Menard County, Illinois Food Environment Statistics
Menard County, Illinois - Food Environment Statistics
Access and Proximity to Grocery Stores
Households without a car more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 109
Menard County:
2.22%
Illinois:
2.91%
Low income households more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store: 1,599
Menard County:
12.78%
Illinois:
15.86%
Availability of Food Stores
Number of grocery stores in 2007: 3
This county:
2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
2.24 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas) in 2007: 1
Here:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.75 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas) in 2007: 6
Menard County:
4.82 / 10,000 pop.
State:
2.61 / 10,000 pop.
Number of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized stores in 2008: 7
This county:
5.62 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
5.90 / 10,000 pop.
Average SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) redemption per one SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program)-authorized store in 2008:
Menard County:
$124,898
Illinois:
$228,062
Number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized stores in 2008: 2
Menard County:
1.60 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
1.03 / 10,000 pop.
Average WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemption per one WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)-authorized store in 2008:
Here:
$60,088
Illinois:
$88,172
Availability of Restaurants
Number of fast-food restaurants in 2007: 4
This county:
3.21 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
7.22 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants in 2007: 10
Menard County:
8.03 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
6.86 / 10,000 pop.
Expenditures on Food at Restaurants
Fast-food expenditures per capita in Illinois: $472 Restaurant expenditures per capita in Illinois: $476
Food Assistance
Number of monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participants in Illinois in 2009: 1,462,421
Total SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits in Menard County in 2007: $771
Average monthly SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits per participant:
Menard County:
$83.00
State:
$92.80
SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) participation rate in Illinois: 79.00%
Percentage of low-income residents reciving SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program):
Here:
29.50%
State:
34.55%
Average monthly number of total participants in the National School Lunch Program in Illinois in 2009: 1,147,300
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Free Lunch Program:
Menard County:
16.20%
Illinois:
27.76%
Percentage of students eligible to participate in the National School Lunch Program under the Reduced-price Lunch Program:
Menard County:
5.60%
Illinois:
7.02%
Average monthly number of total participants in the School Breakfast Program in Illinois in 2009: 292,760 Average daily number of total participants in the Summer Food Program in Illinois in 2009: 50,374
Average monthly number of WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) participants in Illinois: 309,870
WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) redemptions in Menard County: $120,176
Average daily attendance for all child care centers participating in the Child-&-Adult-Care Feeding Program in Illinois: 124,121
Food Taxes in Illinois in 2008
Soda sales tax in retail stores: 5.25% General state food sales tax: 1.00%
Health
Adult diabetes rate in 2007:
Menard County:
8.50%
Illinois:
8.32%
Adult obesity rate in 207:
This county:
27.20%
Illinois:
25.20%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
This county:
12.70%
Illinois:
14.54%
Local Foods
Farms with direct sales in 2007: 10
Menard County:
2.40%
State:
4.66%
Percent of the total value of farm sales in the county sold directly to final consumers in 2007:
Here:
0.10%
Illinois:
0.40%
Direct farm sales in 2007: 43
Here:
$3.45 per capita
State:
$3.04 per capita
Number of farmers' markets in 2009: 1
Menard County:
0.80 / 10,000 pop.
Illinois:
0.21 / 10,000 pop.
Number of vegetable acres harvested in 2008: 7
This county:
5.60 / 10,000 pop.
State:
52.46 / 10,000 pop.
Physical Activity Levels and Outlets
Adults meeting activity guidelines in 2007: 63.10% Highschoolers physically active in 2008: 43.50% Number of fitness and recreation centers in 2007: 0.16%