Signature · 12.0% SNAP (6th pct in LA)
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Pointe Coupee Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (29.2%, +7.1 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 29.2%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 12.0%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-TYPICAL · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 29.2% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +7.1 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-TYPICAL 12.0% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 17% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: East Baton Rouge Parish ( -0.4 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Pointe Coupee Parish sits in the upper national band (29.2%, #985 of 3,079) with 1 LILA tracts.
- #985
- national by low-access %
- #22
- in LA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 2K
- 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: 12.0% SNAP (6th pct in LA) (-0.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How Pointe Coupee Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Pointe Coupee Parish's 29.2% low-access share is elevated, higher than 69% of them and ranked #986 most-affected nationwide.
Pointe Coupee Parish's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Pointe Coupee Parish has 3 urban and 3 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.
Pointe Coupee 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
- Pointe Coupee
Pointe Coupee 29.2%
29.2 % low-access
- East Baton Ro…
East Baton Ro… 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Webster
Webster 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Allen
Allen 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Livingston
Livingston 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,802 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 6,648 |
| Low-Access Share | 29.2%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,404 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,217 |
| Median Household Income | $65,961 |
| Poverty Rate | 16.5%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,004 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 12.0%near the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.7% |
SNAP retailers in Pointe Coupee Parish
Pointe Coupee Parish has 24 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (33% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 6408, livonia
- dollar general 16562, batchelor
- dollar general 16617, lakeland
- dollar general 19750, ventress
- dollar general 20997, fordoche
- dollar general 24215, morganza
- dollar tree 5438, new roads
- family dollar 11251, new roads
Convenience Store · 7
- anthony's quick stop 1, new roads
- la express #4 4, ventress
- la express 3, new roads
- mi ranchito grocery & taqueria, new roads
- murphy express 8739, new roads
- village one stop 001, morganza
- waterloo food etc., inc., ventress
Small Grocery Store · 5
- b & a quick mart, inc, new roads
- bergerons on the bayou campground llc, jarreau
- burns stop n shop, batchelor
- ewing's of innis, batchelor
- innis stop and shop, innis
Super Store · 2
- soprano's supermarket, livonia
- walmart 1196, new roads
Large Grocery Store · 1
- olinde's grocery, new roads
Supermarket · 1
- super 1 foods 648, new roads
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 Pointe Coupee Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Pointe Coupee Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for Pointe Coupee Parish (12.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (29.2% here).
- Linn County, IA · 29.2% low-access
- Linn County, IA · 29.2% low-access
- Coles County, IL · 29.2% low-access
- Coles County, IL · 29.2% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (12.0% here).
- Wyandotte County, KS · 12.0% SNAP
- Wyandotte County, KS · 12.0% SNAP
- Cass County, IA · 12.0% SNAP
- Cass County, IA · 12.0% 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.
Pointe Coupee Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Pointe Coupee 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 Pointe Coupee Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22077. 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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