Signature · 31.2% SNAP (97th pct in LA)
Evangeline Parish, LA
Evangeline Parish stands out on SNAP (31.2%, +19.1 pts vs U.S.) with 9.5% low-access from USDA FARA 2019.
- 9.5%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 31.2%
- on SNAP
- 32K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Evangeline Parish, LA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-MODERATE 9.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -12.6 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 31.2% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 13% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Vermilion Parish ( -0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Evangeline Parish lands in the lower national band (9.5%, #2,519 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,519
- national by low-access %
- #54
- in LA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 31.2% SNAP (97th pct in LA) (+19.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Evangeline Parish compares nationally
Evangeline Parish lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 9.5% low-access share that beats 19% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,523).
Evangeline Parish's lower-band USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Evangeline Parish has 2 urban and 6 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.
Evangeline 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
- Red River 11.9
Red River 11.9%
11.9 % 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
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,984 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 3,224 |
| Low-Access Share | 9.5%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,137 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 32,060 |
| Median Household Income | $41,915 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,917 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 31.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Evangeline Parish
Evangeline Parish has 46 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 14 locations (30% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 14
- blue junction, ville platte
- chapelle's grocery, turkey creek
- chataingier foods, ville platte
- cheap and best, ville platte
- east main street food mart, ville platte
- fontenot parkside grocery & tackl, ville platte
- jett-express, mamou
- legers grocery, turkey creek
- mamou convenience store, mamou
- mamou texaco, mamou
- murphy usa 7191, ville platte
- who datt quick stop, ville platte
- y not stop 1010, ville platte
- y not stop ville platte 700, ville platte
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- dollar general 1264, ville platte
- dollar general 18484, ville platte
- dollar general 18935, ville platte
- dollar general 4589, mamou
- dollar general 6642, basile
- dollar general 22336, ville platte
- dollar general 24969, ville platte
- dollar general 4621, ville platte
- dollar general 777, ville platte
- dollar tree plus 3109, ville platte
- family dollar 4249, mamou
- family dollar 9360, pine prairie
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- b & s neighborhood market, ville platte
- b&s grocery & meat market, ville platte
- bayou chicot grocery, ville platte
- fontenot's family grocery, pine prairie
- mels quick stop, eunice
- t-boy's slaughter hse mt mkt & gr, ville platte
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 3
- big poppa's cajun smoke meat llc, chataignier
- charlie's meat market, mamou
- frank fontenots sausage kitchen inc, ville platte
Small Grocery Store · 3
- ardoin salvage, ville platte
- crawfish market & more llc, mamou
- guillory's grocery & meat market, pine prairie
Supermarket · 3
- piggly wiggly, mamou
- spring market 701, mamou
- teet's food store, ville platte
Seafood Specialty · 2
- b & l seafood market, mamou
- cajun crawfish tails llc, ville platte
Super Store · 2
- champagne quality foods inc, ville platte
- walmart 312, ville platte
Large Grocery Store · 1
- paul's meat market & grocery, ville platte
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 Evangeline Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Evangeline Parish's lower low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Evangeline Parish (31.2%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (9.5% here).
- Casey County, KY · 9.5% low-access
- Casey County, KY · 9.5% low-access
- Pulaski County, IN · 9.5% low-access
- Pulaski County, IN · 9.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (31.2% here).
- Noxubee County, MS · 31.3% SNAP
- Zapata County, TX · 31.3% SNAP
- Scotland County, NC · 31.6% SNAP
- Pemiscot County, MO · 30.7% 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.
Evangeline Parish inside a lower low-access state context
Evangeline 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 Evangeline Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22039. 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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