Signature · 5.2% low-access (10th pct)
Iberville Parish, LA
Iberville Parish lands in the lower national band on low-access (5.2%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 5.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 21.1%
- on SNAP
- 30K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Iberville Parish, LA
LA-ADEQUATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ADEQUATE 5.2% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -16.9 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.1% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 14% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Madison Parish (+ 0.5 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Iberville Parish lands in the lower national band (5.2%, #2,799 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,799
- national by low-access %
- #61
- in LA
- 1
- low-access tracts
- 656
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 5.2% low-access (10th pct) (-16.9 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How Iberville Parish compares nationally
Food access in Iberville Parish compares favorably nationally: its 5.2% low-access share is lower than the vast majority of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, higher than only 10% of them (rank #2,805).
Iberville Parish's lower-band USDA tier split
7 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Iberville Parish has 2 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.
Iberville 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
- Acadia 6.6
Acadia 6.6%
6.6 % low-access
- St. Helena 6
St. Helena 6%
6 % 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
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 7 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 33,387 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 1 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 1,720 |
| Low-Access Share | 5.2%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 656 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 29,815 |
| Median Household Income | $54,000 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.9%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,381 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.4%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 9.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Iberville Parish
Iberville Parish has 26 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 10 locations (38% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 10
- cvs/pharmacy 5293, plaquemine
- dollar general 11058, saint gabriel
- dollar general 2008, plaquemine
- dollar general 11322, maringouin
- dollar general 11351, white castle
- dollar general 21092, grosse tete
- dollar general 31170, plaquemine
- dollar tree 5197, plaquemine
- riverside specialty meats, plaquemine
- walgreens 21157, plaquemine
Convenience Store · 9
- circle k stores inc. 2700540, plaquemine
- country corner, plaquemine
- dales trading post, plaquemine
- easy shop, plaquemine
- jr mart, maringouin
- lil pigeon, plaquemine
- murphy usa 7319, plaquemine
- nash express, plaquemine
- pelican shoppette, plaquemine
Super Store · 2
- rouses market 68, plaquemine
- walmart 401, plaquemine
Supermarket · 2
- butcher boy 6833, plaquemine
- daigles supermarket, white castle
Large Grocery Store · 1
- bobbens supermarket, maringouin
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- rouchers meat market, plaquemine
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- ardie's food center, plaquemine
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 Iberville Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Iberville Parish's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Iberville 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 (5.2% here).
- Kennebec County, ME · 5.2% low-access
- Kennebec County, ME · 5.2% low-access
- LaGrange County, IN · 5.2% low-access
- LaGrange County, IN · 5.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (21.1% here).
- Richmond County, GA · 21.1% SNAP
- Richmond County, GA · 21.1% SNAP
- Douglas County, OR · 21.1% SNAP
- Douglas County, OR · 21.1% 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.
Iberville Parish inside a lower low-access state context
Iberville 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 Iberville Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22047. 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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