Signature · 1.5% low-access (5th pct)
East Feliciana Parish, LA
East Feliciana Parish lands in the lower national band on low-access (1.5%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 1.5%
- low-access pop.
- 0
- food-desert tracts
- 14.5%
- on SNAP
- 19K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County East Feliciana Parish, LA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-NONE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-CLEAR
- LA-ADEQUATE 1.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -20.6 pts vs US
- LILA-NONE 0 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 5.5% no vehicle
- DENSITY-CLEAR 0% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Assumption Parish ( -0.6 pts)
Lower-band low-access
East Feliciana Parish lands in the lower national band (1.5%, #2,987 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,987
- national by low-access %
- #63
- in LA
- 0
- low-access tracts
- 89
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 1.5% low-access (5th pct) (-20.6 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How East Feliciana Parish compares nationally
Food access in East Feliciana Parish compares favorably nationally: its 1.5% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 5% of them (rank #2,989).
East Feliciana Parish's lower-band USDA tier split
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification .
By USDA urbanicity classification, East Feliciana Parish has 0 urban and 5 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.
East Feliciana 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
- Madison 5.7
Madison 5.7%
5.7 % low-access
- Iberville 5.2
Iberville 5.2%
5.2 % low-access
- West Carroll 4.7
West Carroll 4.7%
4.7 % low-access
- East Feliciana 1.5
East Feliciana 1.5%
1.5 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,267 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 0 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 0 |
| Low-Access Population | 296 |
| Low-Access Share | 1.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 89 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,271 |
| Median Household Income | $73,085 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 929 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.5%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 5.5%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 15.5% |
SNAP retailers in East Feliciana Parish
East Feliciana Parish has 12 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 5 locations (42% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 5
- dollar general 10066, jackson
- dollar general 10459, slaughter
- dollar general 18838, wilson
- dollar general 11677, clinton
- family dollar 2596, jackson
Convenience Store · 5
- adams ent, jackson
- jett's food mart #10, jackson
- norwood grocery, norwood
- pop's country store, ethel
- vk one stop, clinton
Supermarket · 2
- star supermarket, jackson
- sullivan's grocery 8, clinton
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 East Feliciana Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near East Feliciana Parish's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for East Feliciana 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 (1.5% here).
- Sioux County, IA · 1.5% low-access
- Sioux County, IA · 1.5% low-access
- Carroll County, NH · 1.5% low-access
- Carroll County, NH · 1.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (14.5% here).
- Montgomery County, IA · 14.5% SNAP
- Montgomery County, IA · 14.5% SNAP
- Menard County, IL · 14.5% SNAP
- Menard County, IL · 14.5% 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.
East Feliciana Parish inside a lower low-access state context
East Feliciana 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 East Feliciana Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22037. 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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