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County food-access profile · Louisiana

St. Landry Parish, LA

St. Landry Parish's food-access picture is close to the national norm, with pockets that qualify as low-access. This profile breaks down who qualifies as a food desert and the income, SNAP, and vehicle-access context behind it.

19.7%
low-access pop.
7
food-desert tracts
21.7%
on SNAP
82K
residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA 2019 Census ACS 2024 LA

The food-access picture

19.7% of St. Landry Parish residents live in a low-access area, and 7 of its 19 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts.

8
low-access tracts
9K
food-desert residents
9.9%
households, no vehicle
26.8%
below poverty line

Low access = living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket. Food deserts add a low-income condition (USDA LILA, 1-and-10-mile measure).

St. Landry Parish's low-access share sits near the national share, at 19.7% per the USDA Atlas. 8 of the county's 19 census tracts are flagged low-access, covering roughly 16,444 residents who live far from a supermarket. 7 of those also meet the low-income condition that defines a food desert, home to roughly 9,110 low-income residents.

How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts

The USDA measures food access by distance to the nearest supermarket. A census tract is "low-access" when a meaningful share of residents live more than one mile from a supermarket in urban areas, or more than ten miles in rural areas. A tract becomes a "food desert" only when it is both low-access and low-income, because distance is far harder to overcome for households without a car or a cushion in the budget. Counts on this page are aggregated from the tract level, where the federal data is actually published, so a single county figure can hide neighbourhoods that are much better or much worse served than the average. Distance also does not capture everything that shapes whether a family eats well: the presence of a full-service grocer rather than a convenience store, public transit, food pantries, and the price and quality of what is on the shelf all matter beyond the radius the Atlas can draw.

How St. Landry Parish compares nationally

St. Landry Parish lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 19.7% low-access share that beats 46% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #1,706).

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St. Landry Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown

All 19 census tracts in St. Landry Parish, grouped by USDA classification (see "How the USDA defines low-access and food-desert tracts" above for what each tier means).

Food access tier distribution for St. Landry Parish, LA USDA-defined food-access tiers: 11 census tracts adequate (within distance threshold), 1 limited, 7 severe (low-income low-access food desert). Total 19 tracts evaluated. 11 tracts adequate (57.9%) 1 tracts limited (5.3%) 7 tracts severe / food desert (36.8%) Adequate 58% Limited 5% Severe 37% Food-access tier distribution: St. Landry Parish, LA
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas 2019

St. Landry Parish vs. other Louisiana counties

Share of the population living in low-access areas, compared with other counties in Louisiana

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

Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)

USDA Food Access Research Atlas 2019 indicators for St. Landry Parish
IndicatorValue
Census Tracts19
Atlas Population (2010 basis)83,384
Low-Access Tracts8
Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access)7
Low-Access Population16,444
Low-Access Share19.7%below the national average
Low-Income & Low-Access Population9,110

Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)

Census ACS 2024 demographic and SNAP data for St. Landry Parish
IndicatorValue
Population81,670
Median Household Income$44,462
Poverty Rate26.8%well above the national average
SNAP Households6,975
SNAP Participation Rate21.7%well above the national average
Households Without a Vehicle9.9%above the national average
Group-Quarters Population1.4%
SNAP participation in St. Landry Parish 21.7%

About 21.7% of St. Landry Parish households receive SNAP, versus a U.S. county median in the 11–13% range (Census ACS).

What this means

  • 19.7% of residents are low-access, near the national share for U.S. counties.
  • 21.7% of households receive SNAP, the federal program that offsets food costs for 6,975 households here.
  • 9.9% of households have no vehicle, the hidden multiplier that turns distance into a real barrier.
  • 7 tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access).

USDA low-access figures reflect the 2019 Atlas (2010 tract populations); socioeconomic context is the latest Census ACS 5-year (2024).

What the food-access data shows for St. Landry Parish

near the national share

7 of St. Landry Parish's 19 census tracts are USDA-designated food deserts, low-income areas where many residents also live far from a supermarket, about 36.8% of all its tracts.

A further 1 tract is low-access but not low-income, bringing the total low-access tract count to 8.

An estimated 16,444 residents, roughly 19.7% of the county's 2010 population, live in one of these low-access areas.

Of those, 9,110 are also low-income, the group most exposed to genuine food hardship, since limited transportation compounds a limited budget.

The remaining 11 tracts (57.9%) meet the USDA's adequate-access threshold.

SNAP retailers in St. Landry Parish

St. Landry Parish has 103 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 9 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 41 locations (40% of the total), followed by convenience store.

Combination Grocery/Other · 41

  • cvs/ pharmacy inc 5292, opelousas
  • crawfish house, opelousas
  • dollar general 10525, eunice
  • dollar general 14124, opelousas
  • dollar general 18844, carencro
  • dollar general 2582, eunice
  • dollar general 2604, opelousas
  • dollar general 3367, opelousas
  • dollar general 4118, arnaudville
  • dollar general 4281, opelousas
  • dollartree 10217, opelousas
  • dollartree 8015, sunset
  • dollar general 11664, opelousas
  • dollar general 12283, krotz springs
  • dollar general 12578, opelousas
  • dollar general 12898, opelousas
  • dollar general 13034, melville
  • dollar general 16382, opelousas
  • dollar general 21193, opelousas
  • dollar general 25199, sunset
  • dollar general 25265, eunice
  • dollar general 30453, opelousas
  • dollar general 6908, sunset
  • dollar general 6988, port barre
  • dollar general store 17232, washington
  • dollar tree 2443, opelousas
  • dollar tree 4281, eunice
  • dollar tree 7966, opelousas
  • down on the farm meat market, opelousas
  • family dollar 11404, lawtell
  • family dollar 3133, opelousas
  • family dollar 5020, sunset
  • family dollar 5033, opelousas
  • family dollar 5470, washington
  • family dollar 5892, opelousas
  • family dollar 753, eunice
  • family dollar 813, opelousas
  • family dollar 9298, eunice
  • gil's on creswell, opelousas
  • roses express 1324, opelousas
  • walgreens 7426, opelousas

Convenience Store · 36

  • bikini betty, opelousas
  • circle k 2740372, opelousas
  • country quick stop, opelousas
  • easy stop, opelousas
  • eunice truckstop, eunice
  • flowers bakery outlet 50000214, eunice
  • fluffys #2, eunice
  • food mart, lawtell
  • gobears #28 28, grand coteau
  • grolee corner stop, opelousas
  • j & l food mart, eunice
  • la guanajuato mexican store, eunice
  • lewis cash & carry, opelousas
  • love's travel stop 663, port barre
  • love's travel stop 875, opelousas
  • morrow's, krotz springs
  • murphy usa 7343, eunice
  • murphy usa 7714, opelousas
  • norma's main street grocery 3378269606, washington
  • on the run 37, grand coteau
  • opelousas 190 truck stop, opelousas
  • pop's food and liquor, eunice
  • popillion grocery, opelousas
  • queb's country store, opelousas
  • racetrac 146, opelousas
  • sunset mini mart, sunset
  • sal investments creswell llc, opelousas
  • shop rite 83, opelousas
  • shoprite 62, port barre
  • southside oil, port barre
  • super stop, opelousas
  • sweet lucy's soul food kitchen and grocery, opelousas
  • tiger stop 7, opelousas
  • tiger stop no, opelousas
  • valero corner store 2740369, eunice
  • washington fast food, washington

Super Store · 8

  • champagnes super foods, eunice
  • cash saver, opelousas
  • harps food store 570, sunset
  • piggly wiggly, opelousas
  • russell's food center inc, arnaudville
  • walmart 543, opelousas
  • walmart neighborhood market 5125, opelousas
  • walmart supercenter 773, eunice

Medium Grocery Store · 5

  • amanda's grocery 0, opelousas
  • buckstop, sunset
  • kartchner's grocery & specialty meats #2, krotz springs
  • los tucanes grocery, eunice
  • meches meat market, opelousas

Meat/Poultry Specialty · 4

  • bellard's poultry and crawfish, opelousas
  • eunice poultry & market, eunice
  • lejeune sausage kitchen, eunice
  • pap's sausage kitchen, church point

Supermarket · 4

  • bourque's supermarket, port barre
  • benny's supermarket, opelousas
  • super 1 foods 636, opelousas
  • super 1 foods 637, eunice

Large Grocery Store · 3

  • champagne's marche, leonville
  • stelley's supermarket, lebeau
  • the superette, eunice

Seafood Specialty · 1

  • sebastien's west-end seafood, opelousas

Small Grocery Store · 1

  • andy's food, opelousas

Source: USDA SNAP Retailer Locator, currently authorized retailers.

Other Counties in Louisiana

Acadia Parish
6.6% low-access · 24.4% SNAP
Allen Parish
28.1% low-access · 26.5% SNAP
Ascension Parish
42.3% low-access · 12.2% SNAP
Assumption Parish
0.9% low-access · 19.9% SNAP
Avoyelles Parish
20.5% low-access · 27.9% SNAP
Beauregard Parish
55.8% low-access · 17.5% SNAP

Compare St. Landry Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →

Food access nationally, Louisiana in context

St. Landry Parish sits inside Louisiana (ringed). Each state is colored by its population-weighted low-access share; click any state to compare.

AK 31 ME 13 VT 11 NH 28 WA 23 ID 26 MT 22 ND 29 MN 27 IL 20 WI 21 MI 23 NY 12 RI 24 MA 28 OR 17 NV 23 WY 30 SD 29 IA 20 IN 29 OH 25 PA 21 NJ 24 CT - CA 13 UT 24 CO 22 NE 22 MO 25 KY 20 WV 21 VA 20 MD 23 DE 27 AZ 27 NM 32 KS 26 AR 25 TN 27 NC 23 SC 29 DC 5 OK 25 LA 26 MS 26 AL 25 GA 31 HI 27 TX 25 FL 25

USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019), population-weighted · Census ACS 2024 context

Understand the Data

Frequently Asked Questions

What share of St. Landry Parish has low food access? ▼
19.7% of residents in St. Landry Parish, LA live in low-access areas, more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket, per the USDA Food Access Research Atlas (2019).
What is the SNAP participation rate in St. Landry Parish? ▼
21.7% of households in St. Landry Parish receive SNAP, covering 6,975 households (Census ACS 2024 5-year estimates).
What is the poverty rate in St. Landry Parish? ▼
The poverty rate in St. Landry Parish, LA is 26.8%, with a median household income of $44,462 (Census ACS 2024).
Is St. Landry Parish a food desert? ▼
7 of St. Landry Parish's 19 census tracts meet the USDA food-desert threshold (low-income and low-access). Food deserts are designated at the tract level, so conditions can vary within the county.
What share of St. Landry Parish households lack a vehicle? ▼
9.9% of households in St. Landry Parish have no vehicle available (Census ACS 2024), which compounds any distance to a supermarket.
Data Sources & Methodology

USDA Economic Research Service, Food Access Research Atlas (2019): low-access and food-desert tract classifications, low-access population, and low-income low-access counts. ers.usda.gov/food-access-research-atlas

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2024 5-Year Estimates: population, median income, poverty, SNAP participation, vehicle access, and group quarters. census.gov/programs-surveys/acs

Low access is defined as living more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket; a food desert adds a low-income condition. Read the full methodology →

Data current as of (most recent source-data vintage; figures reflect the 2019 USDA Atlas and 2024 Census ACS).

Note: This page presents public USDA and Census data for informational purposes and is not professional advice. Figures reflect the cited dataset vintages and may differ from the most recent local conditions. How this data is sourced & verified.