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Grocery and convenience stores in Louisiana

Markets across Louisiana ranked by the Groundwork market score for grocery and convenience stores, with competitor counts and household spending for each.

Listings: 4,530; 1,500 chain locations (33%)
Official establishments: 1,492; +8.6% since 2019
Household spending a year: $10.3B; On groceries
Listings per 10k households: 25.1; 34% above the U.S.
Spending per listing: $2.3M; 33% below the U.S.
Rank among states: #51 of 51; Market score 12 · Low

A site report maps the grocery and convenience stores on map listings around any address in Louisiana by name and distance, and the spending within reach.

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What this means

Map listings as of September 2026 show 4,530 grocery and convenience stores in Louisiana. Chain locations make up 33% of them, against 42% across the U.S. That comes to 25.1 for every 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 18.7.

At $5,704 per household (10% below the U.S. average), households in Louisiana spend about $10.3B a year on groceries. That works out to $2.3M per store, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M.

In 2023, official counts showed 1,492 businesses with payroll in Louisiana classed as grocery and convenience stores, up 8.6% from 2019. That is one for every 1,210 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. Across the U.S., the count rose 7.2% over the same years. Since fiscal 2022, 14 SBA-backed loans worth $10.5M have gone to businesses classed as grocery and convenience stores in Louisiana.

Among the 50 states and DC, Louisiana ranks #51 for grocery and convenience stores, with a Groundwork market score of 12 (low). Of the 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest (64). Of the 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest (58).

Every market in Louisiana for grocery and convenience stores

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Numbered by Groundwork market score among the markets based in Louisiana, highest first; the U.S. rank compares each market with every other of its kind. A metro area that crosses a state line is listed in each state it reaches, and numbered only in the state its page is under. How the score works.

Metro areas

Metro areas reaching Louisiana, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	64	189	18.0	$3.5M	+5.3%	#103 of 387
2Hammond, LA	32	140	26.9	$2.1M	+5.8%	#315 of 387
3Baton Rouge, LA	24	839	25.2	$2.4M	+2.1%	#349 of 387
4Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	23	320	20.4	$2.7M	−2.3%	#352 of 387
5Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	21	199	24.9	$2.3M	−3.5%	#359 of 387
6Lafayette, LA	21	476	29.0	$2M	+3.8%	#360 of 387
7New Orleans-Metairie, LA	17	864	21.7	$2.7M	−3.4%	#372 of 387
8Lake Charles, LA	16	239	26.0	$2.3M	−3.8%	#376 of 387
9Alexandria, LA	14	154	27.3	$2M	−2.5%	#380 of 387
10Monroe, LA	11	225	25.9	$2.1M	−1.9%	#385 of 387

Small-town markets

Small-town markets reaching Louisiana, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1DeRidder, LA	58	34	24.7	$2.4M	+0.2%	#206 of 538
2Ruston, LA	40	46	24.9	$2.1M	+0.1%	#381 of 538
3Natchitoches, LA	26	39	26.9	$2M	−3.5%	#473 of 538
Natchez, MS-LA	19	68	32.8	$1.6M	−0.9%	#499 of 538
4Bogalusa, LA	16	47	26.5	$2M	−0.9%	#510 of 538
5New Iberia, LA	16	75	28.0	$2M	−4.6%	#511 of 538
6Morgan City, LA	10	56	30.3	$1.8M	−5.3%	#528 of 538
7Opelousas, LA	9	111	34.5	$1.5M	−1.9%	#531 of 538
8Minden, LA	9	53	37.0	$1.4M	−5.2%	#532 of 538

Counties

Counties in Louisiana, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
1St. Tammany Parish, LA	73	189	18.0	$3.5M	+5.3%	#366 of 2,402
2Livingston Parish, LA	67	125	23.3	$2.6M	+8.5%	#546 of 2,402
3Bossier Parish, LA	65	86	16.9	$3.5M	+2.5%	#591 of 2,402
4Ascension Parish, LA	64	103	21.6	$3M	+6.4%	#645 of 2,402
5De Soto Parish, LA	54	21	20.0	$2.7M	+2.0%	#1,039 of 2,402
6East Feliciana Parish, LA	52	10	15.6	$3.8M	−2.8%	#1,102 of 2,402
7Beauregard Parish, LA	52	34	24.7	$2.4M	+0.2%	#1,141 of 2,402
8West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	50	30	27.3	$2.3M	+5.5%	#1,221 of 2,402
9Lafourche Parish, LA	47	82	21.7	$2.6M	−2.0%	#1,324 of 2,402
10Tangipahoa Parish, LA	45	140	26.9	$2.1M	+5.8%	#1,408 of 2,402
11Lafayette Parish, LA	44	279	27.7	$2.1M	+6.5%	#1,452 of 2,402
12Jefferson Parish, LA	43	358	20.2	$2.9M	−1.9%	#1,471 of 2,402
13Jackson Parish, LA	41	15	26.9	$1.9M	+5.6%	#1,569 of 2,402
14St. Charles Parish, LA	39	52	27.9	$2.2M	−3.7%	#1,642 of 2,402
15Vernon Parish, LA	39	47	25.7	$2.1M	−7.3%	#1,644 of 2,402
16Winn Parish, LA	39	15	31.3	$1.7M	+9.1%	#1,654 of 2,402
17Lincoln Parish, LA	38	46	24.9	$2.1M	+0.1%	#1,674 of 2,402
18Grant Parish, LA	37	20	26.9	$2.1M	−0.3%	#1,719 of 2,402
19West Feliciana Parish, LA	36	13	32.3	$1.9M	−0.7%	#1,759 of 2,402
20Calcasieu Parish, LA	34	189	24.2	$2.4M	−3.7%	#1,810 of 2,402
21Plaquemines Parish, LA	34	22	26.8	$2.3M	−5.3%	#1,816 of 2,402
22St. James Parish, LA	33	18	23.9	$2.5M	−5.9%	#1,855 of 2,402
23East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	33	454	25.6	$2.3M	+0.1%	#1,859 of 2,402
24St. Bernard Parish, LA	31	47	29.0	$1.9M	+4.1%	#1,928 of 2,402
25Caddo Parish, LA	30	213	22.2	$2.4M	−5.4%	#1,944 of 2,402

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Counties in Louisiana, ranked for grocery and convenience stores by Groundwork market score, continued
Market	Score	Listings	Per 10k households	Spending per listing	Population growth	U.S. rank
26Ouachita Parish, LA	30	150	24.4	$2.3M	−1.0%	#1,947 of 2,402
27Terrebonne Parish, LA	30	117	27.8	$2.1M	−4.8%	#1,952 of 2,402
28Orleans Parish, LA	28	331	21.2	$2.7M	−5.5%	#2,000 of 2,402
29St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	28	36	23.8	$2.4M	−5.9%	#2,002 of 2,402
30Rapides Parish, LA	28	134	27.4	$2M	−2.9%	#2,009 of 2,402
31Vermilion Parish, LA	28	61	28.0	$2M	+1.3%	#2,011 of 2,402
32Natchitoches Parish, LA	28	39	26.9	$2M	−3.5%	#2,012 of 2,402
33LaSalle Parish, LA	28	28	55.5	$1M	+2.2%	#2,034 of 2,402
34Union Parish, LA	27	26	30.6	$1.7M	−2.5%	#2,050 of 2,402
35Assumption Parish, LA	26	27	30.6	$1.8M	−5.9%	#2,079 of 2,402
36Allen Parish, LA	23	22	28.0	$1.9M	0.0%	#2,151 of 2,402
37Morehouse Parish, LA	22	23	23.5	$2.2M	−6.9%	#2,169 of 2,402
38Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	21	37	30.7	$1.8M	−2.4%	#2,199 of 2,402
39St. Martin Parish, LA	20	65	33.2	$1.7M	−1.0%	#2,218 of 2,402
40Claiborne Parish, LA	18	12	23.3	$2M	−5.3%	#2,243 of 2,402
41Washington Parish, LA	17	47	26.5	$2M	−0.9%	#2,264 of 2,402
42Iberia Parish, LA	17	75	28.0	$2M	−4.6%	#2,265 of 2,402
43Iberville Parish, LA	17	37	32.8	$1.7M	−1.6%	#2,268 of 2,402
44Richland Parish, LA	17	26	35.9	$1.5M	−2.2%	#2,271 of 2,402
45Sabine Parish, LA	17	31	35.3	$1.5M	−1.2%	#2,272 of 2,402
46Franklin Parish, LA	17	29	38.5	$1.4M	−3.6%	#2,276 of 2,402
47Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	16	28	33.6	$1.7M	−5.6%	#2,284 of 2,402
48St. Helena Parish, LA	15	12	28.7	$1.8M	−1.2%	#2,299 of 2,402
49Acadia Parish, LA	13	71	32.1	$1.6M	−0.8%	#2,324 of 2,402
50St. Mary Parish, LA	11	56	30.3	$1.8M	−5.3%	#2,345 of 2,402
51Webster Parish, LA	11	53	37.0	$1.4M	−5.2%	#2,353 of 2,402
52Bienville Parish, LA	11	26	46.8	$1M	−5.0%	#2,357 of 2,402
53St. Landry Parish, LA	9	111	34.5	$1.5M	−1.9%	#2,367 of 2,402
54Concordia Parish, LA	9	25	36.9	$1.4M	−4.0%	#2,369 of 2,402
55Evangeline Parish, LA	8	51	40.6	$1.3M	−1.0%	#2,378 of 2,402
56Avoyelles Parish, LA	6	56	38.8	$1.3M	−4.3%	#2,386 of 2,402
Madison Parish, LA	Not scored	11	36.0	$1.4M	−10.9%
Caldwell Parish, LA	Not scored	8	21.5	$2.5M	−2.8%
West Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	11	28.6	$1.9M	−5.5%
Catahoula Parish, LA	Not scored	10	31.2	$1.7M	−7.0%
Red River Parish, LA	Not scored	10	32.3	$1.6M	−5.5%
East Carroll Parish, LA	Not scored	10	38.2	$1.3M	−8.6%
Cameron Parish, LA	Not scored	13	64.4	$939K	−16.1%
Tensas Parish, LA	Not scored	7	44.4	$1.1M	−9.9%

Markets with fewer than 5 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, and counties under 10,000 people, aren’t scored; they’re listed last in each table.

Questions

How many grocery and convenience stores are in Louisiana?

There are 4,530 grocery and convenience stores on map listings in Louisiana as of September 2026. 1,500 of them (33%) are chain locations. The listings count grocery, convenience and specialty food stores. Official counts show 1,492 businesses with payroll classed as grocery and convenience stores in 2023, up 8.6% from 2019. Official counts list 957 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Louisiana spend on groceries?

About $10.3B a year, or $5,704 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 4,530 grocery and convenience stores on map listings, it comes to $2.3M per store. It is estimated from the incomes of the 1,804,780 households in Louisiana and national spending patterns by income.

How does Louisiana compare with the U.S. for grocery and convenience stores?

Louisiana has 25.1 grocery and convenience stores per 10,000 households, 34% above the U.S. rate of 18.7. Spending per store is $2.3M, 33% below the U.S. figure of $3.4M. At the national ratio of grocery and convenience stores to household spending, Louisiana would have about 3,039, against 4,530 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,210 households, against one for every 1,293 across the U.S. The official count rose 8.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +7.2% for the U.S.

Which market in Louisiana has the highest market score for grocery and convenience stores?

Among 10 scored metro areas in or partly in Louisiana, the Slidell-Mandeville-Covington metro area scores highest, at 64 (upper middle). Among 9 scored small-town markets in or partly in Louisiana, the DeRidder area scores highest, at 58 (upper middle). Among 56 scored counties in Louisiana, St. Tammany Parish scores highest, at 73 (upper middle). Scores compare each market with others of its kind across the U.S.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Louisiana scores 12 for grocery and convenience stores (low), #51 of the 50 states and DC.

How can I see the market around a specific site?

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