Signature · 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts)
Grant Parish, LA
Grant Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (40% of the book) alongside 19.5% low-access.
- 19.5%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 18.5%
- on SNAP
- 22K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Grant Parish, LA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.5% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.6 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 18.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 40% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: St. Landry Parish (+ 0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Grant Parish ranks #1,720 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #43 of 64 counties in LA (19.5% low-access; 2 food-desert tracts).
- #1,720
- national by low-access %
- #43
- in LA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (40% of tracts) .
How Grant Parish compares nationally
Grant Parish lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.5% low-access share that beats 45% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,727).
Grant Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
5 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Grant 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.
Grant Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Jackson 20.9
Jackson 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Avoyelles 20.5
Avoyelles 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- St. Landry 19.7
St. Landry 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Grant 19.5
Grant 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- West Baton Ro… 18.9
West Baton Ro… 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 5 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,309 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 4,348 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.5%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,973 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,095 |
| Median Household Income | $64,016 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.0%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,377 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 18.5%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.9%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 14.1% |
SNAP retailers in Grant Parish
Grant Parish has 15 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (53% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 11154, montgomery
- dollar general 9541, pollock
- dollar general 11625, dry prong
- dollar general 20909, pollock
- dollar general 23202, colfax
- dollar general 23340, georgetown
- dollar general 6385, colfax
- dollar general store 17303, dry prong
Convenience Store · 6
- bentley's, bentley
- fast track food & fuel, dry prong
- grant one stop, pollock
- ok general, colfax
- tiger traxx, colfax
- xenos conveience, georgetown
Supermarket · 1
- spring market 703, colfax
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 Grant Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Nationwide peers for Grant Parish's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Grant 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 (19.5% here).
- Kosciusko County, IN · 19.5% low-access
- Kosciusko County, IN · 19.5% low-access
- Lafayette County, MO · 19.5% low-access
- Lafayette County, MO · 19.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (18.5% here).
- Jackson County, IL · 18.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, IL · 18.5% SNAP
- Clay County, IL · 18.5% SNAP
- Clay County, IL · 18.5% 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.
Food access nationally, Louisiana in context
Grant 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 Grant Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22043. 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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