallWilliamsvilleAuburnShermanSpauldingLeland Grove26.027397%26.027397%26.0%57123.160173%23.160173%23.2%321222.739726%22.739726%22.7%332319.934102%19.934102%19.9%121419.101124%19.101124%19.1%17518.263473%18.263473%18.3%61617.721519%17.721519%17.7%42715.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,711814.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k11.203320%11.203320%11.2%27911.173815%11.173815%11.2%991010.309278%10.309278%10.3%60119.756098%9.756098%9.8%8129.034268%9.034268%9.0%29138.637236%8.637236%8.6%45148.116883%8.116883%8.1%25157.305035%7.305035%7.3%74165.882353%5.882353%5.9%6175.363703%5.363703%5.4%73185.177994%5.177994%5.2%16195.129320%5.129320%5.1%236204.020101%4.020101%4.0%32213.448276%3.448276%3.4%2223.363229%3.363229%3.4%15231.639344%1.639344%1.6%29241.486326%1.486326%1.5%25251.465201%1.465201%1.5%4260.407056%0.407056%0.4%327
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 27 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Sangamon County

There are 26 county subdivisions in Sangamon County. This section compares all 26 of those to each other, Sangamon County, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sangamon County.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sangamon County, selected county subdivisions in Sangamon County, and entities that contain Sangamon County
0%10%20%30%Count#Springfield TownshipSpringfieldClear Lake TownshipClear LkCapital TownshipCapitalLanesville TownshipLanesvilleLoami TownshipLoamiEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldMechanicsburg TownshipMechanicsburgWoodside TownshipWoodsideNew Berlin TownshipNew BerlinIlliopolis TownshipIlliopolisCartwright TownshipCartwrightDivernon TownshipDivernonPawnee TownshipPawneeWilliams TownshipWilliamsBall TownshipChatham TownshipChathamRochester TownshipRochesterIsland Grove TownshipIs GrvAuburn TownshipAuburnCurran TownshipCurranGardner TownshipGardnerFancy Creek TownshipFancy CrkCotton Hill TownshipCotton HlCooper TownshipCooperMaxwell TownshipMaxwellTalkington TownshipTalkingtonBuffalo Hart TownshipBuffalo Hart31.234043%31.234043%31.2%734115.640704%15.640704%15.6%498215.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,697315.151515%15.151515%15.2%10414.120370%14.120370%14.1%61514.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k12.569832%12.569832%12.6%135611.981742%11.981742%12.0%63079.463722%9.463722%9.5%6088.267717%8.267717%8.3%4298.221477%8.221477%8.2%49106.891271%6.891271%6.9%45116.595365%6.595365%6.6%74125.212014%5.212014%5.2%59135.105485%5.105485%5.1%121144.875554%4.875554%4.9%143153.904762%3.904762%3.9%82162.973978%2.973978%3.0%8172.502157%2.502157%2.5%58182.449568%2.449568%2.4%17192.439024%2.439024%2.4%42200.752823%0.752823%0.8%18210.000000%0.000000%0.0%0220.000000%0.000000%0.0%0230.000000%0.000000%0.0%0240.000000%0.000000%0.0%0250.000000%0.000000%0.0%026
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 26 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Springfield Area

There are 2 counties in the Springfield Area. This section compares Sangamon County to all of the counties in the Springfield Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sangamon County.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Sangamon County, selected other counties in the Springfield Area, and entities that contain Sangamon County
0%5%10%Count#East North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldMenard CountyMenard14.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k112.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k11.017436%11.017436%11.0%5752
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

There are 102 counties in Illinois. This section compares Sangamon County to the 50 most populous counties in Illinois and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, selected other counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Sangamon 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 CountyAdamsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDeKalb CountyDeKalbMidwestMadison CountyMadisonSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldLogan 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%3,5832713.049135%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%10,58310.6k3012.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k12.245824%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 Sangamon County to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Sangamon 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 Sangamon County, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Sangamon 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 CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkMidwestSangamon CountySangamonSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldSacramento 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%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.757981%12.757981%12.8%10,58310.6k12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k12.347180%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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Principal City:
Springfield
Cities:
Auburn, Leland Grove, Springfield, Virden
Townships:
Auburn, Ball, Buffalo Hart, Capital, Cartwright, Chatham, Clear Lake, Cooper, Cotton Hill, Curran, Divernon, Fancy Creek, Gardner, Illiopolis, Island Grove, Lanesville, Loami, Maxwell, Mechanicsburg, New Berlin, Pawnee, Rochester, Springfield, Talkington, Williams, Woodside
Villages:
Berlin, Buffalo, Cantrall, Chatham, Clear Lake, Curran, Dawson, Divernon, Grandview, Illiopolis, Jerome, Loami, Mechanicsburg, New Berlin, Pawnee, Pleasant Plains, Riverton, Rochester, Sherman, Southern View, Spaulding, Thayer, Williamsville
ZIP Codes:
62515, 62520, 62530, 62536, 62539, 62545, 62548, 62558, 62561, 62563, 62613, 62615, 62625, 62629, 62661, 62670, 62677, 62684, 62689, 62690, 62692, 62693, 62701, 62702, 62703, 62704, 62707, 62711, 62712
Unified School Districts:
A-C Central 262, Athens 213, Auburn 10, Ball-Chatham 5, 16, Edinburg 4, Mount Pulaski 23, North Mac 34, Pawnee 11, Pleasant Plains 8, Porta 202, Riverton 14, Rochester 3A, Sangamon Valley 9, Springfield 186, Tri-City 1, Waverly 6, Williamsville 15
Congressional Districts:
IL-13, IL-18
State Senate Districts:
IL-44, IL-48, IL-50
State House Districts:
IL-87, IL-96, IL-99, IL-100
Neighboring Counties:
Cass, Christian, Logan, Macon, Macoupin, Menard, Montgomery, Morgan
Nearby Counties:
Bond, De Witt, Fulton, Greene, Jersey, Mason, Scott, Shelby, Tazewell