Signature · 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts)
Union Parish, LA
Union Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of the book) alongside 36.6% low-access.
- 36.6%
- low-access pop.
- 2
- food-desert tracts
- 20.4%
- on SNAP
- 21K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Union Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-POCKET · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-TYPICAL · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 36.6% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +14.5 pts vs US
- LILA-POCKET 2 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 20.4% SNAP
- VEH-TYPICAL 7.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 33% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: Concordia Parish (+ 0.2 pts)
Upper-band low-access
Union Parish sits in the upper national band (36.6%, #535 of 3,079) with 2 LILA tracts.
- #535
- national by low-access %
- #12
- in LA
- 4
- low-access tracts
- 4K
- 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: 2 LILA tracts (33.3% of tracts) .
How Union Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Union Parish's 36.6% low-access share is elevated, higher than 83% of them and ranked #535 most-affected nationwide.
Union Parish's elevated USDA tier split
6 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 2 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Union Parish has 1 urban and 5 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.
Union 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
- Concordia
Concordia 36.8%
36.8 % low-access
- Union
Union 36.6%
36.6 % low-access
- Bienville
Bienville 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- St. Bernard
St. Bernard 35.6%
35.6 % low-access
- Catahoula
Catahoula 35.3%
35.3 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
FARA 2019 · elevated low-access
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 6 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 22,721 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 4 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 2 |
| Low-Access Population | 8,318 |
| Low-Access Share | 36.6%well above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 3,501 |
Demographics & Assistance (Census ACS 2024)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 20,821 |
| Median Household Income | $42,885 |
| Poverty Rate | 29.4%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 1,733 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 20.4%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 7.3%below the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.5% |
SNAP retailers in Union Parish
Union Parish has 17 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 4 store categories. Combination Grocery/Other lead with 8 locations (47% of the total), followed by convenience store.
Combination Grocery/Other · 8
- dollar general 9064, bernice
- dollar general 9072, farmerville
- dollar general 16059, marion
- dollar general 17995, farmerville
- dollar general 30627, spearsville
- dollar tree 3463, farmerville
- family dollar 13761, marion
- family dollar 5281, farmerville
Convenience Store · 6
- hearn's grocery, farmerville
- marion food mart, marion
- mike's 3, bernice
- murphy usa 7537, farmerville
- s mart 8, farmerville
- yarasam llc, farmerville
Supermarket · 2
- big star, farmerville
- brookshire food store 38, farmerville
Super Store · 1
- walmart 1110, farmerville
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 Union Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Counties near Union Parish's elevated low-access or SNAP band
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Union 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 (36.6% here).
- Bureau County, IL · 36.6% low-access
- Bureau County, IL · 36.6% low-access
- Fayette County, GA · 36.7% low-access
- Sarpy County, NE · 36.7% 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.
Union Parish inside a higher low-access state context
Union 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 Union Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22111. 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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