Signature · 228 SNAP-authorized stores
Calcasieu Parish, LA
Calcasieu Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (34.1%, +12 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 34.1%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 15.7%
- on SNAP
- 207K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Calcasieu Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 34.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +12.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 15.7% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 21% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Lincoln Parish (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Calcasieu Parish sits in the upper national band (34.1%, #657 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #657
- national by low-access %
- #17
- in LA
- 22
- low-access tracts
- 25K
- 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: 228 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Calcasieu Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Calcasieu Parish's 34.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 79% of them and ranked #662 most-affected nationwide.
Calcasieu Parish's elevated USDA tier split
42 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Calcasieu Parish has 38 urban and 4 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.
Calcasieu 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
- Caddo
Caddo 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Calcasieu
Calcasieu 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- East Carroll
East Carroll 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Ouachita
Ouachita 33.1%
33.1 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 42 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 192,768 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 22 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 65,763 |
| Low-Access Share | 34.1%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 25,120 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 207,088 |
| Median Household Income | $67,564 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.4%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,201 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 15.7%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.2%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish has 228 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 112 locations (49% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 112
- 7 eleven 41025h, lake charles
- 90 pointe, lake charles
- airport corner store, lake charles
- airport corner store #2, lake charles
- break time # 2, lake charles
- busy bee, lake charles
- busy bee #2, lake charles
- busybee 10, lake charles
- bux kajun korner, lake charles
- cal cam c-store, lake charles
- charlies shell, lake charles
- checkout #68, sulphur
- circle a sulphur, sulphur
- circle k 2707793, sulphur
- circle k 2709074, lake charles
- circle k 2709075, moss bluff
- circle k 2709086, westlake
- circle k 2740383, dequincy
- circle k stores inc. 2708344, lake charles
- city food & liquor, lake charles
- city point, lake charles
- country grocery & deli, sulphur
- deli2go, lake charles
- delta food & fuel, vinton
- delta food 7 exxon, lake charles
- delta food mart #5, lake charles
- dollar wise, lake charles
- e z mart 4296, vinton
- e z mart 4298, starks
- e-z mart 4415, sulphur
- ez shop, lake charles
- el paisano grocery llc, lake charles
- evan's corner store 5, lake charles
- express 27, sulphur
- express mart, iowa
- express mart 7, lake charles
- fast stop, lake charles
- gillis grocery & cafe, lake charles
- gas track, iowa
- grab n geaux, lake charles
- grab n geaux, lake charles
- grab n geaux 13, lake charles
- grab n geaux 14, lake charles
- grab n geaux 15, iowa
- grab n geaux 16, sulphur
- grab n geaux 17, lake charles
- grab n geaux 18, lake charles
- grab n geaux 19, lake charles
- grab n geaux 2, sulphur
- grab n geaux 28, lake charles
- grab n geaux 30, sulphur
- grab n geaux 31, lake charles
- grab n geaux 32, lake charles
- grab-n-geaux #10, sulphur
- grab-n-geaux #8, lake charles
- grab-n-geaux 6, sulphur
- grab-n-geaux 7, sulphur
- grab-n-geaux 9, lake charles
- hargrove quick stop, dequincy
- hayes grocery and baits, hayes
- jones grocery, lake charles
- kangaroo express 116, lake charles
- kings point i, lake charles
- kings point ii 1, westlake
- kings point iv, sulphur
- kings point v, sulphur
- la nica mini market llc, lake charles
- lake city food, lake charles
- love's travel stop 243, iowa
- love's travel stop 362, vinton
- manchester point, lake charles
- mcneese food mart 115, lake charles
- more 4 less #15, lake charles
- more 4 less 2, lake charles
- more4 less 10, lake charles
- murphy usa 5597, sulphur
- murphy usa 6897, lake charles
- murphy usa 7706, lake charles
- murphy usa 7869, lake charles
- napoleon food mart, sulphur
- octane, lake charles
- opelousas exxon food mart, lake charles
- parkside convenient none, lake charles
- pelico farms, lake charles
- pelico farms #1, westlake
- perkins ferry c-store, lake charles
- pilot travel center 1051, iowa
- pump n shop 50 50, lake charles
- quick check, lake charles
- quick mart neighborhood food store, lake charles
- raceway 6946, lake charles
- refuel on the go, lake charles
- rudy's corner store, westlake
- s cities service hwy sulphur, sulphur
- save go, lake charles
- smart stop, sulphur
- step in 11, sulphur
- stop & save, lake charles
- stop time, lake charles
- super saver, westlake
- super stop #25, dequincy
- tank farm c store, lake charles
- tiger mart #12, vinton
- tiger speedy stop, dequincy
- time loop #21, dequincy
- time loop 13, lake charles
- time loop 19, lake charles
- timeloop #27, lake charles
- timeloop 29, lake charles
- timeloop 29, lake charles
- torstop, sulphur
- upkait, lake charles
Combination Grocery/Other · 69
- cvs pharmacy inc 266, lake charles
- cvs/ pharmacy 5612, sulphur
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1099, lake charles
- cvs/pharmacy 5455, moss bluff
- dollar general 10317, sulphur
- dollar general 13862, lake charles
- dollar general 18714, iowa
- dollar general 22886, lake charles
- dollar general 22888, moss bluff
- dollar general 22892, lake charles
- dollar general 22986, lake charles
- dollar general 22987, dequincy
- dollar general 23145, lake charles
- dollar general 4405, lake charles
- dollar general 6117, sulphur
- dollar general 7528, vinton
- dollar general 8598, lake charles
- dollar general 8614, lake charles
- dollar general 8646, lake charles
- dollar general 8694, sulphur
- dollar general 8776, lake charles
- dollar general 9340, moss bluff
- dollar general 9397, sulphur
- dollar general 9438, westlake
- dollar general 9536, starks
- dollar tree 2833, sulphur
- dollartree 8033, westlake
- dollartree plus 9082, lake charles
- dollar general 0760, iowa
- dollar general 12469, lake charles
- dollar general 13099, iowa
- dollar general 13528, lake charles
- dollar general 15788, lake charles
- dollar general 15811, lake charles
- dollar general 20369, hayes
- dollar general 21274, dequincy
- dollar general 21415, sulphur
- dollar general 22334, lake charles
- dollar general 22653, lake charles
- dollar general 22887, westlake
- dollar general 22891, sulphur
- dollar general 22893, sulphur
- dollar general 23714, lake charles
- dollar general 25042, lake charles
- dollar general 30859, lake charles
- dollar general 31299, lake charles
- dollar general 31300, vinton
- dollar tree 1591, lake charles
- dollar tree 2537, lake charles
- dollar tree 7005, lake charles
- dollar tree 7592, sulphur
- dollar tree 8348, lake charles
- family dollar 13783, lake charles
- family dollar 4494, iowa
- family dollar 4828, lake charles
- family dollar 5089, sulphur
- family dollar 5483, lake charles
- family dollar 5645, lake charles
- family dollar 799, dequincy
- family dollar 8185, vinton
- sonniers sausage & boudin, lake charles
- walgreens 06219, lake charles
- walgreens 06577, lake charles
- walgreens 10508, lake charles
- walgreens 10509, sulphur
- walgreens 2920, sulphur
- walgreens 2997, lake charles
- wing tai oriental grocery, lake charles
- walgreens 07197, moss bluff
Super Store · 17
- big lots 5470, lake charles
- brookshire brothers 31, dequincy
- brookshire brothers 47, sulphur
- brookshire brothers express 60, lake charles
- kroger 747, sulphur
- kroger 394, lake charles
- rouses market 71, sulphur
- rouses market 72, lake charles
- rouses market 80, lake charles
- sam's club 8265, lake charles
- target store t 1399, lake charles
- walmart 469, lake charles
- walmart 521, lake charles
- walmart neighborhood market 6583, lake charles
- walmart neighborhood market 6590, lake charles
- walmart supercenter 1204, lake charles
- walmart supercenter 331, sulphur
Supermarket · 13
- albertsons 0717, lake charles
- albertsons 2798, lake charles
- misse's grocery inc, sulphur
- market basket 05, lake charles
- market basket 18, lake charles
- market basket 25, lake charles
- market basket 26, vinton
- market basket 27, lake charles
- market basket 36, lake charles
- market basket 37, iowa
- market basket 39, westlake
- market basket 41, sulphur
- spring market 704, iowa
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 6
- gillis meat market, lake charles
- hebert's specalty meats 2, lake charles
- hebert's specialty meats, lake charles
- lake charles poultry, lake charles
- s&m meats, llc, sulphur
- smitty's food store, lake charles
Small Grocery Store · 4
- homsi's tobacco & beer, lake charles
- la azteca latin grocery, lake charles
- latin grocery store, lake charles
- oasis cash & carry, lake charles
Seafood Specialty · 3
- galleys seafood llc, lake charles
- j.t.'s seafood, lake charles
- tommie's fish market, lake charles
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- friends food mart, lake charles
- sabor latino supermercado, lake charles
Delivery Route · 1
- moore seafood, lake charles
Farmers' Market · 1
- iowa farmer's market, iowa
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
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Counties near Calcasieu Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Calcasieu 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 (34.1% here).
- Clinton County, MI · 34.1% low-access
- Clinton County, MI · 34.1% low-access
- Monmouth County, NJ · 34.1% low-access
- Monmouth County, NJ · 34.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (15.7% here).
- Oxford County, ME · 15.7% SNAP
- Oxford County, ME · 15.7% SNAP
- Richland County, IL · 15.7% SNAP
- Richland County, IL · 15.7% 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.
Calcasieu Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Calcasieu 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 Calcasieu Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22019. 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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