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 2019 Census ACS 2024 LA

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.

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Pointe Coupee Parish's elevated USDA tier split

6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.

Food access tier distribution for Pointe Coupee Parish, LA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 4 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 1 limited, 1 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 6 tracts evaluated. 4 tracts adequate (66.7%) 1 tracts limited (16.7%) 1 tracts severe / food desert (16.7%) Adequate 67% Limited 17% Severe 17% Food-access tier distribution: Pointe Coupee Parish, LA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

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

% low-access
Source USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas As of 2019 edition

FARA 2019 · elevated low-access

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for Pointe Coupee Parish
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts6
Atlas Population (2010 basis)22,802
Low-Access Tracts2
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)1
Low-Access Population6,648
Low-Access Share29.2%above the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population2,404

ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for Pointe Coupee Parish
IndicatorValue
Population20,217
Median Household Income$65,961
Poverty Rate16.5%above the national average
SNAP Households1,004
SNAP Participation Rate12.0%near the national average
Households Without a Vehicle7.7%near the national average
Group-Quarters Population0.7%

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.

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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).

Similar SNAP participation

Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (12.0% here).

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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