Signature · 12.5% SNAP (11th pct in LA)
Lafayette Parish, LA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Lafayette Parish residents. This profile covers who qualifies as a food desert here and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it, from the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019) and the Census ACS (2024).
- 27.4%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 12.5%
- on SNAP
- 248K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Lafayette Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 27.4% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +5.3 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.5% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 21% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Sabine Parish (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Lafayette Parish ranks #1,121 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #29 of 64 counties in LA (27.4% low-access; 9 food-desert tracts).
- #1,121
- national by low-access %
- #29
- in LA
- 20
- low-access tracts
- 21K
- 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: 12.5% SNAP (11th pct in LA) (+0.4 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Lafayette Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Lafayette Parish's 27.4% low-access share is elevated, higher than 64% of them and ranked #1,123 most-affected nationwide.
Lafayette Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
42 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Lafayette Parish has 37 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.
Lafayette Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Natchitoches
Natchitoches 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Sabine
Sabine 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Lafayette
Lafayette 27.4%
27.4 % low-access
- De Soto
De Soto 27%
27 % low-access
- Lafourche
Lafourche 26.8%
26.8 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 42 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 221,578 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 20 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 60,612 |
| Low-Access Share | 27.4%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,550 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 247,997 |
| Median Household Income | $67,451 |
| Poverty Rate | 17.1%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,598 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.5%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.6%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.3% |
Thick SNAP store book in Lafayette Parish
Lafayette Parish has 247 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 95 locations (38% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 95
- 3 bros mini mart, lafayette
- 7 eleven 41027h, lafayette
- 7 eleven 41028h, lafayette
- acadian food mart of lafayette in, lafayette
- amis grocery, lafayette
- best price, lafayette
- big d's grocery n grill, lafayette
- big daddy tobacco discount, lafayette
- carencro kwik stop, carencro
- circle k 2701681, lafayette
- circle k 2701691, lafayette
- circle k 2701692, lafayette
- circle k 2701713, lafayette
- circle k 2701715, lafayette
- circle k 2706832, lafayette
- circle k 2706833, lafayette
- circle k 2706834, lafayette
- circle k 2706835, lafayette
- circle k 2706837, scott
- circle k 2706838, lafayette
- circle k 2706839, youngsville
- circle k 2706840, youngsville
- circle k 2741729, lafayette
- circle k 2741730, lafayette
- circle k 2741731, lafayette
- complete stop 12, lafayette
- congress one stop, lafayette
- d&t grocery & liquor, lafayette
- depot ii, carencro
- express 90, broussard
- exxon at ambassador #28, scott
- flexx mart inc, broussard
- flowers bakery outlet 210, lafayette
- flowers bakery outlet 50000213, broussard
- grab n geaux 20, lafayette
- grab n geaux 21, broussard
- grab n geaux 22, carencro
- grab n geaux 23, lafayette
- grab n geaux 24, scott
- grab n geaux 25, lafayette
- grab n geaux 26, duson
- grab n geaux 27, lafayette
- grab n go, lafayette
- grab-n-geaux 12, duson
- hit-n-run food store 1 1, lafayette
- hit-n-run food stores #9, lafayette
- k & i grocery inc, lafayette
- k&g on the geaux, lafayette
- kleiser chevron, lafayette
- l & r grocery, lafayette
- live oak food & fuel, youngsville
- louisiana ave one stop, lafayette
- m & s grocery llc, lafayette
- mire's grocery, carencro
- more 4 less, lafayette
- more 4 less, scott
- mouton's food mart inc, carencro
- murphy express 8786, lafayette
- murphy usa 5622, lafayette
- murphy usa 6685, lafayette
- murphy usa 7463, broussard
- murphy usa 7872, lafayette
- on the run 41, youngsville
- on the run 36, lafayette
- race trac 381, scott
- race trac 487, lafayette
- racetrac 2466, lafayette
- racetrac 578, lafayette
- racetrac 653, lafayette
- racetrac 2393, lafayette
- racetrac petroleum, inc. 2492, broussard
- raceway 996, lafayette
- riche's y-not stop, broussard
- ridge gas & grocery, duson
- save more food mart, lafayette
- shop rite 78, lafayette
- shoprite 47, lafayette
- shoprite 48, broussard
- shoprite 52, lafayette
- shoprite 73, lafayette
- shoprite 77, lafayette
- shoprite 84, lafayette
- shree bhramani, carencro
- smiley's one stop, lafayette
- speedway, lafayette
- starwood market place, lafayette
- t & l food mart, lafayette
- t& j grocery, lafayette
- tammy's grocery, lafayette
- travelcenters of america 161, lafayette
- university ave food mart, lafayette
- valero corner store 274364, lafayette
- valero corner store 274365, lafayette
- willow food mart, lafayette
- xpress #3, scott
Combination Grocery/Other · 88
- champagnes market, lafayette
- cvs pharmacy 16, youngsville
- cvs pharmacy inc 5443, lafayette
- cvs pharmacy inc 5511, lafayette
- cvs pharmacy inc 5554, lafayette
- cvs pharmacy inc 5560, broussard
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 1579, lafayette
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5284, lafayette
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5285, lafayette
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8957, lafayette
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8958, lafayette
- carniceria el ranchito 0, lafayette
- dollar general 10520, youngsville
- dollar general 14800, lafayette
- dollar general 1930, carencro
- dollar general 1940, lafayette
- dollar general 6118, lafayette
- dollar general 7300, broussard
- dollar general 7599, lafayette
- dollar general 8751, lafayette
- dollar general 8790, lafayette
- dollar general 8863, lafayette
- dollar general 9594, lafayette
- dollar general 9639, youngsville
- dollar general 9666, lafayette
- dollar tree 1828, lafayette
- dollartree 9819, lafayette
- dons specialty meats & grocery, scott
- desi spice bazaar, lafayette
- dollar general 11270, carencro
- dollar general 12962, duson
- dollar general 15831, carencro
- dollar general 15878, youngsville
- dollar general 16604, lafayette
- dollar general 18198, broussard
- dollar general 19777, youngsville
- dollar general 20017, lafayette
- dollar general 2131, lafayette
- dollar general 23587, lafayette
- dollar general 25973, lafayette
- dollar general 30680, lafayette
- dollar general 30781, lafayette
- dollar general 6646, lafayette
- dollar general 6742, lafayette
- dollar general 6942, duson
- dollar general 9976, lafayette
- dollar tree 0400, lafayette
- dollar tree 2161, lafayette
- dollar tree 4054, broussard
- dollar tree 5090, lafayette
- dollar tree 6197, lafayette
- dollar tree 7188, lafayette
- dollar tree 7386, carencro
- dollar tree 7812, lafayette
- earl's cajun market, lafayette
- family dollar 10333, lafayette
- family dollar 1126, lafayette
- family dollar 11563, lafayette
- family dollar 11622, scott
- family dollar 11630, lafayette
- family dollar 11808, lafayette
- family dollar 12097, duson
- family dollar 1714, lafayette
- family dollar 2766, lafayette
- family dollar 4746, lafayette
- family dollar 5581, scott
- family dollar 7526, lafayette
- family dollar 877, carencro
- family dollar 8795, youngsville
- family dollar 9033, duson
- family dollar 9337, lafayette
- family dollar store 11174, carencro
- family dollar store 12349, lafayette
- guidroz food center, lafayette
- nunu's market 4, scott
- royal seafood mart, broussard
- the original kevin guidry produce, lafayette
- truman grocery third generation, lafayette
- walgreens 04626, lafayette
- walgreens 05629, lafayette
- walgreens 13761, youngsville
- walter r broussard supermarket, milton
- walgreens 02004, lafayette
- walgreens 10126, broussard
- walgreens 11997, scott
- walgreens 12428, lafayette
- walgreens 13134, lafayette
- walgreens 4566, lafayette
Supermarket · 21
- albertsons 00719, lafayette
- albertsons 0120, lafayette
- albertsons 0775, lafayette
- albertsons 2756, broussard
- aldi 78179, lafayette
- aldi 82085, lafayette
- asian market, lafayette
- champagne foods, duson
- champagne's, carencro
- lyons market, lafayette
- natural grocers u156, lafayette
- nunus fresh market, youngsville
- piggly wiggly of scott 6458, scott
- super 1 foods 623, lafayette
- shoppers value foods 5527, lafayette
- super 1 foods 627, lafayette
- super 1 foods 629, carencro
- super 1 foods 641, lafayette
- super 1 foods 643, scott
- super 1 foods 645, youngsville
- the fresh market 085, lafayette
Super Store · 15
- adrien's, lafayette
- costco 1201, lafayette
- rouses market 23, youngsville
- rouses market 45, lafayette
- rouses market 48, lafayette
- rouses markets 84, lafayette
- sam's club 8114, lafayette
- target store t 1473, lafayette
- target t 2377, lafayette
- the best stop supermarket, inc, scott
- walmart 7301, carencro
- walmart supercenter 2938, lafayette
- walmart supercenter 531, lafayette
- walmart supercenter 415, broussard
- whole foods market 10528, lafayette
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- billeaud's superette, broussard
- don's specialty meats inc 1, carencro
- lagneaux's country store, duson
- lagneaux's incorporated, lafayette
- la morenita meat market/ rgh & s inc., scott
- victoria's fresh seafood and asian market 1, lafayette
- wat phou market, lafayette
Small Grocery Store · 6
- alonso's crawfish shack, lafayette
- el jalapeno meat produce & spices, lafayette
- el paso express, lafayette
- lucky grocery store, lafayette
- la pulperia, lafayette
- pontabla grocery iii, duson
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 5
- kirk martin slaughter house, carencro
- kartchner's in lafayette, lafayette
- kartchner's in scott, scott
- kirk's u-need-a-butcher, lafayette
- took's market, lafayette
Farmers' Market · 3
- lafayette farmers and artisan market, lafayette
- maggies organic market, lafayette
- stelly's organic farm, llc, lafayette
Large Grocery Store · 3
- fresh pickin's market, lafayette
- heleaux's grocery, lafayette
- south-end country mart inc, lafayette
Seafood Specialty · 3
- chez francois seafood, lafayette
- l & l seafood, lafayette
- t bob's seafood, lafayette
Delivery Route · 1
- makin groceries mobile market, lafayette
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.
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Nationwide peers for Lafayette Parish's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Lafayette Parish (12.5%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (27.4% here).
- Jackson County, AR · 27.4% low-access
- Jackson County, AR · 27.4% low-access
- Stephens County, OK · 27.4% low-access
- Stephens County, OK · 27.4% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (12.5% here).
- Waldo County, ME · 12.5% SNAP
- Waldo County, ME · 12.5% SNAP
- Hampshire County, MA · 12.5% SNAP
- Hampshire County, MA · 12.5% 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
Lafayette 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 Lafayette Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22055. 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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