Signature · 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts)
Morehouse Parish, LA
Morehouse Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 4 LILA tracts (50% of the book) alongside 22.9% low-access.
- 22.9%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 30.0%
- on SNAP
- 25K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Morehouse Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · PHOTO-FINISH · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 22.9% low-access
- PHOTO-FINISH +0.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 30.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 11.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 50% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: St. Mary Parish (+ 0.1 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Morehouse Parish ranks #1,458 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #38 of 64 counties in LA (22.9% low-access; 4 food-desert tracts).
- #1,458
- national by low-access %
- #38
- in LA
- 5
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 4 LILA tracts (50% of tracts) .
How Morehouse Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Morehouse Parish's 22.9% low-access share is elevated, higher than 53% of them and ranked #1,460 most-affected nationwide.
Morehouse Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Morehouse Parish has 3 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.
Morehouse Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- St. James
St. James 23.6%
23.6 % low-access
- St. Mary 23
St. Mary 23%
23 % low-access
- Morehouse 22.9
Morehouse 22.9%
22.9 % low-access
- LaSalle 22.6
LaSalle 22.6%
22.6 % low-access
- Jackson 20.9
Jackson 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 27,979 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 5 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,397 |
| Low-Access Share | 22.9%near the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,894 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 24,551 |
| Median Household Income | $39,454 |
| Poverty Rate | 29.3%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 2,932 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 30.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 11.6%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.4% |
Thick SNAP store book in Morehouse Parish
Morehouse Parish has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 12 locations (44% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 12
- bonita food mart, bonita
- circle k 2723452, bastrop
- corner market, mer rouge
- handy stop #1, bastrop
- happy stop, bastrop
- jlll stop n shop 5 no, bastrop
- log cabin grocery, bastrop
- more mart, bastrop
- murphy usa 7403, bastrop
- stop n save, bastrop
- stop4u inc, bastrop
- sissy's u pak it, bastrop
Combination Grocery/Other · 11
- dollar general 13912, bastrop
- dollar tree 1886, bastrop
- dollar general 11724, bastrop
- dollar general 15838, mer rouge
- dollar general 24432, bastrop
- dollar general 25406, collinston
- dollar general 31267, bastrop
- dollar tree 9703, bastrop
- family dollar 6150, bastrop
- family dollar 917, bastrop
- walgreens 10536, bastrop
Supermarket · 2
- sav-u-mor, bastrop
- super 1 foods 603, bastrop
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- mer rouge specialty market, mer rouge
Super Store · 1
- walmart 98, bastrop
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 Morehouse Parish's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Morehouse 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 (22.9% here).
- Mecosta County, MI · 22.9% low-access
- Mecosta County, MI · 22.9% low-access
- Vermilion County, IL · 22.9% low-access
- Vermilion County, IL · 22.9% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (30.0% here).
- Luna County, NM · 30.1% SNAP
- Apache County, AZ · 30.5% SNAP
- Sumter County, AL · 30.5% SNAP
- Jackson County, KY · 30.6% 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
Morehouse 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 Morehouse Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22067. 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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