Signature · 13.0% SNAP (13th pct in LA)
Livingston Parish, LA
Distance to a supermarket is a real obstacle for a meaningful share of Livingston 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).
- 28.1%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 13.0%
- on SNAP
- 148K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Livingston Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 28.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.0 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 13.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 3.8% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 6% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Allen Parish (+ 0.0 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Livingston Parish ranks #1,077 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #26 of 64 counties in LA (28.1% low-access; 1 food-desert tracts).
- #1,077
- national by low-access %
- #26
- in LA
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- 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: 13.0% SNAP (13th pct in LA) (+0.9 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Livingston Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Livingston Parish's 28.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,079 most-affected nationwide.
Livingston Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Livingston Parish has 8 urban and 9 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.
Livingston Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Webster
Webster 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Livingston
Livingston 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Allen
Allen 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Natchitoches
Natchitoches 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Sabine
Sabine 27.7%
27.7 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 128,026 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 35,940 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,993 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 148,115 |
| Median Household Income | $80,122 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,983 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 13.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 3.8%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
Thick SNAP store book in Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish has 132 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 56 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 56
- bayou truck stop and travel plaza, livingston
- best stop 2, maurepas
- best stop 28, denham springs
- best stop 3, denham springs
- best stop 47, denham springs
- best stop quick mart 12, french settlement
- best stop quick mart 19, walker
- best stop quick mart 25 25, french settlement
- best-stop quick mart 13, holden
- big boss travel plaza 1, livingston
- big river 12, albany
- bizzy bee food and gas, denham springs
- circle k 2706798, denham springs
- circle k 2706800, denham springs
- circle k 2706806, denham springs
- circle k 2706820, dehnam springs
- circle k 2706824, walker
- circle k 2706828, walker
- circle k 2706829, denham springs
- circle k 2709731, denham springs
- circle k 2709734, walker
- circle k 2709737, denham springs
- circle k 2723767, albany
- doos ii seafood and deli, denham springs
- florida food store, denham springs
- gill's grocery, livingston
- holden chevron, holden
- ice box of denham springs, denham springs
- jiffy mart, denham springs
- juban chevron 800, denham springs
- juban stop, denham springs
- kent kwik 994, denham springs
- kings way 3, livingston
- la monis panaderia, denham springs
- livingston fuel express, livingston
- lubana enterprises, inc, holden
- magnolia mini mart, denham springs
- murphy express 8500, walker
- murphy express 8510, denham springs
- murphy express 8874, denham springs
- murphy usa 7508, denham springs
- on the run 18, walker
- on the run 3, denham springs
- p & j supermarket, albany
- pilot travel center 79, denham springs
- racetrac 168, denham springs
- racetrac 296, denham springs
- racetrac 2569, denham springs
- s & k louisiana investments inc, denham springs
- sportsman crossing food mart, denham springs
- sg brothers llc, denham springs
- suma quick stop, livingston
- swifty's 38, walker
- tienda gloria, llc, denham springs
- tuliatsai llc, albany
- walker fuel express, walker
Combination Grocery/Other · 49
- cvs pharmacy 5334, denham springs
- cvs/pharmacy 5617, walker
- dollar general 11076, denham springs
- dollar general 13842, independence
- dollar general 13874, killian
- dollar general 14058, denham springs
- dollar general 18796, denham springs
- dollar general 2724, walker
- dollar general 4240, albany
- dollar general 6231, denham springs
- dollar general 7884, springfield
- dollar general 10741, walker
- dollar general 12552, port vincent
- dollar general 12963, denham springs
- dollar general 12981, holden
- dollar general 13367, denham springs
- dollar general 13458, denham springs
- dollar general 15450, maurepas
- dollar general 15581, livingston
- dollar general 15877, denham springs
- dollar general 17830, denham springs
- dollar general 18130, denham springs
- dollar general 18404, denham springs
- dollar general 19977, walker
- dollar general 20204, walker
- dollar general 22059, livingston
- dollar general 22215, denham springs
- dollar general 23547, denham springs
- dollar general 24624, walker
- dollar general 30456, walker
- dollar general 30779, denham springs
- dollar general 31071, french settlement
- dollar general 5892, french settlement
- dollar general 7298, livingston
- dollar general store 17131, denham springs
- dollar general store 17467, maurepas
- dollar tree 2433, walker
- dollar tree 5339, watson
- dollar tree 7129, denham springs
- family dollar 13428, livingston
- family dollar 7525, livingston
- family dollar store 11096, walker
- family dollar store 7543, albany
- louisiandy's seafood n/a, livingston
- southern produce co., denham springs
- walgreens 10400, denham springs
- walgreens 3180, denham springs
- walgreens 11762, walker
- walgreens 13080, denham springs
Super Store · 12
- carter's supermarket 1, denham springs
- carters supermarket 3, albany
- carters supermarket 5, livingston
- carters supermarket 6, walker
- diversion market, maurepas
- oak point fresh market llc 668, denham springs
- rouses market 55, denham springs
- sam's club 4837, denham springs
- walmart 4679, denham springs
- walmart neighborhood market 7241, denham springs
- walmart supercenter 2822, walker
- walmart supercenter 935, denham springs
Supermarket · 5
- aldi 82062, denham springs
- carters neighborhood supermarket, denham springs
- carters supermarket 596, springfield
- john's grocery, walker
- port vincent village market llc, denham springs
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- green heart meals, denham springs
- la frontera 2 supermarket 2, denham springs
- paul's grocery store, livingston
- sibley's grocery, denham springs
Small Grocery Store · 4
- envios jalisco grocery, denham springs
- la bendicion mini market, walker
- la centroamericana supermarket, denham springs
- tienda la bendicion, denham springs
Large Grocery Store · 1
- whitehall grocery and hardware, maurepas
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- c. eaux's meat market, french settlement
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
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Nationwide peers for Livingston Parish's low-access or SNAP share
SNAP-led peer set first for Livingston Parish (13.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (28.1% here).
- Marshall County, IA · 28.1% low-access
- Marshall County, IA · 28.1% low-access
- Glacier County, MT · 28.1% low-access
- Glacier County, MT · 28.1% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (13.0% here).
- Mahaska County, IA · 13.0% SNAP
- Mahaska County, IA · 13.0% SNAP
- Marion County, MS · 13.0% SNAP
- Marion County, MS · 13.0% 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
Livingston 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 Livingston Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22063. 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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