Signature · 35.6% low-access (82nd pct)
St. Bernard Parish, LA
St. Bernard Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (35.6%, +13.5 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 35.6%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 25.1%
- on SNAP
- 44K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Bernard Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-MIXED
- LA-ELEVATED 35.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +13.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 25.1% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 8.2% no vehicle
- DENSITY-MIXED 24% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Bienville Parish (+ 0.0 pts)
Upper-band low-access
St. Bernard Parish sits in the upper national band (35.6%, #569 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #569
- national by low-access %
- #14
- in LA
- 7
- low-access tracts
- 6K
- 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: 35.6% low-access (82nd pct) (+13.5 pts vs U.S. low-access).
How St. Bernard Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, St. Bernard Parish's 35.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 82% of them and ranked #570 most-affected nationwide.
St. Bernard Parish's elevated USDA tier split
17 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Bernard Parish has 16 urban and 1 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.
St. Bernard 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
- Union
Union 36.6%
36.6 % low-access
- St. Bernard
St. Bernard 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Bienville
Bienville 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Catahoula
Catahoula 35.3%
35.3 % low-access
- Caddo
Caddo 34.8%
34.8 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 17 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 35,897 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 7 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 12,779 |
| Low-Access Share | 35.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 5,809 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 44,419 |
| Median Household Income | $58,651 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.0%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 4,072 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 25.1%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 8.2%near the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in St. Bernard Parish
St. Bernard Parish has 55 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 22 locations (40% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 22
- big easy discount, chalmette
- day & night #3, violet
- fast stop of chalmette llc 2545, chalmette
- genie's quick stop 1, chalmette
- gmg express llc, violet
- meraux food store, chalmette
- meraux quick stop, meraux
- murphy usa 7217, chalmette
- nicosias express lane, saint bernard
- oakridge food & fuel, violet
- ponstein's food store, chalmette
- qc discount, violet
- qc pitlane, meraux
- quick check 4, saint bernard
- race trac 2368, chalmette
- racetrac 2350, chalmette
- saints food store, chalmette
- sammy's discount express, chalmette
- south lake foods, violet
- st b's discount, violet
- super discount store, chalmette
- triple a food mart, chalmette
Combination Grocery/Other · 15
- cvs pharmacy 2597, chalmette
- dollar general 11138, chalmette
- dollar general 13839, meraux
- dollar general 24832, arabi
- dollar general 11428, violet
- dollar general 11511, saint bernard
- dollar tree 4012, meraux
- dollar tree 4854, chalmette
- dollar tree 9494, chalmette
- family dollar 6214, saint bernard
- family dollar 7605, chalmette
- family dollar 8554, chalmette
- family dollar store 11522, chalmette
- walgreens 07415, chalmette
- walgreens 13586, meraux
Medium Grocery Store · 6
- brothers of chalmette, arabi
- casa perez market, chalmette
- jeanfreau's supermkt inc, chalmette
- la chapina grocery, chalmette
- tag's meat market, chalmette
- violet discount meat market, violet
Small Grocery Store · 6
- la catracha grocery store, chalmette
- la roca grocery 1, chalmette
- latin market, chalmette
- mini market 502, meraux
- mini market la consentida, chalmette
- triple a, chalmette
Super Store · 3
- breaux mart supermarkets inc, chalmette
- walmart neighborhood market 5081, meraux
- walmart supercenter 909, chalmette
Supermarket · 2
- aldi 82250, chalmette
- canseco's arabi, arabi
Large Grocery Store · 1
- b & g fresh market, chalmette
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 St. Bernard Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near St. Bernard Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for St. Bernard 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 (35.6% here).
- Mason County, IL · 35.6% low-access
- Mason County, IL · 35.6% low-access
- Dare County, NC · 35.6% low-access
- Dare County, NC · 35.6% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (25.1% here).
- Meigs County, OH · 25.1% SNAP
- Meigs County, OH · 25.1% SNAP
- Hopewell city, VA · 25.1% SNAP
- Hopewell city, VA · 25.1% 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.
St. Bernard Parish inside a higher low-access state context
St. Bernard 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 St. Bernard Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22087. 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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