Louisiana County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 64 counties in Louisiana, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 67.9. 40counties are in Serious or Crisis.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Louisiana Snapshot
64 Counties Scored
67.9 Mean Score
69.3 Median Score
82.9 East Carroll Parish Most Distressed
40.0 Cameron Parish Least Distressed
6 Crisis 34 Serious 22 Elevated 2 Normal
Zone Distribution Louisiana County Map
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All 64 Louisiana counties colored by distress zone. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
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Score Distribution
How Louisiana's 64 county scores are distributed across the 0–100 scale.
All Louisiana Counties
64 counties ranked by distress score. Click column headers to sort.
| State Rank | Nat'l Rank | County | Score | Zone | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 | East Carroll Parish | 82.9 | Crisis | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 2 | 36 | Caddo Parish | 82.6 | Crisis | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 3 | 41 | Morehouse Parish | 82.1 | Crisis | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 4 | 56 | St. Bernard Parish | 80.4 | Crisis | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 5 | 57 | Webster Parish | 80.3 | Crisis | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 6 | 59 | Concordia Parish | 80.2 | Crisis | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 7 | 92 | Catahoula Parish | 78.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 8 | 99 | Orleans Parish | 78.2 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 9 | 102 | Madison Parish | 78.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 10 | 109 | Tangipahoa Parish | 77.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 11 | 111 | Avoyelles Parish | 77.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 12 | 113 | Natchitoches Parish | 77.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 13 | 116 | Ouachita Parish | 77.5 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 14 | 144 | Rapides Parish | 76.5 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 15 | 155 | St. Landry Parish | 76.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 16 | 186 | Washington Parish | 75.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 17 | 190 | Claiborne Parish | 74.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 18 | 256 | Caldwell Parish | 73.3 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 19 | 270 | Richland Parish | 72.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 20 | 272 | Iberia Parish | 72.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 21 | 276 | Allen Parish | 72.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 22 | 280 | Calcasieu Parish | 72.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 23 | 286 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 72.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 24 | 313 | St. Mary Parish | 72.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 25 | 326 | Lincoln Parish | 71.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 26 | 329 | Bienville Parish | 71.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 27 | 340 | Tensas Parish | 71.2 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 28 | 352 | Jefferson Parish | 70.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 29 | 387 | Acadia Parish | 70.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 30 | 389 | St. Helena Parish | 70.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 31 | 398 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 69.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 32 | 416 | Evangeline Parish | 69.4 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 33 | 435 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 69.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 34 | 471 | St. Martin Parish | 68.3 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 35 | 492 | Franklin Parish | 68.0 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 36 | 522 | Assumption Parish | 67.5 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 37 | 544 | De Soto Parish | 67.1 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 38 | 561 | Bossier Parish | 66.8 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 39 | 569 | Terrebonne Parish | 66.7 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 40 | 610 | Red River Parish | 65.6 | Serious | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 41 | 650 | Vernon Parish | 64.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 42 | 697 | Winn Parish | 64.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 43 | 713 | Sabine Parish | 63.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 44 | 812 | Lafayette Parish | 62.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 45 | 844 | Vermilion Parish | 61.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 46 | 847 | Jackson Parish | 61.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 47 | 851 | Union Parish | 61.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 48 | 865 | Livingston Parish | 61.3 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 49 | 899 | Grant Parish | 60.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 50 | 941 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 60.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 51 | 944 | St. Charles Parish | 60.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 52 | 959 | LaSalle Parish | 59.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 53 | 1,005 | St. Tammany Parish | 59.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 54 | 1,019 | Lafourche Parish | 59.0 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 55 | 1,029 | Iberville Parish | 58.9 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 56 | 1,042 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 58.5 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 57 | 1,132 | West Feliciana Parish | 57.4 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 58 | 1,159 | Plaquemines Parish | 56.8 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 59 | 1,189 | St. James Parish | 56.2 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 60 | 1,195 | Beauregard Parish | 56.1 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 61 | 1,362 | West Carroll Parish | 53.7 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 62 | 1,472 | Ascension Parish | 51.6 | Elevated | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 63 | 1,630 | East Feliciana Parish | 49.2 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
| 64 | 2,191 | Cameron Parish | 40.0 | Normal | Consumer Credit Distress |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using PCA-weighted percentile-rank scoring across five statistically derived dimensions: Consumer Credit Distress, Housing Cost Burden, Structural Poverty, Economic Vitality, and Legal Distress. A score of 50 means the county falls at the national median. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
Crisis (≥80) — Among the most distressed counties in the country
Serious (65–80) — More distressed than roughly 80% of counties
Elevated (50–65) — More distressed than roughly half of counties
Normal (35–50) — Near the national median
Healthy (<35) — Less distressed than most counties