County food-access profile · Louisiana
Acadia Parish, LA
Most of Acadia Parish sits within reach of a supermarket, better than most U.S. counties. This profile covers who, if anyone, qualifies as a food desert here, plus the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 6.6%
- low-access pop.
- 3
- food-desert tracts
- 24.4%
- on SNAP
- 57K
- residents (ACS 2024)
The food-access picture
6.6% of Acadia Parish residents live in a low-access area, and 3 of its 12 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
- 10.5%
- households, no vehicle
- 25.0%
- below poverty line
Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).
By the USDA's measure, Acadia Parish fares better than most: just 6.6% of residents live in a low-access tract, below the national share. Still, 3 of the county's 12 tracts meet that threshold, covering about 4,092 people who live far from a supermarket, and 3 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 1,968 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
How Acadia Parish compares nationally
Food access in Acadia Parish compares favorably nationally: its 6.6% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 13% of them (rank #2,726).
Acadia Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
All 12 census tracts in Acadia Parish, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Acadia Parish vs. other Louisiana counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Louisiana
- Acadia Parish 6.6
Acadia Parish, LA
6.6 % low-access
- Allen Parish
Allen Parish, LA
28.1 % low-access
- Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish, LA
42.3 % low-access
- Assumption Parish 0.9
Assumption Parish, LA
0.9 % low-access
- Avoyelles Parish 20.5
Avoyelles Parish, LA
20.5 % low-access
- Beauregard Parish
Beauregard Parish, LA
55.8 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 12 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 61,773 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 3 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,092 |
| Low-Access Share | 6.6%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,968 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 56,955 |
| Median Household Income | $45,562 |
| Poverty Rate | 25.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,390 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.5%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
About 24.4% of Acadia Parish households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 6.6% of residents are low-access, below the national share for U.S. counties.
- 24.4% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 5,390 households here.
- 10.5% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 3 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Acadia Parish
below the national share
3 of Acadia Parish's 12 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 25.0% of all its tracts.
An estimated 4,092 residents, roughly 6.6% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 1,968 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 9 tracts (75.0%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers in Acadia Parish
Acadia Parish has 71 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 28 locations (39% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 28
- dollar general 0610, church point
- dollar general 13950, rayne
- dollar general 3620, rayne
- dollar general 4187, crowley
- dollar general 7755, iota
- dollar general 12783, mermentau
- dollar general 16248, crowley
- dollar general 16296, estherwood
- dollar general 17908, jennings
- dollar general 22608, church point
- dollar general 24682, crowley
- dollar general 24867, morse
- dollar general 30710, rayne
- dollar general 31033, crowley
- dollar general 7323, rayne
- dollar general store 16741, rayne
- dollar tree 1328, crowley
- egan food store, egan
- family dollar 1180, crowley
- family dollar 12386, branch
- family dollar 12727, iota
- family dollar 13468, basile
- family dollar 1543, rayne
- family dollar 2562, church point
- family dollar store 11735, crowley
- uncle joe's seafood, crowley
- walgreens 09862, rayne
- walgreens 10399, crowley
Convenience Store · 23
- acadia food mart, crowley
- circle k 2740371, rayne
- crowley corner express, crowley
- deuces travel plaza, duson
- e-z mart 4299, basile
- fast stop of church point, church point
- k&l grocery, crowley
- korky's food mart, crowley
- love's travel stop 523, duson
- m & m grocery, rayne
- market mendoza, church point
- mm one mart inc, crowley
- more 4 less 99, crowley
- murphy usa 5532, crowley
- queen city, rayne
- raceway, crowley
- rita's quik stop, inc, iota
- ruddocks bakery, crowley
- shoprite 1, crowley
- shoprite 35, rayne
- texaco, church point
- vautrot's mini mart, llc, church point
- venable's grocery & market, rayne
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4
- coleman's sausage and specialty, iota
- elliott's slaughter house & meat market, morse
- keeper's cajun products, church point
- slm fresh meat market, llc, crowley
Supermarket · 4
- rod's, church point
- super 1 foods 639, crowley
- super 1 foods 644, rayne
- trahan foods, rayne
Large Grocery Store · 3
- champagne, rayne
- foret's, iota
- rice city supermarket, crowley
Medium Grocery Store · 3
- crawfish nest, crowley
- mikey's seafood & specialty meats, estherwood
- mikey's seafood and specialty meats na, crowley
Super Store · 3
- piggly wiggly, church point
- piggly wiggly 6460, rayne
- walmart supercenter 310, crowley
Seafood Specialty · 2
- acadia crawfish co, suite b, crowley
- davis seafood and meats, church point
Small Grocery Store · 1
- morse grocery, morse
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.
Other Counties in Louisiana
Compare Acadia Parish vs Allen Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Food access nationally, Louisiana in context
Acadia Parish sits inside Louisiana (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.