Food Stamps in Illinois (State)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
$0k$20k$40k$60kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$59,196.000000$55,322.000000$59,196.000000$59.2k4,802,1244.80M$20,920.000000$20,214.000000$20,920.000000$20.9k636,945637k$66,233.000000$62,089.000000$66,233.000000$66.2k4,165,1794.17M

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty252.008572%52.998047%52.008572%52.0%21.692%21.7%28.081860%28.339554%28.081860%28.1%46.524%46.5%17.720368%18.429803%17.720368%17.7%11.185%11.2%39.650833%44.347651%39.650833%39.7%23.425%23.4%28.737175%29.179046%28.737175%28.7%10.603%10.6%49.089639%50.307328%49.089639%49.1%48.856%48.9%

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 the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty228.711323%28.828650%28.711323%28.7%78.308%78.3%4.935946%5.310662%4.935946%4.9%53.476%53.5%21.518115%20.990542%21.518115%21.5%88.815%88.8%19.821405%22.468885%19.821405%19.8%76.575%76.6%37.052189%38.399416%37.052189%37.1%89.397%89.4%7.858366%8.719194%7.858366%7.9%51.144%51.1%

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in the United States and Illinois
Illinois
United States
0%10%20%30%Count%Black1Other1Mixed1Hispanic2All RacesAsian1White333.468733%27.934397%33.468733%33.5%222,054222k252.331060%252%25.466348%24.343036%25.466348%25.5%51,82351.8k191.998622%192%22.071431%19.809232%22.071431%22.1%14,26314.3k166.403296%166%19.892671%21.151806%19.892671%19.9%65,83465.8k149.976959%150%13.263818%13.049135%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k100.000000%100%8.450427%7.599620%8.450427%8.5%18,04218.0k63.710366%64%7.965181%8.898420%7.965181%8.0%264,929265k60.051944%60%

Map of Food Stamps by County in Illinois

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County#5

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Food Stamps by Place in Illinois

There are 1,368 places in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared places has a population of 37,567.

Most Food Stamps by Place#6

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected places in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#CiceroRockfordWaukeganDecaturChicagoRock IslandBerwynPeoriaDeKalbCarpentersvilleQuincyJolietElginAuroraSpringfieldBellevilleEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestBloomingtonHanover ParkSkokieRomeovilleWheelingMolineBolingbrookCarol StreamOak LawnUrbanaDes PlainesChampaignStreamwoodOak ParkPalatineMount ProspectMt ProspectCrystal LakeNormalSchaumburgEvanstonHoffman EstatesHoffman EstsWheatonLombardTinley ParkPlainfieldBartlettOrland ParkArlington HeightsArlington HtsDowners GroveBuffalo GroveNapervilleElmhurstPark RidgeGlenview27.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993124.305567%24.305567%24.3%14,28914.3k221.561197%21.561197%21.6%6,259321.009345%21.009345%21.0%6,565419.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k518.869633%18.869633%18.9%2,918618.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,397717.902324%17.902324%17.9%8,420817.102360%17.102360%17.1%2,558916.504585%16.504585%16.5%1,7821016.269131%16.269131%16.3%2,8171116.121135%16.121135%16.1%7,6391215.789177%15.789177%15.8%5,6021315.367696%15.367696%15.4%9,5021415.315709%15.315709%15.3%7,7111514.135540%14.135540%14.1%2,5281614.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.383989%12.383989%12.4%3,9231711.706102%11.706102%11.7%1,3161811.456354%11.456354%11.5%2,5921911.123376%11.123376%11.1%1,3102010.846110%10.846110%10.8%1,5282110.746993%10.746993%10.7%1,9482210.540418%10.540418%10.5%2,3212310.253786%10.253786%10.3%1,503249.910872%9.910872%9.9%2,135259.051641%9.051641%9.1%1,404268.332584%8.332584%8.3%1,854278.186767%8.186767%8.2%2,737287.998793%7.998793%8.0%1,060297.244964%7.244964%7.2%1,561306.895255%6.895255%6.9%1,834316.708792%6.708792%6.7%1,359326.687594%6.687594%6.7%980336.368232%6.368232%6.4%1,222346.098571%6.098571%6.1%1,840356.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737365.786659%5.786659%5.8%1,028375.729899%5.729899%5.7%1,101385.382094%5.382094%5.4%936394.748630%4.748630%4.7%1,005404.671238%4.671238%4.7%579414.659498%4.659498%4.7%637424.333724%4.333724%4.3%962434.190563%4.190563%4.2%1,286443.723566%3.723566%3.7%736453.706984%3.706984%3.7%586463.521473%3.521473%3.5%1,790473.281487%3.281487%3.3%519482.782336%2.782336%2.8%390492.094519%2.094519%2.1%35550

Food Stamps by Metro Area in Illinois

There are 33 metro areas that are fully or partially contained within Illinois (25 fully and 8 partially). This section compares all 33 of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

Most Food Stamps by Metro Area#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected metro areas in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Centralia Metro AreaCentraliaMount Vernon Metro AreaMount VernonFreeport Metro AreaFreeport AreaCarbondale and Marion Metro AreaCarbondaleKankakee Metro AreaKankakee AreaRockford Metro AreaRockford AreaPaducah Metro AreaPaducah AreaDecatur Metro AreaDecatur AreaBurlington Metro AreaBurlingtonGalesburg Metro AreaGalesburgDanville Metro AreaDanville AreaCharleston and Mattoon Metro AreaCharlestonJacksonville Metro AreaJacksonvilleTaylorville Metro AreaTaylorvilleCanton Metro AreaCanton AreaMacomb Metro AreaMacomb AreaEast North CentralFort Madison and Keokuk Metro AreaFort MadisonCape Girardeau Metro AreaCape GirardeauSterling Metro AreaSterling AreaIllinoisPontiac Metro AreaPontiac AreaChicago, Naperville, and Elgin Metro AreaChicago AreaUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesOttawa and Peru Metro AreaOttawa AreaMidwestSpringfield Metro AreaSpringfieldQuincy Metro AreaQuincy AreaLincoln Metro AreaLincoln AreaDavenport, Moline, and Rock Island Metro AreaDavenportSt. Louis Metro AreaSt. LouisDixon Metro AreaDixon AreaPeoria Metro AreaPeoria AreaRochelle Metro AreaRochelle AreaBloomington Metro AreaBloomingtonEffingham Metro AreaEffinghamChampaign and Urbana Metro AreaChampaign20.055552%20.055552%20.1%3,177118.335638%18.335638%18.3%2,785217.948194%17.948194%17.9%3,513317.610275%17.610275%17.6%8,871417.576581%17.576581%17.6%7,115516.906800%16.906800%16.9%22,43622.4k616.552531%16.552531%16.6%6,792716.513598%16.513598%16.5%7,408816.446000%16.446000%16.4%3,242916.324600%16.324600%16.3%3,4521016.265060%16.265060%16.3%5,1301115.496799%15.496799%15.5%3,9211215.236956%15.236956%15.2%2,4211315.142795%15.142795%15.1%2,1051415.023707%15.023707%15.0%2,1231514.449793%14.449793%14.4%1,7111614.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.878060%13.878060%13.9%3,4531713.567393%13.567393%13.6%5,0431813.308664%13.308664%13.3%3,1291913.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k13.232358%13.232358%13.2%1,9222013.118603%13.118603%13.1%454,552455k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.958487%12.958487%13.0%7,8822212.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.654955%12.654955%12.7%11,15811.2k2312.613135%12.613135%12.6%3,9162412.245824%12.245824%12.2%1,3492512.162425%12.162425%12.2%18,77118.8k2612.132721%12.132721%12.1%134,366134k2711.831778%11.831778%11.8%1,5982811.502822%11.502822%11.5%17,46617.5k2910.446540%10.446540%10.4%2,171309.637162%9.637162%9.6%7,004319.417242%9.417242%9.4%1,254329.268482%9.268482%9.3%8,59833

Food Stamps by County in Illinois

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

Most Food Stamps by County#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected counties in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
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 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%3,5832713.049135%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

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Illinois

There are 1,710 county subdivisions in Illinois. This section compares the 50 most populous of those to each other, Illinois, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois. The least populous of the compared county subdivisions has a population of 54,812.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected county subdivisions in Illinois, and entities that contain Illinois
0%5%10%15%20%25%Count#Cicero TownshipCiceroJoliet TownshipJolietThornton TownshipThorntonWaukegan TownshipWaukeganRockford TownshipRockfordAurora TownshipAuroraBloom TownshipBloomChicagoPeoria City TownshipPeoria CityBerwyn TownshipBerwynProviso TownshipProvisoCapital TownshipCapitalElgin TownshipElginBremen TownshipBremenEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMidwestRich TownshipBloomington City TownshipBloomington CityWorth TownshipWorthAvon TownshipLockport TownshipLockportDundee TownshipDundeeLyons TownshipLyonsAddison TownshipAddisonLeyden TownshipLeydenDu Page TownshipDu PageNiles TownshipNilesHanover TownshipHanoverElk Grove TownshipElk GrvMaine TownshipMainePalos TownshipPalosChampaign City TownshipChampaign CityBloomingdale TownshipBloomingdaleWarren TownshipWarrenSchaumburg TownshipSchaumburgMilton TownshipMiltonPlainfield TownshipPlainfieldWheeling TownshipWheelingEvanston TownshipEvanstonPalatine TownshipPalatineWayne TownshipWayneYork TownshipNaperville TownshipNapervilleAlgonquin TownshipAlgonquinOrland TownshipOrlandLisle TownshipLisleFrankfort TownshipFrankfortDowners Grove TownshipDowners GrvVernon TownshipVernonWheatland TownshipWheatlandNorthfield TownshipNorthfieldNew Trier TownshipNew Trier27.271900%27.271900%27.3%5,993125.797338%25.797338%25.8%7,579225.480090%25.480090%25.5%15,86915.9k325.112741%25.112741%25.1%7,295422.465223%22.465223%22.5%15,77815.8k521.402434%21.402434%21.4%9,709621.262592%21.262592%21.3%6,881719.820560%19.820560%19.8%206,645207k819.512024%19.512024%19.5%8,341918.842911%18.842911%18.8%3,3971016.209059%16.209059%16.2%8,8141115.314670%15.314670%15.3%7,6971214.815481%14.815481%14.8%4,9421314.240710%14.240710%14.2%5,7411414.002539%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%3,403,3563.40M12.754103%12.754103%12.8%3,7771512.383989%12.383989%12.4%3,9231612.044887%12.044887%12.0%6,8481711.978126%11.978126%12.0%2,5191810.754993%10.754993%10.8%2,2081910.731778%10.731778%10.7%2,2132010.493063%10.493063%10.5%4,1522110.467426%10.467426%10.5%3,1622210.093741%10.093741%10.1%3,3382310.001461%10.001461%10.0%2,739248.987369%8.987369%9.0%3,330258.887043%8.887043%8.9%2,889268.730420%8.730420%8.7%3,188278.399881%8.399881%8.4%4,239288.216221%8.216221%8.2%1,713298.186767%8.186767%8.2%2,737308.106279%8.106279%8.1%3,234317.973238%7.973238%8.0%1,871326.843638%6.843638%6.8%3,336336.790936%6.790936%6.8%2,940346.742543%6.742543%6.7%1,641356.289668%6.289668%6.3%3,736366.013085%6.013085%6.0%1,737375.971420%5.971420%6.0%2,595385.683287%5.683287%5.7%1,231395.353588%5.353588%5.4%2,555405.306002%5.306002%5.3%1,975415.094918%5.094918%5.1%1,613424.962244%4.962244%5.0%1,794434.186097%4.186097%4.2%1,930443.853505%3.853505%3.9%746453.686156%3.686156%3.7%2,124462.804843%2.804843%2.8%688472.692699%2.692699%2.7%662482.569901%2.569901%2.6%841491.270315%1.270315%1.3%24750

Food Stamps by State in the United States

There are 50 states in the United States. This section compares Illinois to all of the states in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

Most Food Stamps by State#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected other states in the United States, and entities that contain Illinois
0%5%10%15%Count#OregonMississippiKentuckyNew MexicoTennesseeWest VirginiaLouisianaMaineRhode IslandMichiganAlabamaNew YorkGeorgiaSouth CarolinaS CarolinaOhioFloridaNorth CarolinaN CarolinaArkansasEast North CentralWashingtonOklahomaVermontIllinoisArizonaTexasUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriPennsylvaniaDelawareMidwestWisconsinMassachusettsNevadaConnecticutIndianaIdahoIowaHawaiiMarylandSouth DakotaMontanaAlaskaVirginiaCaliforniaNew JerseyKansasNebraskaMinnesotaColoradoUtahNew HampshireNorth DakotaWyoming18.757557%18.757557%18.8%289,944290k118.047275%18.047275%18.0%198,304198k216.893675%16.893675%16.9%290,270290k316.609250%16.609250%16.6%126,654127k416.529155%16.529155%16.5%416,899417k516.404043%16.404043%16.4%121,291121k616.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k716.259760%16.259760%16.3%89,60989.6k816.113495%16.113495%16.1%66,10466.1k915.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k1015.585332%15.585332%15.6%288,494288k1115.392310%15.392310%15.4%1,118,4341.12M1215.294545%15.294545%15.3%552,394552k1314.807826%14.807826%14.8%272,322272k1414.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k1514.781865%14.781865%14.8%1,092,8621.09M1614.380069%14.380069%14.4%548,656549k1714.288643%14.288643%14.3%163,102163k1814.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.874663%13.874663%13.9%374,145374k1913.661444%13.661444%13.7%199,662200k2013.589673%13.589673%13.6%34,94034.9k2113.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k2213.247600%13.247600%13.2%324,423324k2313.136648%13.136648%13.1%1,220,3361.22M2413.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k2512.983035%12.983035%13.0%644,209644k2612.973961%12.973961%13.0%45,15645.2k2712.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k2812.497220%12.497220%12.5%319,790320k2912.438913%12.438913%12.4%128,208128k3012.430160%12.430160%12.4%168,393168k3112.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k3212.154362%12.154362%12.2%72,45372.5k3311.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k3411.563392%11.563392%11.6%52,27052.3k3511.086195%11.086195%11.1%241,401241k3610.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k3710.635086%10.635086%10.6%43,88643.9k3810.467760%10.467760%10.5%26,19426.2k399.434311%9.434311%9.4%291,537292k409.416316%9.416316%9.4%1,205,9841.21M419.347126%9.347126%9.3%298,642299k429.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k438.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k448.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k458.576702%8.576702%8.6%175,961176k468.338496%8.338496%8.3%76,57876.6k477.837959%7.837959%7.8%40,86540.9k487.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k496.025508%6.025508%6.0%13,67713.7k50

Food Stamps by State in the Midwest

There are 12 states in the Midwest. This section compares Illinois to all of the states in the Midwest and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Illinois.

Most Food Stamps by State#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Illinois, selected other states in the Midwest, and entities that contain Illinois
0%5%10%15%Count#MichiganOhioEast North CentralIllinoisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesMissouriMidwestWisconsinIndianaIowaSouth DakotaKansasNebraskaMinnesotaNorth Dakota15.920732%15.920732%15.9%614,603615k114.800012%14.800012%14.8%681,015681k214.002539%14.002539%14.0%2,532,7852.53M13.263818%13.263818%13.3%636,945637k313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.998649%12.998649%13.0%308,375308k412.923568%12.923568%12.9%3,403,3563.40M12.712153%12.712153%12.7%293,682294k512.194152%12.194152%12.2%306,540307k611.700403%11.700403%11.7%145,394145k710.908268%10.908268%10.9%36,38336.4k89.104026%9.104026%9.1%101,588102k98.985532%8.985532%9.0%66,63566.6k108.866816%8.866816%8.9%189,334189k117.491734%7.491734%7.5%22,86222.9k12

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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