Signature · 8 LILA tracts (72.7% of tracts)
Webster Parish, LA
Webster Parish's signature pressure is desert tracts: 8 LILA tracts (72.7% of the book) alongside 28.5% low-access.
- 28.5%
- low-access pop.
- 8
- food-desert tracts
- 27.0%
- on SNAP
- 36K
- residents (ACS 2024)
USDA FARA access plate
County Webster Parish, LA
LA-ELEVATED · ABOVE-NATIONAL · LILA-CLUSTER · SNAP-HEAVY · VEH-GAP · DENSITY-DENSE
- LA-ELEVATED 28.5% low-access
- ABOVE-NATIONAL +6.4 pts vs US
- LILA-CLUSTER 8 food-desert tracts
- SNAP-HEAVY 27.0% SNAP
- VEH-GAP 10.3% no vehicle
- DENSITY-DENSE 73% tracts LILA
Nearest low-access peer: East Baton Rouge Parish (+ 0.3 pts)
The food-access picture
According to the USDA Food Access Research Atlas, Webster Parish ranks #1,049 of 3,079 U.S. counties by low-access share and #24 of 64 counties in LA (28.5% low-access; 8 food-desert tracts).
- #1,049
- national by low-access %
- #24
- in LA
- 8
- low-access tracts
- 8K
- 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: 8 LILA tracts (72.7% of tracts) .
How Webster Parish compares nationally
Relative to the 3,133 U.S. counties with USDA food-access data, Webster Parish's 28.5% low-access share is elevated, higher than 66% of them and ranked #1,050 most-affected nationwide.
Webster Parish: USDA Food-Access Tier Breakdown
11 census tracts grouped by USDA classification · 8 LILA.
By USDA urbanicity classification, Webster Parish has 6 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.
Webster Parish low-access neighbourhood
Poles + nearest peers in Louisiana, not a full county-board reprint
- Tensas
Tensas 58.9%
58.9 % low-access
- East Baton Ro…
East Baton Ro… 28.8%
28.8 % low-access
- Webster
Webster 28.5%
28.5 % low-access
- Allen
Allen 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Livingston
Livingston 28.1%
28.1 % low-access
- Natchitoches
Natchitoches 27.9%
27.9 % low-access
- Assumption 0.9
Assumption 0.9%
0.9 % low-access
Food Access (USDA FARA 2019)
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Census Tracts | 11 |
| Atlas Population (2010 basis) | 41,207 |
| Low-Access Tracts | 8 |
| Food-Desert Tracts (low-income & low-access) | 8 |
| Low-Access Population | 11,729 |
| Low-Access Share | 28.5%above the national average |
| Low-Income & Low-Access Population | 7,678 |
ACS 2024 · elevated SNAP band
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Population | 35,820 |
| Median Household Income | $41,182 |
| Poverty Rate | 23.1%well above the national average |
| SNAP Households | 3,870 |
| SNAP Participation Rate | 27.0%well above the national average |
| Households Without a Vehicle | 10.3%above the national average |
| Group-Quarters Population | 2.9% |
Thick SNAP store book in Webster Parish
Webster Parish has 50 stores currently authorized to accept SNAP (EBT) benefits, across 5 store categories. Convenience Store lead with 25 locations (50% of the total), followed by combination grocery/other.
Convenience Store · 25
- abraham food mart, minden
- arkanas, springhill
- buzz buy, minden
- caney lake store, minden
- circle k 2707779, minden
- deli stop #1, sibley
- dixie mart 17281, springhill
- dixie mart 17290, minden
- dixie mart 17291, minden
- dixie mart 17292, minden
- dixie mart 17293, minden
- dixie mart 17294, minden
- doyline country store inc, doyline
- e-z mart 4232, sarepta
- handy stop, sibley
- hozams quick stop, minden
- ice box of minden, minden
- love's travel stop 289, minden
- murphy usa 7402, springhill
- murphy usa 7750, minden
- outpost travel center llc minden, minden
- quick draw travel plaza, minden
- super s cotton valley, cotton valley
- ta express minden, minden
- taylors, springhill
Combination Grocery/Other · 18
- bayou naturals, minden
- cvs/pharmacy 5345, minden
- dollar general 0671, springhill
- dollar general 2615, minden
- dollar tree 2547, minden
- dollar general 11832, sibley
- dollar general 12767, sarepta
- dollar general 13731, doyline
- dollar general 22870, heflin
- dollar tree 5517, springhill
- family dollar 11654, cotton valley
- family dollar 13917, doyline
- family dollar 1587, minden
- family dollar 4557, sibley
- family dollar 5014, minden
- family dollar 5353, dixie inn
- family dollar 8618, minden
- walgreens 15402, minden
Supermarket · 4
- brookshire fd store 21, minden
- brookshire food store 026, springhill
- southern market 381, minden
- southern market 385, springhill
Super Store · 2
- walmart 1169, springhill
- walmart supercenter 87, minden
Medium Grocery Store · 1
- rascoe grocery, minden
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 Webster Parish vs Acadia Parish → · All Louisiana counties →
Nationwide peers for Webster Parish's low-access or SNAP share
Two USDA/ACS-derived peer sets for Webster 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 (28.5% here).
- Cowley County, KS · 28.5% low-access
- Cowley County, KS · 28.5% low-access
- Copiah County, MS · 28.5% low-access
- Copiah County, MS · 28.5% low-access
Similar SNAP participation
Nearest household SNAP rates outside LA (27.0% here).
- Emanuel County, GA · 27.0% SNAP
- Emanuel County, GA · 27.0% SNAP
- Coahoma County, MS · 26.9% SNAP
- Macon County, GA · 27.1% 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
Webster 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 Webster Parish, LA are computed from the joined Atlas and ACS records for FIPS 22119. 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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