Signature · 27.9% SNAP (87th pct in LA)
Avoyelles Parish, LA
Avoyelles Parish stands out on SNAP (27.9%, +15.8 pts vs U.S.) with 20.5% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 20.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 27.9%
- on SNAP
- 39K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Avoyelles Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 20.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -1.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 22% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Jackson Parish (+ 0.4 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Avoyelles Parish ranks #1,639 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #41 of 64 counties in LA (20.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,639
- national by low-access %
- #41
- in LA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 27.9% SNAP (87th pct in LA) (+15.8 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Avoyelles Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Avoyelles Parish's 20.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 47% of them and ranked #1,645 most-affected nationwide.
Avoyelles Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
9 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Avoyelles Parish has 2 urban and 7 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.
Avoyelles Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Jackson 20.9
Jackson 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Avoyelles 20.5
Avoyelles 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- St. Landry 19.7
St. Landry 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Grant 19.5
Grant 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- West Baton Ro… 18.9
West Baton Ro… 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 9 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 42,073 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,645 |
| Low-Access Share | 20.5%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,866 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 38,905 |
| Median Household Income | $39,325 |
| Poverty Rate | 27.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,032 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.8%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 7.1% |
Thick SNAP store book in Avoyelles Parish
Avoyelles Parish has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 20 locations (36% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 20
- cvs pharmacy inc 5306, marksville
- dollar general 0773, simmesport
- dollar general 18810, marksville
- dollar general 4499, bunkie
- dollar general 6083, mansura
- dollar general 7587, cottonport
- dollar general 9629, hessmer
- dollar tree 2733, mansura
- dollar general 12158, center point
- dollar general 12276, marksville
- dollar general 12429, moreauville
- dollar general 21365, plaucheville
- dollar general 24040, marksville
- dollar general 25286, bunkie
- dollar general 649, marksville
- family dollar 13696, simmesport
- family dollar 5221, mansura
- family dollar 941, marksville
- family dollar store 707, bunkie
- walgreens 11830, marksville
Convenience Store · 16
- apm bunkie, bunkie
- chicken palace, mansura
- cotton corner 500, cottonport
- lil u pick it, hessmer
- murphy usa 7045, mansura
- nix supermarket, marksville
- odells grccery, marksville
- pilot travel center 1105, bunkie
- shawn's supercenter 3, marksville
- short stop convenience store, bunkie
- simmesport quickstop, simmesport
- tiger trax, marksville
- y not stop mansura 1000, mansura
- y not stop marksville 200, marksville
- y not stop moreauville 1040, moreauville
- y not stop simmesport 600, simmesport
Medium Grocery Store · 8
- bordelon's superette 2, plaucheville
- durand's food store, mansura
- lil quickie, marksville
- shawn's supercenter, hessmer
- shawn's supercenter 2, moreauville
- shawn's supercenter 4, cottonport
- t-jims grocery and market, cottonport
- tjs meats, marksville
Small Grocery Store · 3
- bernard's one stop seafood, cottonport
- cooyon's, llc, plaucheville
- country store, hessmer
Super Store · 3
- harvest foods, marksville
- piggly wiggly, bunkie
- walmart 1128, mansura
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- big johns meat market, marksville
- juneau's cajun specialty meats, l.l.c, mansura
Seafood Specialty · 2
- bernards crawfish pad, marksville
- bordelon's fish market 1, mansura
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- palace farmers market, bunkie
Supermarket · 1
- piggly wiggly simmesport llc, simmesport
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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Nationwide peers for Avoyelles Parish's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Avoyelles Parish (27.9%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (20.5% here).
- Camden County, MO · 20.5% low-access
- Camden County, MO · 20.5% low-access
- Madison County, MO · 20.5% low-access
- Madison County, MO · 20.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (27.9% here).
- Telfair County, GA · 27.9% SNAP
- Telfair County, GA · 27.9% SNAP
- Logan County, WV · 27.9% SNAP
- Logan County, WV · 27.9% 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.
Food access nationally, Louisiana in context
Avoyelles 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 Avoyelles Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22009. 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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