County food-access profile · Louisiana
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)
The food-access picture
28.1% of Livingston Parish residents live in a low-access area, and 1 of its 17 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 10K
- food-desert residents
- 3.8%
- households, no vehicle
- 12.9%
- below poverty line
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, 1-and-10-mile measure).
USDA data puts Livingston Parish's low-access share at 28.1%, above the national share. 8 of the county's 17 census tracts are classified low-access, meaning residents there live far from a supermarket, an area covering about 35,940 people. 1 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 9,993 low-income residents.
How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts
The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.
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
All 17 census tracts in Livingston Parish, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).
Livingston Parish vs. other Louisiana counties
Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
Livingston Parish, LA
28.1 % low-access
- Acadia Parish 6.6
Acadia Parish, LA
6.6 % low-access
- Allen Parish
Allen Parish, LA
28.1 % low-access
- Ascension Parish
Ascension Parish, LA
42.3 % low-access
- Assumption Parish 0.9
Assumption Parish, LA
0.9 % low-access
- Avoyelles Parish
Avoyelles Parish, LA
20.5 % 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 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| 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% |
About 13.0% of Livingston Parish households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).
What this means
- 28.1% of residents are low-access, above the national share for U.S. counties.
- 13.0% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 6,983 households here.
- 3.8% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
- 1 tract meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).
USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).
What the food-access data shows for Livingston Parish
above the national share
1 of Livingston Parish's 17 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 5.9% of all its tracts.
A further 7 tracts are low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 8.
An estimated 35,940 residents, roughly 28.1% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.
Of those, 9,993 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.
The remaining 9 tracts (52.9%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.
SNAP retailers 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 retailers.
Other Counties in Louisiana
Compare Livingston Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Food access nationally, Louisiana in context
Livingston Parish sits inside Louisiana (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context
Understand the Data
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Data Sources & Methodology
USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs
Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →
Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).
Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.