Signature · 55.8% low-access (95th pct)
Beauregard Parish, LA
Beauregard Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (55.8%, +33.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 55.8%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 17.5%
- on SNAP
- 37K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Beauregard Parish, LA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-SEVERE 55.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +33.7 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 17.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.0% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Plaquemines Parish ( -0.9 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Beauregard Parish sits in the upper national band (55.8%, #146 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #146
- national by low-access %
- #2
- in LA
- 6
- low-access tracts
- 7K
- 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: 55.8% low-access (95th pct) (+33.7 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Beauregard Parish compares nationally
Beauregard Parish sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 55.8% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #147 most-affected nationwide.
Beauregard Parish's elevated USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Beauregard Parish has 4 urban and 3 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.
Beauregard 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
- Beauregard
Beauregard 55.8%
55.8 % low-access
- Plaquemines
Plaquemines 54.9%
54.9 % low-access
- Vernon
Vernon 49.3%
49.3 % low-access
- St. Charles
St. Charles 47.2%
47.2 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,654 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 6 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 19,902 |
| Low-Access Share | 55.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,344 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 36,676 |
| Median Household Income | $65,944 |
| Poverty Rate | 14.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,411 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 17.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.0%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Beauregard Parish
Beauregard Parish has 30 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 16 locations (53% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 16
- dollar general 13867, ragley
- dollar general 13870, deridder
- dollar general 14370, deridder
- dollar general 18903, deridder
- dollar general 752, deridder
- dollar general 15808, longville
- dollar general 21907, singer
- dollar general 24673, deridder
- dollar general 25486, merryville
- dollar general 4805, deridder
- dollar general 7743, merryville
- dollar general store 17689, deridder
- dollar tree 2913, deridder
- family dollar store 11068, deridder
- family dollar 13615, ragley
- walgreens 10537, deridder
Convenience Store · 9
- country one stop, longville
- deridder u pack, deridder
- in & out 7, deridder
- junction food mart, merryville
- kipling korner grocery, deridder
- murphy usa 7715, deridder
- ragley express mart, ragley
- super y grocery, deridder
- time loop 3, ragley
Super Store · 3
- brookshire brothers 27, deridder
- brookshire brothers 50, deridder
- walmart supercenter 505, deridder
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- k&k market, deridder
Small Grocery Store · 1
- foreman's meat market, dry creek
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.
Compare Beauregard Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Beauregard Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Beauregard Parish, both outside Louisiana so the neighborhoods are not the same-state county list above.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (55.8% here).
- Forsyth County, GA · 55.9% low-access
- Baker County, FL · 55.6% low-access
- Bristol County, RI · 56.0% low-access
- Douglas County, WA · 55.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (17.5% here).
- Big Horn County, MT · 17.5% SNAP
- Big Horn County, MT · 17.5% SNAP
- Franklin County, NY · 17.5% SNAP
- Franklin County, NY · 17.5% 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.
Beauregard Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Beauregard 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 Beauregard Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22011. 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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