Signature · 7.9% low-access (15th pct)
Caldwell Parish, LA
Caldwell Parish lands in the lower national band on low-access (7.9%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 7.9%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 23.5%
- on SNAP
- 10K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Caldwell Parish, LA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 7.9% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -14.2 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 23.5% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Washington Parish (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Caldwell Parish lands in the lower national band (7.9%, #2,648 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,648
- national by low-access %
- #57
- in LA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 392
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 7.9% low-access (15th pct) (-14.2 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Caldwell Parish compares nationally
Food access in Caldwell Parish compares favorably nationally: its 7.9% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 15% of them (rank #2,656).
Caldwell Parish's lower-band USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, Caldwell Parish has 0 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.
Caldwell Parish vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Evangeline 9.5
Evangeline 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Vermilion 9
Vermilion 9%
9 % low-access
- Washington 8.4
Washington 8.4%
8.4 % low-access
- Caldwell 7.9
Caldwell 7.9%
7.9 % low-access
- Acadia 6.6
Acadia 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,132 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 800 |
| Low-Access Share | 7.9%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 392 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 9,500 |
| Median Household Income | $47,028 |
| Poverty Rate | 29.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 873 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 23.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.3%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.2% |
SNAP retailers in Caldwell Parish
Caldwell Parish has 9 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 4 locations (44% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 7842, columbia
- dollar general 15829, grayson
- dollar general 21144, columbia
- family dollar 1852, columbia
Convenience Store · 3
- cat island trading post, columbia
- jmart columbia, columbia
- pearl & sids, kelly
Supermarket · 2
- brookshire food store 139, columbia
- mac's fresh market 18, columbia
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 Caldwell Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Caldwell Parish inside a lower low-access state context
Caldwell 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 Caldwell Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22021. 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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