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SUN Bucks in Illinois

Automatic enrollment

Illinois is issuing Summer EBT (SUN Bucks) for the 2025 plan year. We estimate 623,946 children qualify, unlocking roughly $74.9M in federal grocery dollars for families this summer.

Auto-enrollment via SNAP/Medicaid.

624K

Eligible children (≤185% FPL)

31.2%

Eligibility share (5–17)

$74.9M

Dollars flowing in

102

Counties

Illinois by county

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Illinois at a glance

Participation

Yes

Automatic enrollment

Eligible children

624K

Est. ≤185% FPL

Eligibility share

31.2%

Eligible / 5–17

Dollars flowing

$74.9M

$120 × eligible

Dollars forfeited

—

$120 × eligible

5–17 in poverty

284K

SAIPE ≤100% FPL

County-level hotspots

Top five counties across 102 counties in Illinois.

Most eligible children

Est. ≤185% FPL

  1. 1 Cook County 286K
  2. 2 Lake County 28K
  3. 3 Will County 24K
  4. 4 DuPage County 22K
  5. 5 Kane County 22K

Highest eligibility share

Eligible / 5–17 universe

  1. 1 Alexander County 81.7%
  2. 2 Pulaski County 72.7%
  3. 3 Pope County 70.2%
  4. 4 Massac County 64.6%
  5. 5 Hardin County 61.8%

Largest dollars flowing in

$120 × eligible

  1. 1 Cook County $34.3M
  2. 2 Lake County $3.3M
  3. 3 Will County $2.9M
  4. 4 DuPage County $2.6M
  5. 5 Kane County $2.6M

Every county in Illinois

All 102 counties with Summer EBT eligibility estimates and dollars at stake.

County 5–17 in poverty Eligible (≤185% FPL) Eligibility share Dollars flowing
Adams County 1,472 3,238 30.8% $389K
Alexander County 286 629 81.7% $75K
Bond County 311 684 31.5% $82K
Boone County 1,428 3,142 32.9% $377K
Brown County 89 196 26.2% $24K
Bureau County 719 1,582 32.2% $190K
Calhoun County 86 189 27.9% $23K
Carroll County 326 717 34.3% $86K
Cass County 355 781 36.8% $94K
Champaign County 3,869 8,512 30.6% $1.0M
Christian County 709 1,560 33.9% $187K
Clark County 378 832 33.8% $100K
Clay County 408 898 42.0% $108K
Clinton County 491 1,080 19.0% $130K
Coles County 1,077 2,369 39.3% $284K
Cook County 129,982 285,960 36.8% $34.3M
Crawford County 438 964 36.6% $116K
Cumberland County 200 440 26.5% $53K
De Witt County 356 783 33.0% $94K
DeKalb County 1,996 4,391 27.9% $527K
Douglas County 384 845 24.5% $101K
DuPage County 9,912 21,806 14.6% $2.6M
Edgar County 419 922 39.5% $111K
Edwards County 134 295 30.9% $35K
Effingham County 677 1,489 25.4% $179K
Fayette County 646 1,421 47.3% $171K
Ford County 312 686 30.2% $82K
Franklin County 1,276 2,807 48.0% $337K
Fulton County 791 1,740 37.6% $209K
Gallatin County 147 323 47.9% $39K
Greene County 323 711 38.7% $85K
Grundy County 765 1,683 17.5% $202K
Hamilton County 211 464 35.4% $56K
Hancock County 462 1,016 37.2% $122K
Hardin County 133 293 61.8% $35K
Henderson County 131 288 36.4% $35K
Henry County 826 1,817 23.9% $218K
Iroquois County 617 1,357 33.5% $163K
Jackson County 1,610 3,542 50.2% $425K
Jasper County 189 416 27.5% $50K
Jefferson County 1,153 2,537 43.7% $304K
Jersey County 415 913 29.5% $110K
Jo Daviess County 310 682 23.1% $82K
Johnson County 258 568 35.0% $68K
Kane County 9,800 21,560 24.2% $2.6M
Kankakee County 2,470 5,434 31.1% $652K
Kendall County 1,709 3,760 13.3% $451K
Knox County 1,370 3,014 43.4% $362K
La Salle County 2,548 5,606 33.5% $673K
Lake County 12,540 27,588 22.3% $3.3M
Lawrence County 403 887 43.6% $106K
Lee County 636 1,399 29.4% $168K
Livingston County 736 1,619 29.3% $194K
Logan County 640 1,408 36.3% $169K
Macon County 3,639 8,006 49.3% $961K
Macoupin County 1,058 2,328 35.6% $279K
Madison County 5,284 11,625 28.2% $1.4M
Marion County 1,260 2,772 45.0% $333K
Marshall County 254 559 32.4% $67K
Mason County 390 858 45.5% $103K
Massac County 614 1,351 64.6% $162K
McDonough County 752 1,654 47.4% $198K
McHenry County 3,608 7,938 15.0% $953K
McLean County 2,268 4,990 18.9% $599K
Menard County 233 513 27.1% $62K
Mercer County 319 702 28.9% $84K
Monroe County 224 493 8.6% $59K
Montgomery County 695 1,529 37.5% $183K
Morgan County 762 1,676 37.7% $201K
Moultrie County 316 695 26.0% $83K
Ogle County 955 2,101 25.1% $252K
Peoria County 6,477 14,249 47.3% $1.7M
Perry County 666 1,465 50.8% $176K
Piatt County 198 436 16.0% $52K
Pike County 508 1,118 46.6% $134K
Pope County 87 191 70.2% $23K
Pulaski County 256 563 72.7% $68K
Putnam County 99 218 26.9% $26K
Randolph County 609 1,340 30.8% $161K
Richland County 413 909 35.2% $109K
Rock Island County 4,718 10,380 45.3% $1.2M
Saline County 801 1,762 52.7% $211K
Sangamon County 4,886 10,749 35.4% $1.3M
Schuyler County 122 268 31.9% $32K
Scott County 118 260 35.8% $31K
Shelby County 394 867 26.9% $104K
St. Clair County 7,772 17,098 40.1% $2.1M
Stark County 131 288 34.2% $35K
Stephenson County 1,139 2,506 37.5% $301K
Tazewell County 2,038 4,484 21.4% $538K
Union County 469 1,032 41.2% $124K
Vermilion County 3,135 6,897 57.0% $828K
Wabash County 271 596 34.4% $72K
Warren County 423 931 36.1% $112K
Washington County 202 444 22.1% $53K
Wayne County 429 944 37.0% $113K
White County 384 845 38.7% $101K
Whiteside County 1,276 2,807 32.2% $337K
Will County 11,065 24,343 19.7% $2.9M
Williamson County 2,043 4,495 43.1% $539K
Winnebago County 9,426 20,737 43.7% $2.5M
Woodford County 497 1,093 16.0% $131K

Free summer meals in Illinois

USDA's Summer Food Service Program runs free meal sites at schools, libraries, and parks. Open to any child 18 and under, no ID or income verification required.

Find summer meal sites

School-year free meals

Free and reduced-price National School Lunch and Breakfast programs — eligibility automatically qualifies kids for Summer EBT in participating states.

School meals guide

Illinois SNAP

SNAP enrollment often triggers automatic Summer EBT eligibility. State-specific application guide and benefit amounts.

Illinois SNAP guide

Families with children

Our population-specific guide: SNAP, WIC, Summer EBT, school meals, and pantry programs for families with kids in Illinois.

Full families guide

Find a food pantry

Search Illinois's verified pantries — many offer backpack programs, summer box distributions, and family-sized groceries during the summer months.

Illinois food pantries