Food Stamps in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana (Parish)

Income On and Off Food Stamps#1

Median income among households that do and do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana
$0k$20k$40kCountAllOn Food StampsNot On Food Stamps$52,071.000000$45,652.000000$52,071.000000$52.1k35,96136.0k$22,710.000000$17,276.000000$22,710.000000$22.7k5,114$56,326.000000$52,671.000000$56,326.000000$56.3k30,84730.8k
Count number of households in category

Characteristics of Households Receiving Food Stamps#2

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%40%50%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty256.511537%52.022865%56.511537%56.5%22.777%22.8%30.973797%34.012701%30.973797%31.0%43.243%43.2%17.246774%12.766945%17.246774%17.2%11.441%11.4%47.516621%45.128183%47.516621%47.5%20.078%20.1%25.127102%27.673350%25.127102%25.1%10.352%10.4%49.824013%56.009058%49.824013%49.8%46.881%46.9%
% households on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

Characteristics of Households Not Receiving Food Stamps#3

Households with given characteristics as a percentage of all households that do not receive food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%%ChildrenSingle MomMarriedDisability1Over 601Poverty231.763218%28.571429%31.763218%31.8%77.223%77.2%6.739715%6.599187%6.739715%6.7%56.757%56.8%22.131812%19.125339%22.131812%22.1%88.559%88.6%31.357993%25.643448%31.357993%31.4%79.922%79.9%36.074821%37.499379%36.074821%36.1%89.648%89.6%9.359095%11.842545%9.359095%9.4%53.119%53.1%
% households not on food stamps as a percentage of all households with the given characteristic
1at least one qualifying person 2income in last 12 months below poverty level

On Food Stamps by Race#4

Percentage of given ethno-racial group on food stamps.
Scope: households in Louisiana and Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish
Louisiana
0%10%20%30%Count%Mixed1Black1Hispanic2Other1All RacesAsian1White339.012346%21.746327%39.012346%39.0%158274.329872%274%36.278539%31.359498%36.278539%36.3%1,589255.106088%255%24.858757%13.838532%24.858757%24.9%176174.803630%175%19.323671%17.709387%19.323671%19.3%240135.881609%136%14.220962%16.297466%14.220962%14.2%5,114100.000000%100%12.734082%8.084233%12.734082%12.7%3489.544454%90%10.072862%9.269213%10.072862%10.1%2,91770.831087%71%
Count number of households on food stamps in given ethno-racial group
% percentage more or less than the population at large
1including Hispanic 2white Hispanic 3non-Hispanic white

Map of Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lafourche Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by County Subdivision#5

Percentage of households (%):
10.6%12.7%14.7%16.7%18.7%20.7%
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Map of Food Stamps by Tract in Lafourche Parish

Food Stamps Food Stamps by Tract#6

Percentage of households (%):
1%7%12%18%23%29%
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Food Stamps by Place in Lafourche Parish

There are 16 places that are fully or partially contained within Lafourche Parish (14 fully and 2 partially). This section compares all 16 of those to each other, Lafourche Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafourche Parish.

Most Food Stamps by Place#7

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafourche Parish, selected places in Lafourche Parish, and entities that contain Lafourche Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#ChoctawKraemerRacelandLockportLouisianaGolden MeadowThibodauxHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaMathewsLafourche Parish School DistrictLafourche ParLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthGallianoLaroseWest South CentralChackbayBayou BlueLockport HeightsLockport HtsUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesDes AllemandsBayou Country ClubLafourche CrossingCut Off31.250000%31.250000%31.3%95122.128852%22.128852%22.1%79220.597922%20.597922%20.6%813316.795580%16.795580%16.8%152416.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.899582%15.899582%15.9%114515.029951%15.029951%15.0%828614.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k14.765906%14.765906%14.8%123714.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.200769%14.200769%14.2%406813.859585%13.859585%13.9%381913.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.520971%13.520971%13.5%2451013.395566%13.395566%13.4%5741113.346614%13.346614%13.3%671213.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M10.570236%10.570236%10.6%76138.510638%8.510638%8.5%44148.387097%8.387097%8.4%65155.958430%5.958430%6.0%12916
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of place out of 16 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County Subdivision in Lafourche Parish

There are 9 county subdivisions in Lafourche Parish. This section compares all 9 of those to each other, Lafourche Parish, and other entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafourche Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County Subdivision#8

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafourche Parish, selected county subdivisions in Lafourche Parish, and entities that contain Lafourche Parish
0%5%10%15%20%Count#Lafourche District 11Lafourche District 66LouisianaLafourche District 77Houma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaLafourche Parish School DistrictLafourche ParLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthLafourche District 99West South CentralLafourche District 44Lafourche District 22United States of AmericaUnited StatesLafourche District 55Lafourche District 33Lafourche District 8820.675537%20.675537%20.7%808118.360161%18.360161%18.4%730216.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.125628%15.125628%15.1%602314.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k14.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M14.054601%14.054601%14.1%556413.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.544511%13.544511%13.5%496513.091002%13.091002%13.1%515613.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.251656%12.251656%12.3%444710.870437%10.870437%10.9%542810.698856%10.698856%10.7%4219
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county subdivision out of 9 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the Houma Area

There are 2 counties in the Houma Area. This section compares Lafourche Parish to all of the counties in the Houma Area and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafourche Parish.

Most Food Stamps by County#9

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafourche Parish, selected other counties in the Houma Area, and entities that contain Lafourche Parish
0%5%10%15%Count#LouisianaTerrebonne ParishTerrebonneHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaLafourche Parish School DistrictLafourche ParLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthWest South CentralUnited States of AmericaUnited States16.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k15.427495%15.427495%15.4%6,144114.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k14.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,114214.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 2 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in Louisiana

There are 64 counties in Louisiana. This section compares Lafourche Parish to the 50 most populous counties in Louisiana and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafourche Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 16,452.

Most Food Stamps by County#10

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafourche Parish, selected other counties in Louisiana, and entities that contain Lafourche Parish
0%10%20%Count#Washington ParishWashingtonClaiborne ParishClaiborneEvangeline ParishEvangelineNatchitoches ParishNatchitochesFranklin ParishFranklinIberville ParishIbervilleMorehouse ParishMorehouseLincoln ParishLincolnTangipahoa ParishTangipahoaAvoyelles ParishAvoyellesAcadia ParishAcadiaOrleans ParishOrleansIberia ParishIberiaSt. Mary ParishSt. MaryDe Soto ParishDe SotoSt. Landry ParishSt. LandryWebster ParishWebsterSt. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the BaptistRapides ParishRapidesGrant ParishGrantAssumption ParishAssumptionSabine ParishSabineJefferson Davis ParishJefferson DavisCaddo ParishCaddoVermilion ParishVermilionAllen ParishAllenOuachita ParishOuachitaLouisianaPointe Coupee ParishPointe CoupeeRichland ParishRichlandEast Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton RougeUnion ParishUnionEast Feliciana ParishEast FelicianaTerrebonne ParishTerrebonneConcordia ParishConcordiaLivingston ParishLivingstonHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaSt. Martin ParishSt. MartinWest Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton RougeSt. Bernard ParishSt. BernardCalcasieu ParishCalcasieuLafourche Parish School DistrictLafourche ParLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthWest South CentralSt. James ParishSt. JamesBeauregard ParishBeauregardJefferson ParishJeffersonUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesSt. Charles ParishSt. CharlesBossier ParishBossierLafayette ParishLafayetteVernon ParishVernonAscension ParishAscensionPlaquemines ParishPlaqueminesSt. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany28.678447%28.678447%28.7%5,015125.720659%25.720659%25.7%1,499225.052649%25.052649%25.1%2,974324.636976%24.636976%24.6%3,546423.204787%23.204787%23.2%1,745522.540763%22.540763%22.5%2,516621.590577%21.590577%21.6%2,218721.354410%21.354410%21.4%3,661821.240340%21.240340%21.2%9,785921.170751%21.170751%21.2%3,1791020.816597%20.816597%20.8%4,7161120.073752%20.073752%20.1%31,08331.1k1219.446248%19.446248%19.4%5,0921319.262051%19.262051%19.3%3,8841419.173409%19.173409%19.2%1,9671519.014015%19.014015%19.0%5,7931618.910540%18.910540%18.9%2,9891718.870012%18.870012%18.9%2,8991818.789716%18.789716%18.8%9,0481918.679660%18.679660%18.7%1,3612018.510834%18.510834%18.5%1,6062118.365984%18.365984%18.4%1,6502217.777393%17.777393%17.8%2,0542317.726699%17.726699%17.7%17,28317.3k2417.679253%17.679253%17.7%3,8442517.662733%17.662733%17.7%1,3922617.399786%17.399786%17.4%9,9012716.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.257669%16.257669%16.3%1,4312816.092864%16.092864%16.1%1,2202915.785383%15.785383%15.8%26,60826.6k3015.755431%15.755431%15.8%1,2913115.640575%15.640575%15.6%1,0673215.427495%15.427495%15.4%6,1443315.041562%15.041562%15.0%1,1403414.893573%14.893573%14.9%7,1513514.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k14.765414%14.765414%14.8%2,8453614.352102%14.352102%14.4%1,3283714.329351%14.329351%14.3%2,1113814.233644%14.233644%14.2%10,85610.9k3914.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,1144014.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.556338%13.556338%13.6%1,0784113.451854%13.451854%13.5%1,7634213.372382%13.372382%13.4%22,62522.6k4313.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M12.875282%12.875282%12.9%2,3934411.817703%11.817703%11.8%5,6144511.371069%11.371069%11.4%10,15310.2k4611.248524%11.248524%11.2%2,0014711.142808%11.142808%11.1%4,5314810.816752%10.816752%10.8%9354910.259976%10.259976%10.3%9,22350
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

Food Stamps by County in the United States

There are 3,142 counties in the United States. This section compares Lafourche Parish to the 50 most populous counties in the United States and to those entities that contain or substantially overlap with Lafourche Parish. The least populous of the compared counties has a population of 941,618.

Most Food Stamps by County#11

Food Stamp recipients as a percentage of all households.
Scope: population of Lafourche Parish, selected other counties in the United States, and entities that contain Lafourche Parish
0%10%20%30%Count#Bronx CountyBronxWayne CountyWayneMiami-Dade CountyMiami-DadePhiladelphia CountyPhiladelphiaKings CountyKingsMilwaukee CountyMilwaukeeFresno CountyFresnoCuyahoga CountyCuyahogaLouisianaHillsborough CountyHillsboroughOrange CountyOrangeSan Bernardino CountySan BernardinoCook CountyCookHouma and Thibodaux Metro AreaHouma AreaPima CountyPimaFranklin CountyFranklinBexar CountyBexarDallas CountyDallasLafourche Parish School DistrictLafourche ParLafourche ParishLafourcheSouthQueens CountyQueensNew York CountyNew YorkWest South CentralBroward CountyBrowardFulton CountyFultonHarris CountyHarrisUnited States of AmericaUnited StatesClark CountyClarkSacramento CountySacramentoAllegheny CountyAlleghenyTarrant CountyTarrantMaricopa CountyMaricopaMecklenburg CountyMecklenburgRiverside CountyRiversidePalm Beach CountyPalm BeachKing CountyKingHonolulu CountyHonoluluHennepin CountyHennepinSt. Louis CountySt. LouisFairfield CountyFairfieldOakland CountyOaklandLos Angeles CountyLos AngelesTravis CountyTravisWestchester CountyWestchesterSalt Lake CountySalt LakeMiddlesex CountyMiddlesexAlameda CountyAlamedaWake CountyWakeSan Diego CountySan DiegoSuffolk CountySuffolkContra Costa CountyContra CostaMontgomery CountyMontgomeryOrange CountyOrangeSanta Clara CountySanta ClaraNassau CountyNassauFairfax CountyFairfax36.640787%36.640787%36.6%179,811180k125.713313%25.713313%25.7%172,128172k225.470933%25.470933%25.5%217,426217k325.315915%25.315915%25.3%147,489147k423.963174%23.963174%24.0%224,967225k522.443557%22.443557%22.4%85,90985.9k620.740276%20.740276%20.7%62,10862.1k718.609920%18.609920%18.6%99,48199.5k816.297466%16.297466%16.3%282,174282k16.110205%16.110205%16.1%79,88179.9k915.974302%15.974302%16.0%71,06271.1k1015.924301%15.924301%15.9%98,55998.6k1115.785102%15.785102%15.8%308,063308k1214.854986%14.854986%14.9%11,25811.3k14.729002%14.729002%14.7%58,23758.2k1314.605018%14.605018%14.6%71,42071.4k1414.506972%14.506972%14.5%90,42590.4k1514.504070%14.504070%14.5%129,745130k1614.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.220962%14.220962%14.2%5,11414.207441%14.207441%14.2%6,266,2326.27M13.924220%13.924220%13.9%108,512109k1713.731890%13.731890%13.7%103,454103k1813.691158%13.691158%13.7%1,865,2741.87M13.540063%13.540063%13.5%91,12391.1k1913.260089%13.260089%13.3%51,06551.1k2013.220167%13.220167%13.2%203,096203k2113.049135%13.049135%13.0%15,360,95115.4M13.008192%13.008192%13.0%95,67295.7k2212.347180%12.347180%12.3%65,11165.1k2312.259662%12.259662%12.3%65,10865.1k2411.874805%11.874805%11.9%81,10181.1k2511.679310%11.679310%11.7%171,200171k2611.424649%11.424649%11.4%44,19144.2k2710.700905%10.700905%10.7%75,51875.5k2810.369716%10.369716%10.4%55,84655.8k2910.235037%10.235037%10.2%85,15585.2k309.908318%9.908318%9.9%30,67130.7k319.768302%9.768302%9.8%48,23948.2k329.509206%9.509206%9.5%38,20038.2k339.386085%9.386085%9.4%31,46331.5k349.271089%9.271089%9.3%46,05246.1k359.025198%9.025198%9.0%296,193296k368.850218%8.850218%8.9%38,74938.7k378.643442%8.643442%8.6%29,54029.5k388.289591%8.289591%8.3%29,51629.5k397.870043%7.870043%7.9%46,25546.3k407.222489%7.222489%7.2%40,75640.8k417.122132%7.122132%7.1%26,58326.6k427.020400%7.020400%7.0%77,44477.4k436.729650%6.729650%6.7%32,95933.0k446.504103%6.504103%6.5%25,20625.2k456.423957%6.423957%6.4%23,62523.6k466.407791%6.407791%6.4%65,16865.2k475.128164%5.128164%5.1%32,13232.1k485.022148%5.022148%5.0%22,10922.1k494.093472%4.093472%4.1%16,10216.1k50
Count number of households on food stamps
# rank of county out of 50 by percentage on food stamps

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  • Food Stamps: formally called the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, a program to provide monetary assistance to low income households for the purpose of purchasing food

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Principal City:
Thibodaux
Cities:
Thibodaux
Districts:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Towns:
Golden Meadow, Lockport
Unincorporated Places:
Bayou Blue, Bayou Country Club, Chackbay, Choctaw, Cut Off, Des Allemands, Galliano, Kraemer, Lafourche Crossing, Larose, Lockport Heights, Mathews, Raceland
ZIP Codes:
70030, 70301, 70343, 70345, 70354, 70355, 70357, 70359, 70364, 70373, 70374, 70375, 70377, 70394
Unified School District:
Lafourche Parish
Congressional Districts:
LA-1, LA-6
State Senate Districts:
LA-2, LA-19, LA-20, LA-21
State House Districts:
LA-51, LA-52, LA-53, LA-54, LA-55
Neighboring Parishes:
Assumption, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, St. John the Baptist, Terrebonne
Nearby Parishes:
Ascension, Orleans