Signature · 25 LILA tracts (39.7% of tracts)
Caddo Parish, LA
Caddo Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 25 LILA tracts (39.7% of the book) alongside 34.8% low-access.
- 34.8%
- low-access pop.
- 25
- food-desert tracts
- 21.6%
- on SNAP
- 230K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Caddo Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 34.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 25 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.6% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Catahoula Parish (+ 0.5 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Caddo Parish sits in the upper national band (34.8%, #597 of 3,079) with 25 LILA tracts.
- #597
- national by low-access %
- #16
- in LA
- 34
- low-access tracts
- 41K
- 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: 25 LILA tracts (39.7% of tracts) .
How Caddo Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Caddo Parish's 34.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #602 most-affected nationwide.
Caddo Parish's elevated USDA tier split
63 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 25 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Caddo Parish has 52 urban and 11 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.
Caddo 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
- Bienville
Bienville 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Catahoula
Catahoula 35.3%
35.3 % low-access
- Caddo
Caddo 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Calcasieu
Calcasieu 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 63 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 254,969 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 34 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 25 |
| Low-Access Population | 88,708 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 40,898 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 230,004 |
| Median Household Income | $50,705 |
| Poverty Rate | 22.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 20,674 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.9%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish has 210 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 103 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 103
- 70th st food mart, shreveport
- a-1 stop, shreveport
- airport chevron, shreveport
- am pm, shreveport
- c & c grocery & liquor, shreveport
- circle k store 08192, shreveport
- caddo super stop, shreveport
- centenary market, shreveport
- circle k 2703780, shreveport
- circle k 2707751, shreveport
- circle k 2707752, shreveport
- circle k 2708179, shreveport
- circle k 2708187, shreveport
- circle k 2708190, shreveport
- circle k 2740379, shreveport
- circle k 2740381, shreveport
- circle k 2740386, shreveport
- circle k store #2723774 2723774, shreveport
- circle k stores 2707774, shreveport
- circle k stores 2707781, shreveport
- circle k stores 2708197, shreveport
- circle k stores inc. 2708195, shreveport
- cliffs country store, shreveport
- consumers grocery, shreveport
- corner market, shreveport
- derrick express, keithville
- dixie quick mart llc dba valero express mart, shreveport
- downtown super stop, shreveport
- e-z mart 4203, vivian
- e-z mart 4262, oil city
- excel mart, shreveport
- first & last stop, shreveport
- flowers bakery outlet 1066, shreveport
- flowers bakery outlet 339, shreveport
- food mart, shreveport
- g's corner store, shreveport
- gas n go, shreveport
- gmax, shreveport
- h & s grocery & liquor, shreveport
- hollywood ave food mart, shreveport
- hollywood liquor & grocery mart, shreveport
- hollywood mini mart, shreveport
- hy lo grocery & liquor, shreveport
- i-20 easy pass, shreveport
- jewella quick stop, shreveport
- jim's grocery, shreveport
- jimmy's quick stop, shreveport
- king snack & grocery, shreveport
- kings mini mart & vape, shreveport
- kwik stop, shreveport
- lakeshore food mart 122, shreveport
- lakeshore grocery, shreveport
- linwood convenience, shreveport
- little big horn, llc, shreveport
- love's travel stop 854, shreveport
- love's travel stops 209, greenwood
- m & a shell, shreveport
- midway food mart, shreveport
- murphy usa 5673, shreveport
- murphy usa 6629, shreveport
- murphy usa 7482, shreveport
- murphy usa 7648, shreveport
- murphy usa 7821, shreveport
- nlb grocery, shreveport
- north market kwik stop, shreveport
- p&s pantry exxon 1, shreveport
- pel state fina, shreveport
- petro stopping center 308, shreveport
- pilot travel center 665, greenwood
- pines road quick stop, shreveport
- quick pack grocery, shreveport
- quiktrip 7220, shreveport
- r & r petro mart inc, shreveport
- raceway # 6733, shreveport
- raceway 6732, shreveport
- raceway 6802, shreveport
- raceway 6942, shreveport
- rj's corner store, shreveport
- rouls enterprises inc, shreveport
- s & a truck stop, keithville
- s & q stop, shreveport
- sams grocery, shreveport
- sams grocery 2, shreveport
- shreveport citgo, shreveport
- sonnys corner store, keithville
- souther ave grocery, shreveport
- southern hills in & out, shreveport
- stop n get grocery, shreveport
- sunshine citgo, shreveport
- super s, shreveport
- super s crawdaddys, keithville
- super s travel plaza, ida
- super s triangle, mooringsport
- super save 10, shreveport
- ta hosston, hosston
- the liquor store, shreveport
- tonys quick stop, shreveport
- travelcenters of america 237, greenwood
- us petro & food mart, shreveport
- village food, shreveport
- werner park grocery, shreveport
- y & j grocery & deli, shreveport
- zikos food mart, shreveport
Combination Grocery/Other · 66
- bao bao food market, shreveport
- cvs 5329, shreveport
- cvs pharmacy inc 5325, shreveport
- cvs pharmacy 10941, shreveport
- cvs/ pharmacy 4743, shreveport
- cvs/ pharmacy 5360, shreveport
- dollar general 10759, shreveport
- dollar general 2546, vivian
- dollar general 9230, shreveport
- dollar general 9277, shreveport
- dollar general 9760, greenwood
- dollartree 9650, cookeville
- dollartree 9914, shreveport
- dollar general 11553, shreveport
- dollar general 12209, oil city
- dollar general 12560, shreveport
- dollar general 12636, shreveport
- dollar general 12768, shreveport
- dollar general 13512, spring ridge
- dollar general 23266, shreveport
- dollar general 30179, shreveport
- dollar general 30542, mooringsport
- dollar general 30983, shreveport
- dollar general 31067, rodessa
- dollar general 4947, blanchard
- dollar general store 16902, shreveport
- dollar general store 17346, shreveport
- dollar tree 1493, shreveport
- dollar tree 2543, shreveport
- dollar tree 4582, shreveport
- dollar tree 6653, shreveport
- dollar tree 7405, shreveport
- dollar tree 8269, shreveport
- dollar tree 852, shreveport
- family dollar 11117, shreveport
- family dollar 11438, keithville
- family dollar 11468, shreveport
- family dollar 11471, shreveport
- family dollar 1153, shreveport
- family dollar 11883, shreveport
- family dollar 11991, shreveport
- family dollar 1390, shreveport
- family dollar 1412, shreveport
- family dollar 3483, shreveport
- family dollar 4064, shreveport
- family dollar 4157, shreveport
- family dollar 4913, shreveport
- family dollar 5005, shreveport
- family dollar 5140, shreveport
- family dollar 5253, shreveport
- family dollar 5746, vivian
- family dollar 6266, shreveport
- family dollar 6340, shreveport
- family dollar 8216, shreveport
- family dollar store 10625, shreveport
- family dollar store 11073, shreveport
- family dollar store 4699, shreveport
- family dollar store 7913, shreveport
- farmers seafood market - jewella jewella, shreveport
- walgreens 05992, shreveport
- walgreens 4998, shreveport
- walgreens 5163, shreveport
- walgreens 5181, shreveport
- walgreens 7595, shreveport
- walgreens 09492, shreveport
- walgreens 17338, shreveport
Supermarket · 17
- aldi 75103, shreveport
- albertsons 0218, shreveport
- brookshire food store 67, shreveport
- brookshire food store 18, shreveport
- brookshire food store 24, shreveport
- brookshire food store 25, shreveport
- brookshire food store 37, shreveport
- brookshire food store 49, shreveport
- brookshire food store 78, shreveport
- piggly wiggly cost plus 4911, shreveport
- super 1 foods 608, shreveport
- super 1 foods 626, shreveport
- super 1 foods 633, shreveport
- shopper's value 9334, shreveport
- southern market 383, shreveport
- spring market 731, blanchard
- supervalue/iga 7435, vivian
Super Store · 15
- kroger 427, shreveport
- kroger 539, shreveport
- kroger 533, shreveport
- sam's club 8273, shreveport
- shopper's value 9318, shreveport
- shopper's value 9319, shreveport
- target store t 1347, shreveport
- walmart 116, vivian
- walmart 3868, shreveport
- walmart neighborhood market 3746, shreveport
- walmart supercenter 448, shreveport
- walmart supercenter 450, shreveport
- walmart supercenter 278, shreveport
- walmart supercenter 6932, shreveport
- whole foods market 10575, shreveport
Farmers' Market · 2
- shreveport farmers' market, shreveport
- the market at nhumc, shreveport
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- la ranchera meat market, shreveport
- world food & meat market, shreveport
Small Grocery Store · 2
- asiana market 0, shreveport
- saigon international market, shreveport
Bakery Specialty · 1
- papa murphy's la012, shreveport
Large Grocery Store · 1
- cottens grocery, shreveport
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- the louisiana meat store, shreveport
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 Caddo Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Caddo Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Caddo 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 (34.8% here).
- Nevada County, CA · 34.8% low-access
- Nevada County, CA · 34.8% low-access
- Howard County, AR · 34.8% low-access
- Howard County, AR · 34.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (21.6% here).
- Otero County, NM · 21.6% SNAP
- Otero County, NM · 21.6% SNAP
- Mercer County, WV · 21.6% SNAP
- Mercer County, WV · 21.6% 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.
Caddo Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Caddo 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 Caddo Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22017. 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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