Signature · 56 SNAP-authorized stores
St. Martin Parish, LA
St. Martin Parish lands in the lower national band on low-access (14.7%); supermarket distance is less binding than in the upper band, though local tracts can still diverge.
- 14.7%
- low-access pop.
- 1
- food-desert tracts
- 20.4%
- on SNAP
- 51K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Martin Parish, LA
LA-MODERATE · BELOW-NATIONAL · LILA-SINGLE · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-MODERATE 14.7% low-access
- BELOW-NATIONAL -7.4 pts vs US
- LILA-SINGLE 1 food-desert tract
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.4% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 9.4% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 9% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Iberia Parish (+ 0.8 pts)
Lower-band low-access
St. Martin Parish lands in the lower national band (14.7%, #2,140 of 3,079); local tracts can still diverge from the county mean.
- #2,140
- national by low-access %
- #50
- in LA
- 3
- low-access tracts
- 3K
- food-desert residents
Lower-band county means still leave tract outliers on the table below.
Signature read: 56 SNAP-authorized stores .
How St. Martin Parish compares nationally
St. Martin Parish lands in the middle of the national distribution: a 14.7% low-access share that beats 32% of the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA data (rank #2,140).
St. Martin Parish's lower-band USDA tier split
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 1 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Martin Parish has 3 urban and 8 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. Martin 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
- Jefferson Dav… 15.6
Jefferson Dav… 15.6%
15.6 % low-access
- Iberia 15.5
Iberia 15.5%
15.5 % low-access
- Winn 15.5
Winn 15.5%
15.5 % low-access
- St. Martin 14.7
St. Martin 14.7%
14.7 % low-access
- Jefferson 13.2
Jefferson 13.2%
13.2 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · lower low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 52,160 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 3 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 1 |
| Low-Access Population | 7,675 |
| Low-Access Share | 14.7%below the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 2,982 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 51,353 |
| Median Household Income | $55,960 |
| Poverty Rate | 15.3%near the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,987 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 9.4%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.5% |
Thick SNAP store book in St. Martin Parish
St. Martin Parish has 56 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 7 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 23 locations (41% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 23
- cvs pharmacy inc 5296, saint martinville
- dollar general 0448, breaux bridge
- dollar general 0744, breaux bridge
- dollar general 0847, breaux bridge
- dollar general 13701, breaux bridge
- dollar general 13909, saint martinville
- dollar general 12624, breaux bridge
- dollar general 21185, saint martinville
- dollar general 21571, saint martinville
- dollar general 23929, saint martinville
- dollar general 6826, saint martinville
- dollar tree 3986, breaux bridge
- family dollar 11871, breaux bridge
- family dollar 12005, breaux bridge
- family dollar 3542, breaux bridge
- family dollar 3560, saint martinville
- family dollar 4432, breaux bridge
- family dollar store 10819, arnaudville
- louisiana blues specialty market 1, arnaudville
- poche's market & restaurant, breaux bridge
- teche valley seafood & grocery, saint martinville
- the fruitstand, breaux bridge
- walgreens 7696, breaux bridge
Convenience Store · 21
- breaux bridge corner express, breaux bridge
- canal mart, saint martinville
- catin's, saint martinville
- country food store 1 llc, saint martinville
- dp mini mart, breaux bridge
- fast mart, parks
- fast mart ii, breaux bridge
- guidrys food store, arnaudville
- henderson highway one stop, breaux bridge
- henderson i-10 exxon, breaux bridge
- henderson travel plaza, breaux bridge
- hwy31 truckstop, saint martinville
- landrys meat & grocery, saint martinville
- lt grocery, saint martinville
- landry's texaco, breaux bridge
- murphy usa 7509, breaux bridge
- pennywise 24, breaux bridge
- pilot travel center 274, breaux bridge
- seven heaven discount, saint martinville
- shoprite 55, saint martinville
- silver's travel center, breaux bridge
Super Store · 4
- cash saver, saint martinville
- hebert's superette, breaux bridge
- joyce's supermarket, inc, saint martinville
- walmart 402, breaux bridge
Supermarket · 4
- cades market, saint martinville
- green's piggly wiggly, breaux bridge
- hebert's supermarket inc., breaux bridge
- super 1 foods 646, breaux bridge
Large Grocery Store · 2
- hebert's market, breaux bridge
- rees street market, breaux bridge
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- randall dugas stores, parks
Small Grocery Store · 1
- crawfish town usa fresh market, breaux bridge
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. Martin Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near St. Martin Parish's lower low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for St. Martin 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 (14.7% here).
- Mercer County, KY · 14.7% low-access
- Mercer County, KY · 14.7% low-access
- Marion County, KY · 14.7% low-access
- Marion County, KY · 14.7% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (20.4% here).
- Pike County, KY · 20.4% SNAP
- Pike County, KY · 20.4% SNAP
- Winnebago County, IL · 20.4% SNAP
- Winnebago County, IL · 20.4% 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. Martin Parish inside a lower low-access state context
St. Martin 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. Martin Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22099. 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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