Signature · 6 LILA tracts (30% of tracts)
Tangipahoa Parish, LA
Tangipahoa Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 6 LILA tracts (30% of the book) alongside 38.8% low-access.
- 38.8%
- low-access pop.
- 6
- food-desert tracts
- 21.2%
- on SNAP
- 137K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Tangipahoa Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-OK · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 38.8% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +16.7 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 6 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 21.2% SNAP
- VEH-OK 6.1% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 30% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: West Feliciana Parish ( -0.7 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Tangipahoa Parish sits in the upper national band (38.8%, #448 of 3,079) with 6 LILA tracts.
- #448
- national by low-access %
- #9
- in LA
- 12
- low-access tracts
- 20K
- 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: 6 LILA tracts (30% of tracts) .
How Tangipahoa Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Tangipahoa Parish's 38.8% low-access share is elevated, higher than 86% of them and ranked #449 most-affected nationwide.
Tangipahoa Parish's elevated USDA tier split
20 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 6 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Tangipahoa Parish has 12 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.
Tangipahoa 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
- Rapides
Rapides 40.6%
40.6 % low-access
- St. John the …
St. John the … 39.6%
39.6 % low-access
- Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa 38.8%
38.8 % low-access
- West Feliciana
West Feliciana 38.1%
38.1 % low-access
- Concordia
Concordia 36.8%
36.8 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 20 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 121,097 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 12 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 6 |
| Low-Access Population | 47,006 |
| Low-Access Share | 38.8%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 20,205 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 136,738 |
| Median Household Income | $56,760 |
| Poverty Rate | 19.2%above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 11,015 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 21.2%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 6.1%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 3.0% |
Thick SNAP store book in Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish has 154 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 11 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 64 locations (42% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 64
- 22 country food mart, ponchatoula
- 51 food mart, amite
- a s food mart operating llc, ponchatoula
- ak food mart, hammond
- albany express mart llc, tickfaw
- best stop quick mart # 14, independence
- big boss #7, tickfaw
- big river 13, ponchatoula
- bigboss express at tangi, tangipohoa
- buddys seafood foodmart, amite
- circle k 2700711, ponchatoula
- circle k 2723468, hammond
- circle k 2723762, ponchatoula
- circle k 2723988, kentwood
- circle k 2740389, hammond
- circle k stores, inc 2709732, hammond
- crossroad, kentwood
- east fork quik stop, kentwood
- family mini mart, hammond
- flowers bakery outlet 233, hammond
- four stars 7, ponchatoula
- hammond express, hammond
- hammond home boys, hammond
- hopin citgo, hammond
- kent kwik 981, hammond
- kent kwik 993, ponchatoula
- kountry korner, hammond
- l & l family grocery and deli, husser
- ls hoover operating, ponchatoula
- la potosina, independence
- la22 mart, ponchatoula
- market max kentwood 090010, kentwood
- murphy express 8753, ponchatoula
- murphy usa 7342, amite
- murphy usa 7758, hammond
- nash discount tobacco & meat market, hammond
- nash express hammond, hammond
- nash express tobacco, hammond
- natalbany food mart, hammond
- on the run 20, amite
- on the run 10, hammond
- on the run 9, hammond
- on the run 9, hammond
- petals inc, robert
- petro hammond 310, hammond
- pilot travel center 300, hammond
- quick way, roseland
- quick way 3, amite
- quick way food store #7, kentwood
- quick way food store 1, independence
- quick way food store, inc. 5, hammond
- race trac 2389, ponchatoula
- racetrac 243, hammond
- racetrac 654, amite
- racetrac 679, hammond
- racetrac 84, hammond
- rendes quick stop 3, hammond
- robert chevron 710, ponchatoula
- shaan food mart, ponchatoula
- skys' pantry, roseland
- southeastern louisiana university, hammond
- sunnyhill petro plus, kentwood
- tiger fuel stop, tickfaw
- university chevron 5, hammond
Combination Grocery/Other · 50
- cvs/ pharmacy 5294, ponchatoula
- cvs/ pharmacy inc 5280, hammond
- dollar general 0770, ponchatoula
- dollar general 10492, hammond
- dollar general 13944, amite
- dollar general 14014, hammond
- dollar general 14117, hammond
- dollar general 14143, hammond
- dollar general 18603, roseland
- dollar general 18968, hammond
- dollar general 19376, tickfaw
- dollar general 3839, hammond
- dollar general 6069, tickfaw
- dollar general 6393, ponchatoula
- dollar general 7518, hammond
- dollar general 8871, robert
- dollar general 9463, loranger
- dollartree 6997, tickfaw
- dollartree 8717, ponchatoula
- dollar general 0601, amite
- dollar general 11688, hammond
- dollar general 12558, natalbany
- dollar general 12595, montpelier
- dollar general 12696, ponchatoula
- dollar general 12802, hammond
- dollar general 15386, kentwood
- dollar general 21458, kentwood
- dollar general 22033, hammond
- dollar general 23081, kentwood
- dollar general 23651, ponchatoula
- dollar general 24517, hammond
- dollar general 30359, ponchatoula
- dollar general 30764, hammond
- dollar general 31444, ponchatoula
- dollar general 5874, roseland
- dollar general 7146, independence
- dollar general 9073, kentwood
- dollar tree 0529, hammond
- dollar tree 4067, amite
- family dollar 13631, independence
- family dollar 1636, hammond
- family dollar 593, ponchatoula
- family dollar 8439, hammond
- family dollar store 10667, ponchatoula
- family dollar store 7572, ponchatoula
- fitz-lee specialty meats, independence
- walgreens 06190, hammond
- walgreens 09690, ponchatoula
- walgreens 13604, amite
- walgreens 06027, hammond
Super Store · 11
- bedico supermarket, ponchatoula
- bohning's supermarket, ponchatoula
- piggly wiggly hammond, hammond
- piggly wiggly independence, independence
- robert supermarket, robert
- rouses market 57, ponchatoula
- rouses market 61, hammond
- target store 2531, hammond
- walmart supercenter 3616, amite
- walmart supercenter 4129, ponchatoula
- walmart supercenter 489, hammond
Medium Grocery Store · 7
- b & d salvage grocery, kentwood
- b & j grocery, hammond
- berry town produce, ponchatoula
- doos seafood & deli, ponchatoula
- los primos supermarket, hammond
- magazine food mart, hammond
- save-a-lot grocery salvage, hammond
Supermarket · 7
- albertsons 0714, hammond
- aldi 82157, hammond
- aldi 82149, amite
- loranger supermarket, loranger
- salvage store 4, amite
- save a lot, hammond
- sullivan's grocery 12, kentwood
Small Grocery Store · 4
- el ranchito grocery, tickfaw
- la cocinita supermarket, hammond
- millers mart, hammond
- three stooges, amite
Farmers' Market · 3
- country boys farm, ponchatoula
- hammond farmers & artisans market, hammond
- southern heritage farmers market, amite city
Seafood Specialty · 3
- li'l hayden's seafood & quick stop llc, akers
- michael's seafood, hammond
- superking seafood, hammond
Large Grocery Store · 2
- b & j seafood, hammond
- berry town produce, hammond
Meat/Poultry Specialty · 2
- cutrer's slaughterhouse and meat market n/a, kentwood
- tangi meats, hammond
Fruits/Veg Specialty · 1
- deluxe harvest, hammond
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 Tangipahoa Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Tangipahoa 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 (38.8% here).
- Oldham County, KY · 38.8% low-access
- Oldham County, KY · 38.8% low-access
- Vigo County, IN · 38.8% low-access
- Vigo County, IN · 38.8% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (21.2% here).
- Roosevelt County, NM · 21.2% SNAP
- Roosevelt County, NM · 21.2% SNAP
- Sequoyah County, OK · 21.2% SNAP
- Sequoyah County, OK · 21.2% 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.
Tangipahoa Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Tangipahoa 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 Tangipahoa Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22105. 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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