Signature · 5 LILA tracts (62.5% of tracts)
Plaquemines Parish, LA
Plaquemines Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 5 LILA tracts (62.5% of the book) alongside 54.9% low-access.
- 54.9%
- low-access pop.
- 5
- food-desert tracts
- 14.8%
- on SNAP
- 23K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Plaquemines Parish, LA
LA-SEVERE · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-SEVERE 54.9% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +32.8 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 5 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 14.8% SNAP
- VEH-OK 1.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 63% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Beauregard Parish (+ 0.9 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Plaquemines Parish sits in the upper national band (54.9%, #155 of 3,079) with 5 LILA tracts.
- #155
- national by low-access %
- #3
- in LA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 5K
- 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: 5 LILA tracts (62.5% of tracts) .
How Plaquemines Parish compares nationally
Plaquemines Parish sits among the nation's most food-access-constrained counties: its 54.9% low-access share outpaces 95% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data, ranking #155 most-affected nationwide.
Plaquemines Parish's elevated USDA tier split
8 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 5 LILA.
Plaquemines Parish is mostly urban by USDA tract type (5 urban, 3 rural), so most of its low-access count comes from the 1-mile test; the 3 rural tracts are held to 10 miles.
Plaquemines 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
- Beauregard
Beauregard 55.8%
55.8 % low-access
- Plaquemines
Plaquemines 54.9%
54.9 % low-access
- Vernon
Vernon 49.3%
49.3 % low-access
- St. Charles
St. Charles 47.2%
47.2 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 8 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 23,042 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 5 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,652 |
| Low-Access Share | 54.9%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 4,684 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 22,803 |
| Median Household Income | $86,315 |
| Poverty Rate | 12.9%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,215 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 14.8%above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 1.9%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
SNAP retailers in Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines Parish has 18 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 3 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 12 locations (67% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Where the store book sits, by town
7 towns share the 18 authorized stores; Belle Chasse holds 33% of them. 5 of the 7 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Buras, Braithwaite, Pointe A La Hache, Port Sulphue, Venice.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Chasse | 6 | 1 |
| Buras | 5 | none |
| Port Sulphur | 3 | 1 |
| Braithwaite | 1 | none |
| Pointe A La Hache | 1 | none |
| Port Sulphue | 1 | none |
| Venice | 1 | none |
Combination Grocery/Other · 12
- dollar general 11338, buras
- dollar general 19583, buras
- dollar general 6475, belle chasse
- dollar general 10841, port sulphue
- dollar general 13242, venice
- dollar general 19757, belle chasse
- dollar general 21517, braithwaite
- dollar general 21838, belle chasse
- family dollar 11682, buras
- family dollar 3518, port sulphur
- family dollar 9062, belle chasse
- voiron's specialty meats and fresh market, belle chasse
Convenience Store · 4
- djs one stop, pointe a la hache
- happy land, buras
- happy land ll, port sulphur
- lucky food store, buras
Supermarket · 2
- breaux mart #2 2, belle chasse
- fremin's iga, port sulphur
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.
Compare Plaquemines Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Plaquemines Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Plaquemines 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 (54.9% here).
- McKinley County, NM · 54.7% low-access
- Apache County, AZ · 54.7% low-access
- Nodaway County, MO · 54.3% low-access
- Douglas County, WA · 55.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (14.8% here).
- Graves County, KY · 14.8% SNAP
- Casey County, KY · 14.8% SNAP
- Crawford County, MI · 14.8% SNAP
- Iosco County, MI · 14.8% 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.
Louisiana among West South Central states
Louisiana ranks 1st of 4 West South Central states by population-weighted low-access (26.4%). Plaquemines Parish, at 54.9%, runs 28.5 pts above the Louisiana rate.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted by state; divisions per the U.S. Census Bureau. National state map
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 Plaquemines Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22075. 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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