Signature · 7 LILA tracts (36.8% of tracts)
St. Landry Parish, LA
St. Landry Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 7 LILA tracts (36.8% of the book) alongside 19.7% low-access.
- 19.7%
- low-access pop.
- 7
- food-desert tracts
- 21.7%
- on SNAP
- 82K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Landry Parish, LA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-MODERATE 19.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -2.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 7 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.7% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.9% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 37% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Grant Parish ( -0.2 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, St. Landry Parish ranks #1,705 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #42 of 64 counties in LA (19.7% low-access; 7 food-desert tracts).
- #1,705
- national by low-access %
- #42
- in LA
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 9K
- food-desert residents
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).
Signature read: 7 LILA tracts (36.8% of tracts) .
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).
St. Landry Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
19 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 7 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Landry Parish has 10 urban and 9 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. Landry Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- Jackson 20.9
Jackson 20.9%
20.9 % low-access
- Avoyelles 20.5
Avoyelles 20.5%
20.5 % low-access
- St. Landry 19.7
St. Landry 19.7%
19.7 % low-access
- Grant 19.5
Grant 19.5%
19.5 % low-access
- West Baton Ro… 18.9
West Baton Ro… 18.9%
18.9 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 19 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 83,384 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 7 |
| Low-Access Population | 16,444 |
| Low-Access Share | 19.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 9,110 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 81,670 |
| Median Household Income | $44,462 |
| Poverty Rate | 26.8%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 6,975 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.7%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.9%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 1.4% |
Thick SNAP store book 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 stores, a live third population, not the 2019 Atlas or ACS 2024 snapshot above).
Other Counties in Louisiana
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Nationwide peers for St. Landry Parish's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for St. Landry 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 (19.7% here).
- Madison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
- Madison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
- Harrison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
- Harrison County, IA · 19.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (21.7% here).
- Madera County, CA · 21.7% SNAP
- Madera County, CA · 21.7% SNAP
- Otero County, NM · 21.6% SNAP
- Mercer County, WV · 21.6% 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.
Food access nationally, Louisiana in context
St. Landry 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. Landry Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22097. 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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