Signature · 165 SNAP-authorized stores
Ouachita Parish, LA
Ouachita Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (33.1%, +11 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 33.1%
- low-access pop.
- 9
- food-desert tracts
- 19.8%
- on SNAP
- 158K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Ouachita Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 33.1% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +11.0 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 9 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 19.8% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.6% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 23% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: St. Tammany Parish ( -0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Ouachita Parish sits in the upper national band (33.1%, #730 of 3,079) with 9 LILA tracts.
- #730
- national by low-access %
- #20
- in LA
- 19
- low-access tracts
- 24K
- food-desert residents
Upper-band counties often pair elevated low-access with clustered LILA tracts. Low access = >1 mile urban / >10 miles rural.
Signature read: 165 SNAP-authorized stores .
How Ouachita Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Ouachita Parish's 33.1% low-access share is elevated, higher than 77% of them and ranked #730 most-affected nationwide.
Ouachita Parish's elevated USDA tier split
40 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 9 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Ouachita Parish has 32 urban and 8 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.
Ouachita Parish vs nearby high low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Calcasieu
Calcasieu 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- East Carroll
East Carroll 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Ouachita
Ouachita 33.1%
33.1 % low-access
- St. Tammany
St. Tammany 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 40 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 153,720 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 19 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 9 |
| Low-Access Population | 50,937 |
| Low-Access Share | 33.1%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 23,740 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 158,480 |
| Median Household Income | $54,688 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.2%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 12,151 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 19.8%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.6%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish has 165 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 8 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 84 locations (51% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 84
- am-or food mart, monroe
- ab food mart, west monroe
- avi raj properties llc, west monroe
- circle k 2707761, louisiana
- circle k 2707766, louisiana
- circle k 2707771, louisiana
- circle k 2707777, louisiana
- circle k 2707783, louisiana
- circle k 2723453, west monroe
- circle k 2723455, monroe
- circle k store 7763, west monroe
- circle k stores 7760, monroe
- corner market, monroe
- cypress street u pak it, west monroe
- dave's harde mart, sterlington
- delta mini mart, monroe
- delta mini mart #3, monroe
- e z mart 4460, monroe
- eastside stop & shop, monroe
- family stop and shop, monroe
- flowers bakery outlet 605, west monroe
- friendly mart and deli, monroe
- glenwood u-pak-it, west monroe
- hop in, monroe
- jmart west, west monroe
- jmart 4-way, west monroe
- jmart express, west monroe
- jmart express fuel, west monroe
- jmart highway 34, west monroe
- joey's stop & go llc, monroe
- ladla, calhoun
- lincoln road u-pak-it, monroe
- lions stop, monroe
- lll stop n shop 2 inc no, monroe
- love's travel stop 806, monroe
- m & b emporiums, monroe
- mann's grocery, monroe
- missile mart monroe, monroe
- murphy usa 7124, monroe
- murphy usa 7937, west monroe
- new excel llc, west monroe
- now save #4, west monroe
- now save stores #2, monroe
- northside stores llc, monroe
- now save # 21, monroe
- now save #14 travel center, monroe
- now save #19, west monroe
- now save #8, monroe
- now save 1 1, monroe
- now save 20, west monroe
- now save 5, monroe
- now save 6, monroe
- now save 7, monroe
- pilot travel center 428, west monroe
- quick & easy, monroe
- quick & easy 2, monroe
- quick trip #1, west monroe
- quickway, monroe
- quiktrip 7224, west monroe
- raceway 6863, monroe
- raceway 855, west monroe
- richwood mart, richwood
- royal of monroe llc, monroe
- rush hour, monroe
- sai u-pack- it, monroe
- smoker's express 5, west monroe
- smokers express 7, west monroe
- south 2nd hop in, monroe
- stewart's grocery, monroe
- super mart, monroe
- super save # 1, west monroe
- super save #1, monroe
- swartz country market, monroe
- taz mart, west monroe
- the spot food mart llc, west monroe
- town and country mart, monroe
- usa truckstop, calhoun
- usa travel plaza 15, west monroe
- usa travel plaza 16, west monroe
- usa travel plaza 8, west monroe
- usa travel plaza, llc, west monroe
- usave # 3, west monroe
- washington street upakit, west monroe
- whites ferry mart, west monroe
Combination Grocery/Other · 54
- cvs pharmacy 10219, west monroe
- cvs/ pharmacy 5344, monroe
- cvs/ pharmacy 5513, monroe
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5521, west monroe
- dollar general 1728, monroe
- dollar general 18884, west monroe
- dollar general 3548, monroe
- dollar general 4507, west monroe
- dollar general 8257, monroe
- dollar general 9199, west monroe
- dollar general 9738, sterlington
- dollartree 6926, monroe
- dollar general 0562, west monroe
- dollar general 0652, monroe
- dollar general 10062, monroe
- dollar general 12565, west monroe
- dollar general 12622, monroe
- dollar general 13103, west monroe
- dollar general 15962, west monroe
- dollar general 17756, calhoun
- dollar general 17835, west monroe
- dollar general 19729, monroe
- dollar general 19775, calhoun
- dollar general 22459, west monroe
- dollar general 22946, west monroe
- dollar general 23262, monroe
- dollar general 24485, monroe
- dollar general 25576, monroe
- dollar general 30251, monroe
- dollar general 30506, west monroe
- dollar general 6823, calhoun
- dollar tree 2514, west monroe
- dollar tree 4800, monroe
- dollar tree 6489, monroe
- family dollar 11335, west monroe
- family dollar 11596, richwood
- family dollar 11721, west monroe
- family dollar 1262, monroe
- family dollar 13687, eros
- family dollar 3003, monroe
- family dollar 4788, monroe
- family dollar 5006, monroe
- family dollar 5335, west monroe
- family dollar 7631, calhoun
- family dollar 834, monroe
- family dollar 835, west monroe
- family dollar 9032, sterlington
- massey's meat market, monroe
- randalls captain avery seafood, monroe
- saigon asian market, monroe
- walgreens 06274, west monroe
- walgreens 09086, monroe
- walgreens 10510, west monroe
- walgreens 17055, monroe
Supermarket · 11
- brookshire fd store 34, monroe
- brookshire food store 22, monroe
- brookshire food store 42, west monroe
- brookshire food store 56, monroe
- mac's fresh market 1, monroe
- mac's fresh market 19, west monroe
- mac's fresh market 2, monroe
- mac's fresh market 4, west monroe
- spring market 730, sterlington
- super 1 foods 602, west monroe
- super 1 foods 607, monroe
Super Store · 9
- fresh markets, west monroe
- sam's club 8237, monroe
- target store t 1469, monroe
- walmart 1193, monroe
- walmart 307, west monroe
- walmart neighborhood market 2919, monroe
- walmart neighborhood market 2940, west monroe
- walmart neighborhood market 3743, w monroe
- walmart neighborhood market 3745, monroe
Medium Grocery Store · 4
- mccain farms, calhoun
- quick stop, monroe
- seafood express, monroe
- southern meat market, sterlington
Large Grocery Store · 1
- calhoun groceries, calhoun
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- specialty meats of calhoun, calhoun
Small Grocery Store · 1
- 3t's jmart, west monroe
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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Counties near Ouachita Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Ouachita 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 (33.1% here).
- Christian County, KY · 33.2% low-access
- Wells County, IN · 33.2% low-access
- Jackson County, IN · 33.0% low-access
- Walton County, GA · 33.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (19.8% here).
- Bristol County, MA · 19.8% SNAP
- Bristol County, MA · 19.8% SNAP
- Marion County, IL · 19.8% SNAP
- Marion County, IL · 19.8% 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.
Ouachita Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Ouachita 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 Ouachita Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22073. 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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