Signature · 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Catahoula Parish, LA
Catahoula Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 35.3% low-access.
- 35.3%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 19.3%
- on SNAP
- 9K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Catahoula Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 35.3% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.2 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.3% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bienville Parish (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Catahoula Parish sits in the upper national band (35.3%, #575 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #575
- national by low-access %
- #15
- in LA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- 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: 1 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Catahoula Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Catahoula Parish's 35.3% low-access share is elevated, higher than 81% of them and ranked #575 most-affected nationwide.
Catahoula Parish's elevated USDA tier split
3 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
All 3 of Catahoula 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.
Catahoula 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
- St. Bernard
St. Bernard 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
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 3 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 10,407 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,669 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.3%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,416 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 8,583 |
| Median Household Income | $50,275 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 617 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.3%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.2%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 11.8% |
SNAP retailers in Catahoula Parish
Catahoula Parish has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 6 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
3 towns share the 12 authorized stores; Jonesville holds 75% of them. 2 of the 3 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Sicily Island, Harrisonburg.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Jonesville | 9 | 1 |
| Sicily Island | 2 | none |
| Harrisonburg | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 6
- easy e's beer & bait, jonesville
- ford's leland grocery, sicily island
- hot spot jonesville, jonesville
- shell t towne, jonesville
- xpressmart sandy lake, jonesville
- y not stop jonesville 1020, jonesville
Combination Grocery/Other · 4
- dollar general 20366, sicily island
- dollar general 3264, jonesville
- family dollar 12194, harrisonburg
- family dollar 650, jonesville
Seafood Specialty · 1
- kings fish market, jonesville
Super Store · 1
- ford's food center, jonesville
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 Catahoula 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%). Catahoula Parish, at 35.3%, runs 8.9 pts above 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 .
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