Signature · 10.6% SNAP (5th pct in LA)
Bossier Parish, LA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Bossier Parish residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 25.8%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 10.6%
- on SNAP
- 130K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Bossier Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 25.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 10.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 27% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Franklin Parish (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Bossier Parish ranks #1,226 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #34 of 64 counties in LA (25.8% low-access; 6 food-desert tracts).
- #1,226
- national by low-access %
- #34
- in LA
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 13K
- 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: 10.6% SNAP (5th pct in LA) (-1.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Bossier Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Bossier Parish's 25.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 61% of them and ranked #1,234 most-affected nationwide.
Bossier Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
22 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Bossier Parish has 16 urban and 6 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.
Bossier Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Lafourche
Lafourche 26.8%
26.8 % low-access
- Terrebonne
Terrebonne 26.3%
26.3 % low-access
- Franklin
Franklin 25.9%
25.9 % low-access
- Bossier
Bossier 25.8%
25.8 % low-access
- Cameron
Cameron 25.6%
25.6 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 22 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 116,979 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 30,224 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 12,783 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 129,789 |
| Median Household Income | $69,617 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 5,389 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 10.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Bossier Parish
Bossier Parish has 96 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 45 locations (47% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 45
- airline hop in - circle k, bossier city
- am one stop, bossier city
- barksdale exxon 117, bossier city
- barksdale stop n go, bossier city
- bossier breaktime, bossier city
- bossier quick mart, bossier city
- brake time 359, benton
- buc stop, haughton
- cascios food market, bossier city
- circle k 2705985, bossier city
- circle k 2708161, haughton
- circle k 2708181, bossier city
- circle k 2708188, bossier city
- circle k 2708191, bossier city
- circle k 2723770, bossier city
- circle k 2723771, bossier city
- circle k 2744199, bossier city
- circle k 4202, bossier city
- circle k store 2707759 2707759, bossier city
- circle k stores, inc 2708194, bossier city
- corner mart 34, bossier city
- cypress shak, benton
- diamond food mart, bossier city
- dixie mart 17275, bossier city
- dixie mart 17277, haughton
- dixie mart 17283, haughton
- dollar up llc 1, bossier city
- food town, bossier city
- haughton grocery, haughton
- i-220 travel plaza, bossier city
- m&j united food mart, bossier city
- maggio grocery, bossier city
- murphy usa 7754, bossier city
- murphy usa 7990, bossier city
- pilot travel center 199, haughton
- quiktrip 7223, bossier city
- raceway 6729, bossier city
- raceway 6935, bossier city
- raceway 714, bossier city
- reynolds country store llc, haughton
- rogers corner store, princeton
- save bucks, bossier city
- sligo country store, bossier city
- smoko's, bossier city
- swan lake food mart, bossier city
Combination Grocery/Other · 31
- cvs 4068, haughton
- cvs pharmacy 10218, bossier city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5323, bossier city
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5396, bossier city
- dollar general 0628, haughton
- dollar general 10632, bossier city
- dollar general 10642, bossier city
- dollar general 10778, plain dealing
- dollar general 19502, elm grove
- dollar general 4748, bossier city
- dollar general 4749, bossier city
- dollar general 9231, bossier city
- dollartree 8704, bossier city
- dollar general 10190, haughton
- dollar general 21925, haughton
- dollar general 22561, bossier city
- dollar general 30909, benton
- dollar general 6597, benton
- dollar tree 455, bossier city
- dollar tree 6949, haughton
- el novillo carniceria, bossier city
- family dollar 12346, bossier city
- family dollar 12570, bossier city
- family dollar 12870, plain dealing
- family dollar 1306, bossier city
- family dollar 1876, bossier city
- family dollar 3931, haughton
- family dollar 4210, bossier city
- family dollar 5249, bossier city
- walgreens 07004, bossier city
- walgreens 09998, bossier city
Supermarket · 8
- aldi 75107, bossier city
- brookshire food store 107, bossier city
- brookshire food store 17, benton
- brookshire food store 47, bossier city
- brookshire food store 57, haughton
- southern market 382, plain dealing
- spring market 729, haughton
- super 1 foods 616, bossier city
Super Store · 7
- kroger 00412, bossier city
- kroger 534, bossier city
- sam's club 4109, bossier city
- target store t 2273, bossier city
- walmart neighborhood market 3752, bossier city
- walmart neighborhood market 5204, bossier city
- walmart supercenter 376, bossier city
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- el novillo carniceria 2, haughton
- vincent general store, bossier city
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- farmers seafood company hawn ave, shreveport
Military Commissary · 1
- barksdale afb commissary 104, barksdale afb
Seafood Specialty · 1
- bossier seafood and more., bossier city
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 Bossier Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Nationwide peers for Bossier Parish's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Bossier Parish (10.6%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (25.8% here).
- Tooele County, UT · 25.8% low-access
- Tooele County, UT · 25.8% low-access
- Grant County, WA · 25.8% low-access
- Grant County, WA · 25.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (10.6% here).
- Jones County, IA · 10.6% SNAP
- Jones County, IA · 10.6% SNAP
- Presque Isle County, MI · 10.6% SNAP
- Presque Isle County, MI · 10.6% 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
Bossier 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 Bossier Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22015. 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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