Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Richland Parish, LA
Richland Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 12.0% low-access.
- 12.0%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 24.6%
- on SNAP
- 20K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Richland Parish, LA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 12.0% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -10.1 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 24.6% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.7% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Red River Parish ( -0.1 pts)
Lower-band low-access
Richland Parish lands in the lower national band (12.0%, #2,343 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,343
- national by low-access %
- #52
- in LA
- 2
- low-access tracts
- 1K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Richland Parish compares nationally
Richland Parish lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 12.0% low-access share that beats 25% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,343).
Richland Parish's lower-band USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
Richland Parish is mostly rural by USDA tract type (4 rural, 2 urban), so most tracts are held to the 10-mile test and only the 2 urban tracts face the 1-mile one.
Richland Parish vs nearby low low-access peers
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- St. Martin 14.7
St. Martin 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 13.2
Jefferson 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Richland 12
Richland 12%
12 % low-access
- Red River 11.9
Red River 11.9%
11.9 % low-access
- Evangeline 9.5
Evangeline 9.5%
9.5 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 20,725 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 2 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 2,490 |
| Low-Access Share | 12.0%well below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 1,408 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 19,822 |
| Median Household Income | $53,544 |
| Poverty Rate | 24.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,778 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 24.6%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.7%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 5.6% |
Thick SNAP store book in Richland Parish
Richland Parish has 27 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 6 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 15 locations (56% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Where the store book sits, by town
4 towns share the 27 authorized stores; Rayville holds 59% of them. 2 of the 4 towns have no grocery-grade outlet, only convenience or dollar/combination stores: Mangham, Louisiana.
| Town | SNAP stores | Grocery-grade |
|---|---|---|
| Rayville | 16 | 3 |
| Delhi | 7 | 1 |
| Mangham | 3 | none |
| Louisiana | 1 | none |
Convenience Store · 15
- big top travel center, delhi
- circle k 2707782, louisiana
- delhi express 1, delhi
- delta mini mart #8, delhi
- mangham u-pak-it chevron n/a, mangham
- pilot travel center 335, rayville
- raceway 728, rayville
- rayville u-pak-it, rayville
- rj petro 2, mangham
- s mart 1, rayville
- s mart 4, rayville
- s mart 6, delhi
- s-mart, rayville
- start travel plaza, rayville
- superior mart, rayville
Combination Grocery/Other · 7
- dollar general 2888, delhi
- dollar general 13040, mangham
- dollar general 19972, rayville
- dollar general 2492, rayville
- dollar tree 5329, rayville
- family dollar 3936, rayville
- family dollar 8495, delhi
Supermarket · 2
- brookshire food store 111, rayville
- brookshire food store 83, delhi
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- robinson meat market, rayville
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- traco distributing,inc. no, rayville
Super Store · 1
- walmart 1109, rayville
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 Richland Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Richland Parish's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Richland 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 (12.0% here).
- O'Brien County, IA · 12.0% low-access
- Pine County, MN · 12.0% low-access
- Suwannee County, FL · 12.0% low-access
- Butler County, AL · 12.0% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (24.6% here).
- Dunklin County, MO · 24.6% SNAP
- Jefferson County, OR · 24.7% SNAP
- Haywood County, TN · 24.7% SNAP
- Bell County, KY · 24.5% 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%). Richland Parish, at 12.0%, runs 14.4 pts below 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 Richland Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22083. 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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