Signature · 12.2% SNAP (8th pct in LA)
Ascension Parish, LA
Ascension Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (42.3%, +20.2 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 42.3%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 12.2%
- on SNAP
- 130K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ascension Parish, LA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 42.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +20.2 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Rapides Parish ( -1.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Ascension Parish sits in the upper national band (42.3%, #335 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #335
- national by low-access %
- #6
- in LA
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 11K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 12.2% SNAP (8th pct in LA) (+0.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Ascension Parish compares nationally
Ascension Parish sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 42.3% low-access share outpaces 89% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #335 most-affected nationwide.
Ascension Parish's elevated USDA tier split
14 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ascension Parish has 12 urban and 2 rural census tracts. The 1-mile (urban) vs 10-mile (rural) distance threshold above applies per tract, so a county's access rate reflects this mix.
Ascension Parish vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Ascension
Ascension 42.3%
42.3 % low-access
- Rapides
Rapides 40.6%
40.6 % low-access
- St. John the …
St. John the … 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- West Feliciana
West Feliciana 38.1%
38.1 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 14 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 107,215 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 45,353 |
| Low-Access Share | 42.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 10,651 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 130,314 |
| Median Household Income | $91,549 |
| Poverty Rate | 10.3%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,793 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.2%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish has 105 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 44 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 44
- airline super stop 2, gonzales
- american market super stop 16, gonzales
- bao asian market & deli, prairieville
- bayou conway super stop 5, sorrento
- big river food and fuel 11, gonzales
- bizzy bee, prairieville
- bravitos market 1, prairieville
- chip's grocery 2, gonzales
- cabela's parkway chevron 6, gonzales
- cajun catch seafood market, gonzales
- cigs n suds 0, gonzales
- circle k 2706803, gonzales
- circle k 2740388, prairieville
- curve mart, saint amant
- dat chevron, donaldsonville
- double a discount 2 inc., gonzales
- double a discount inc., gonzales
- dutchtown super stop 17, geismar
- dutchtown tiger mart, geismar
- fast stop of hwy 42 129, prairieville
- fast stop of hwy 22, sorrento
- fuel smart 5 inc., gonzales
- fuel smart 6 inc., gonzales
- gx louisiana llc d/b/a kangaroo ke126, gonzales
- galvez pit stop 9201, gonzales
- galvez super stop 10, prairieville
- gill's grocery, gonzales
- gonzales super stop 9, gonzales
- la bendicion supermarket, gonzales
- murphy express 8501, gonzales
- murphy express 8696, gonzales
- murphy usa 7222, donaldsonville
- murphy usa 7684, prairieville
- prairieville super stop 3, prairieville
- race trac 237, gonzales
- racetrac 2352, prairieville
- racetrac 249, geismar
- racetrac 2463, sorrento
- rende quick stop 5, sorrento
- rende's quick stop 2, gonzales
- saad's family food mart, gonzales
- t & h superette, donaldsonville
- tanger mall super stop 7, gonzales
- wow c store, prairieville
Combination Grocery/Other · 35
- bo's seafood, donaldsonville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1661, prairieville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5278, donaldsonville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5354, gonzales
- dollar general 1284, gonzales
- dollar general 14163, donaldsonville
- dollar general 24336, donaldsonville
- dollar general 2683, gonzales
- dollar general 7177, galvez
- dollar general 9466, gonzales
- dollar tree 3010, donaldsonville
- dollartree 8733, gonzales
- dollartree 9317, gonzales
- dollar general 13641, gonzales
- dollar general 15746, saint amant
- dollar general 17790, saint amant
- dollar general 18353, sorrento
- dollar general 18354, saint amant
- dollar general 19993, prairieville
- dollar general 22442, gonzales
- dollar general 23499, gonzales
- dollar general 24716, gonzales
- dollar tree 2038, prairieville
- dollar tree 2242, gonzales
- family dollar 12121, prairieville
- family dollar 12270, gonzales
- family dollar 3441, donaldsonville
- family dollar 8164, gonzales
- family dollar 995, gonzales
- family dollar store 8633, geismar
- family dollar stores 11222, saint amant
- walgreens 11413, gonzales
- walgreens 13779, prairieville
- walgreens 11196, geismar
- walgreens 11281, gonzales
Super Store · 12
- alexanders harvest market 3, geismar
- alexanders heritage market, gonzales
- lamendola's supermarket, gonzales
- murray's market 1, saint amant
- rouses market 63, prairieville
- rouses market 64, gonzales
- rouses market 65, gonzales
- walmart 5056, prairieville
- walmart 5310, prairieville
- walmart neighborhood market 4048, prairieville
- walmart supercenter 485, donaldsonville
- walmart supercenter 532, gonzales
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- d & j grocery, gonzales
- dville meat market, donaldsonville
- la surena, gonzales
- midway grocery, donaldsonville
- tienda latina la surena, gonzales
- tienda sahuayo y restaurante, gonzales
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 82159, prairieville
- delaunes supermarket, saint amant
- ideal market 12, gonzales
- ralph's market 6830, gonzales
- ralph's market 6831, gonzales
Large Grocery Store · 1
- gill's supermarket, saint amant
Seafood Specialty · 1
- cc's seafood, llc, donaldsonville
Small Grocery Store · 1
- bellina's grocery inc, donaldsonville
Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator (currently authorized stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Louisiana
One of 63 counties in Louisiana, 6 are shown here.
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Counties near Ascension Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Ascension Parish (12.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (42.3% here).
- Erath County, TX · 42.4% low-access
- Moffat County, CO · 42.1% low-access
- Custer County, OK · 42.1% low-access
- Brown County, SD · 42.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (12.2% here).
- Grant County, KY · 12.2% SNAP
- Grant County, KY · 12.2% SNAP
- Prince George's County, MD · 12.2% SNAP
- Prince George's County, MD · 12.2% SNAP
Source: USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) + Census ACS 2024 SNAP. Peers floor at 10,000 residents so stub counties cannot own the match.
Ascension Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Ascension Parish sits inside Louisiana (ringed). Each state is colored by population-weighted low-access; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Read with this county
Sources: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019) · U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates · methodology · compiled .
PlainFoodAccess renders this county profile directly from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates), no number is typed in by an editor. Figures for Ascension Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22005. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-06-23. Primary sources: USDA Food Access Research Atlas and Census ACS 5-year estimates.
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