Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Concordia Parish, LA
Concordia Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 36.8% low-access.
- 36.8%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 26.9%
- on SNAP
- 18K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Concordia Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 26.9% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Union Parish ( -0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Concordia Parish sits in the upper national band (36.8%, #522 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #522
- national by low-access %
- #11
- in LA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Concordia Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Concordia Parish's 36.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #522 most-affected nationwide.
Concordia Parish's elevated USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Concordia Parish is mostly rural by USDA tract type (3 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Concordia 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
- West Feliciana
West Feliciana 38.1%
38.1 % low-access
- Concordia
Concordia 36.8%
36.8 % low-access
- Union
Union 36.6%
36.6 % low-access
- Bienville
Bienville 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- St. Bernard
St. Bernard 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,822 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,666 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,327 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 18,174 |
| Median Household Income | $39,943 |
| Poverty Rate | 31.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,821 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 26.9%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.8% |
SNAP retailers in Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 11 locations (46% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
5 towns share the 24 authorized stores; Vidalia holds 46% of them. 3 of the 5 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Jonesville, Monterey, Clayton.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Vidalia | 11 | 2 |
| Ferriday | 8 | 1 |
| Jonesville | 2 | none |
| Monterey | 2 | none |
| Clayton | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 11
- 7 mart, vidalia
- 84 one stop llc, ferriday
- adam grocery, ferriday
- circle k store 7764, ferriday
- continental gas company, vidalia
- dodge store 6101, vidalia
- murphy usa 7405, vidalia
- p j's corner stop, jonesville
- pauls grocery of eva, monterey
- sonny's food mart llc, jonesville
- sprint mart 67, vidalia
Combination Grocery/Other · 9
- dollar general 0621, ferriday
- dollar general 17404, monterey
- dollar general 21589, vidalia
- dollar general 22070, ferriday
- dollar general 22552, clayton
- dollar general 3191, vidalia
- dollar tree 7623, vidalia
- family dollar 664, ferriday
- family dollar 670, vidalia
Super Store · 3
- ferriday market, ferriday
- vidalia market, vidalia
- walmart 1106, vidalia
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- cypress grove produce, ferriday
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 Concordia Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Concordia Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Concordia 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 (36.8% here).
- St. Clair County, IL · 36.8% low-access
- McLennan County, TX · 36.8% low-access
- Fayette County, GA · 36.7% low-access
- Catoosa County, GA · 36.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (26.9% here).
- Coahoma County, MS · 26.9% SNAP
- Crisp County, GA · 26.9% SNAP
- Emanuel County, GA · 27.0% SNAP
- Terry County, TX · 26.7% 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.
Louisiana among West South Central states
Louisiana ranks 1st of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Concordia Parish, at 36.8%, runs 10.4 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 .
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 Concordia Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22029. 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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