Signature · 8.6% SNAP (0th pct in LA)
Cameron Parish, LA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Cameron 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).
- 25.6%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 8.6%
- on SNAP
- 5K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Cameron Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ELEVATED 25.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +3.5 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 8.6% SNAP
- VEH-OK 2.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bossier Parish (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Cameron Parish ranks #1,243 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #35 of 64 counties in LA (25.6% low-access).
- #1,243
- national by low-access %
- #35
- in LA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 401
- 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: 8.6% SNAP (0th pct in LA) (-3.5 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Cameron Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Cameron Parish's 25.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 60% of them and ranked #1,243 most-affected nationwide.
Cameron Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
2 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
All 2 of Cameron Parish's tracts are rural in the USDA classification, so every one is judged on the 10-mile test: a resident counts as low-access only when the nearest supermarket is more than 10 miles away.
Cameron 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 | 2 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 6,839 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,749 |
| Low-Access Share | 25.6%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 401 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 5,015 |
| Median Household Income | $75,278 |
| Poverty Rate | 7.4%well below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 173 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 8.6%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 2.7%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
SNAP retailers in Cameron Parish
Cameron Parish has 9 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 5 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 9 authorized stores; Cameron holds 44% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Cameron, Hayes.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron | 4 | none |
| Hackberry | 2 | 1 |
| Lake Charles | 2 | 1 |
| Hayes | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 5
- bayou convenience store, cameron
- cameron country store, cameron
- darla k food mart, cameron
- lighthouse bend to-go market, cameron
- time loop 9, hayes
Combination Grocery/Other · 2
- dollar general 22889, lake charles
- dollar general 22985, hackberry
Super Store · 1
- brown's grocery and mark, hackberry
Supermarket · 1
- browns neighborhood market, lake charles
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 Cameron Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Louisiana among West South Central states
Louisiana ranks 1st of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Cameron Parish, at 25.6%, runs 0.8 pts below the Louisiana rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Cameron Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22023. 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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