Signature · 9.0% SNAP (2nd pct in LA)
St. Tammany Parish, LA
St. Tammany Parish sits in the upper national band on low-access (32.8%, +10.7 pts vs U.S.), with SNAP/vehicle context from ACS 2024.
- 32.8%
- low-access pop.
- 4
- food-desert tracts
- 9.0%
- on SNAP
- 272K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County St. Tammany Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-LIGHT · VEH-OK · DENSITY-THIN
- LA-ELEVATED 32.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +10.7 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 4 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-LIGHT 9.0% SNAP
- VEH-OK 4.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-THIN 10% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Ouachita Parish (+ 0.3 pts)
Upper-band low-access
St. Tammany Parish sits in the upper national band (32.8%, #757 of 3,079) with 4 LILA tracts.
- #757
- national by low-access %
- #21
- in LA
- 26
- low-access tracts
- 18K
- 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: 9.0% SNAP (2nd pct in LA) (-3.1 pts vs U.S. SNAP) .
How St. Tammany Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, St. Tammany Parish's 32.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 76% of them and ranked #759 most-affected nationwide.
St. Tammany Parish's elevated USDA tier split
42 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 4 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, St. Tammany Parish has 29 urban and 13 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. Tammany 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
- Calcasieu
Calcasieu 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- Lincoln
Lincoln 34.1%
34.1 % low-access
- East Carroll
East Carroll 33.6%
33.6 % low-access
- Ouachita
Ouachita 33.1%
33.1 % low-access
- St. Tammany
St. Tammany 32.8%
32.8 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 42 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 233,740 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 26 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 4 |
| Low-Access Population | 76,598 |
| Low-Access Share | 32.8%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 18,320 |
ACS 2024 · lower SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 272,421 |
| Median Household Income | $81,202 |
| Poverty Rate | 11.4%below the national average |
| SNAP Households | 9,460 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 9.0%below the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 4.3%well below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 0.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in St. Tammany Parish
St. Tammany Parish has 192 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 10 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 81 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 81
- 1 stop mart, slidell
- bargain stop 27, mandeville
- bayou stuf, lacombe
- best stop 27, covington
- big boss friends 2 llc, abita springs
- big boss on your way, slidell
- bush shell 2, bush
- circle k 2703763, covington
- circle k 2706813, mandeville
- circle k 2707285, covington
- circle k 2709736, covington
- circle k 2721594, slidell
- circle k 2723741, slidell
- circle k 2723744, slidell
- circle k 2723756, covington
- circle k 2723764, mandeville
- circle k 2723991, slidell
- circle k store 2704487, slidell
- circle k store 2706626, pearl river
- circle k store 2706627, sldell
- circle k stores inc. 2707675, slidell
- circle k stores inc. 2707676, slidell
- circle k stores inc. 2707678, slidell
- circle k stores, inc 2707674, slidell
- circle k stores, inc 2707677, slidell
- citgo hop-in, slidell
- diaz market covington cov, covington
- diaz market florida flo, mandeville
- diaz market hwy 59 & lonesome, mandeville
- diaz market tyler street, covington
- flowers bakery outlet 202, slidell
- frankie chicken food mart jfa3 inc. 1, pearl river
- fremaux food and gas, slidell
- fuel smart, mandeville
- gause chevron 4, slidell
- gujjar petroleum llc, abita springs
- happy quick stop, bush
- hop in, slidell
- hopin hwy 190, slidell
- hwy 59 chevron 130, mandeville
- jr food mart 363, abita springs
- jr food mart 369, folsom
- kent kwik 980, slidell
- kent kwik 982, mandeville
- kent kwik 983, slidell
- kent kwik 984, mandeville
- lnc cranky corner llc, folsom
- love's travel stop 856, mandeville
- mandeville quick stop, mandeville
- mi gente grocery, slidell
- moody's time saver, slidell
- murphy express 8758, covington
- murphy usa 6990, slidell
- new latin market llc, slidell
- northshore chevron 110, slidell
- om pearl river oil inc, pearl river
- one stop market & liquor, lacombe
- peacock chevron, covington
- quick way 4, covington
- quiktrip 7381, slidell
- race trac 2372, slidell
- racetrac 266, slidell
- racetrac 292, covington
- racetrac 380, slidell
- racetrac 573, slidell
- racetrac 673, covington
- racetrac 2579, mandeville
- ray's time saver, slidell
- redfish gas and go, slidell
- rush express, pearl river
- shell (chicken and deli corner), folsom
- shell food & gas, slidell
- shell mart, covington
- singh brothers two, lacombe
- slidell quick stop, slidell
- stop n shop 15, slidell
- sunny time pilot 1, pearl river
- swifty's 39, mandeville
- ta slidell 180, slidell
- texaco food and gas, covington
- we dat stop, covington
Combination Grocery/Other · 65
- cvs 5473, slidell
- cvs 7192, slidell
- cvs pharmacy inc 5435, mandeville
- cvs pharmacy 7003, covington
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5330, slidell
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5469, covington
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5614, covington
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 6360, mandeville
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 7224, st. tammany
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 8922, covington
- dollar general 10355, slidell
- dollar general 13943, folsom
- dollar general 18417, talisheek
- dollar general 19301, slidell
- dollar general 2740, slidell
- dollar general 3751, covington
- dollar general 6085, abita springs
- dollar general 7594, lacombe
- dollar general 7929, slidell
- dollar general 8703, covington
- dollar general 9453, pearl river
- dollar general 9510, slidell
- dollar general 9535, bush
- dollar general 9739, folsom
- dollartree 9898, pearl river
- dollar general 10500, slidell
- dollar general 11409, slidell
- dollar general 12728, pearl river
- dollar general 20467, slidell
- dollar general 20844, lacombe
- dollar general 21329, bogalusa
- dollar general 21603, folsom
- dollar general 22702, covington
- dollar general 23413, mandeville
- dollar general 25624, covington
- dollar general 5843, madisonville
- dollar general 6366, mandeville
- dollar general 6578, slidell
- dollar general 6798, covington
- dollar general 7965, mandeville
- dollar general 8450, mandeville
- dollar tree 2722, covington
- dollar tree 3987, mandeville
- dollar tree 4372, covington
- dollar tree 4926, slidell
- dollar tree 5639, slidell
- dollar tree 610, slidell
- dollar tree 6730, slidell
- dollar tree 8486, slidell
- family dollar 11276, covington
- family dollar 3951, pearl river
- family dollar 7491, lacombe
- family dollar 7705, slidell
- lishmans fresh foods, lacombe
- walgreens 03990, covington
- walgreens 05382, mandeville
- walgreens 06849, mandeville
- walgreens 09990, covington
- walgreens 11996, abita springs
- walgreens 13876, slidell
- walgreens 4285, slidell
- walgreens 03440, mandeville
- walgreens 09645, covington
- walgreens 4007, slidell
- walgreens 4290, slidell
Super Store · 20
- costco wholesale 1670, covington
- dollar general market 14917, covington
- mizer's foods, slidell
- rouses market 20, covington
- rouses market 21, mandeville
- rouses market 22, slidell
- rouses market 32, mandeville
- rouses market 75, covington
- sam's club 4874, covington
- sam's club 6220, slidell
- target store t 1876, covington
- target store t3441, mandeville
- walmart 541, covington
- walmart neighborhood market 3042, covington
- walmart neighborhood market 5832, mandeville
- walmart neighborhood market 6577, slidell
- walmart neighborhood market 6588, slidell
- walmart supercenter 553, slidell
- walmart supercenter 2665, slidell
- whole foods market 10631, mandeville
Supermarket · 18
- aldi 76167, slidell
- aldi 82086, covington
- aldi 82148, covington
- aldi 82152, slidell
- aldi 82204, slidell
- acquistapace's covington supermarket, covington
- cash saver, slidell
- jubilee foods 20, pearl river
- main's market, folsom
- morenita plus 1, slidell
- piggly wiggly 9, slidell
- piggly wiggly express 4, bush
- saia's super meat market, mandeville
- saia's super meat market, mandeville
- the salvage store, folsom
- the fresh market 062, mandeville
- winn dixie 1443, covington
- winn dixie 1500, mandeville
Medium Grocery Store · 2
- stop 2 shop, slidell
- time saver voter, slidell
Small Grocery Store · 2
- amigos tortilla & grocery inc, covington
- maxs, slidell
Farmers' Market · 1
- camellia city market, inc., slidell
Large Grocery Store · 1
- piggly wiggly, madisonville
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 1
- mel's armond specialty meats & processing, slidell
Seafood Specialty · 1
- kenney seafood inc, slidell
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.
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Counties near St. Tammany Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
SNAP-led peer set first for St. Tammany Parish (9.0%), with low-access neighbours deduped against it, both outside Louisiana.
Similar low-access share
Nearest low-access rates outside LA (32.8% here).
- Jackson County, GA · 32.8% low-access
- Jackson County, GA · 32.8% low-access
- Cape May County, NJ · 32.8% low-access
- Cape May County, NJ · 32.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (9.0% here).
- Shawnee County, KS · 9.0% SNAP
- Shawnee County, KS · 9.0% SNAP
- Henry County, IA · 9.0% SNAP
- Henry County, IA · 9.0% 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. Tammany Parish inside a higher low-access state context
St. Tammany 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. Tammany Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22103. 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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