Louisiana County Distress Index
Financial distress scores for all 64 counties in Louisiana, scored 0–100 across five domains. Mean score: 73.5. 43 counties score high, very high, or extreme.
Data: Census, BLS, Urban Institute, HUD, US Courts | Scores as of 2026-03-26
Louisiana Snapshot
64 Counties Scored
73.5 Mean Score
75.5 Median Score
90.9 East Carroll Parish Most Distressed
48.0 West Feliciana Parish Least Distressed
1 extreme county distress18 very high county distress24 high county distress15 moderate-high county distress3 moderate county distress3 moderate-low county distress
Score Label Distribution Louisiana County Map
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Low county distress Moderate-low county distress Moderate county distress High county distress Extreme county distress
All 64 Louisiana counties colored by county distress score range. Hover for details; click released counties for full reports.
Most & Least Distressed
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Least Distressed
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 | Score Label | Primary Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | East Carroll Parish | 90.9 | extreme county distress | Labor |
| 2 | 17 | Morehouse Parish | 89.8 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 3 | 24 | Concordia Parish | 87.8 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 4 | 30 | Madison Parish | 86.6 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 5 | 32 | Caddo Parish | 86.4 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 6 | 37 | St. Bernard Parish | 85.9 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 7 | 40 | Natchitoches Parish | 85.6 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 8 | 58 | Claiborne Parish | 84.5 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 9 | 62 | Webster Parish | 84.4 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 10 | 63 | Orleans Parish | 84.3 | very high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 11 | 66 | Catahoula Parish | 84.2 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 12 | 72 | Tensas Parish | 83.7 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 13 | 79 | Bienville Parish | 83.5 | very high county distress | Labor |
| 14 | 98 | St. Helena Parish | 82.2 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 15 | 100 | Tangipahoa Parish | 82.1 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 16 | 101 | Avoyelles Parish | 82.1 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 17 | 110 | St. Landry Parish | 81.7 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 18 | 123 | Richland Parish | 81.0 | very high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 19 | 142 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 80.2 | very high county distress | Delinquency |
| 20 | 152 | Ouachita Parish | 79.8 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 21 | 155 | Caldwell Parish | 79.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 22 | 162 | Franklin Parish | 79.3 | high county distress | Labor |
| 23 | 191 | Washington Parish | 78.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 24 | 193 | Allen Parish | 78.1 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 25 | 195 | Iberia Parish | 78.0 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 26 | 222 | St. Mary Parish | 77.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 27 | 232 | Rapides Parish | 76.9 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 28 | 236 | De Soto Parish | 76.8 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 29 | 249 | Red River Parish | 76.3 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 30 | 254 | Lincoln Parish | 76.2 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 31 | 259 | Winn Parish | 76.0 | high county distress | Labor |
| 32 | 268 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 75.8 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 33 | 290 | Calcasieu Parish | 75.3 | high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 34 | 311 | Assumption Parish | 74.9 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 35 | 314 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 74.8 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 36 | 332 | Acadia Parish | 74.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 37 | 335 | Jefferson Parish | 74.2 | high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 38 | 364 | Sabine Parish | 73.4 | high county distress | Labor |
| 39 | 371 | St. Martin Parish | 73.2 | high county distress | Delinquency |
| 40 | 394 | Union Parish | 72.5 | high county distress | Labor |
| 41 | 422 | Evangeline Parish | 71.7 | high county distress | Safety Net & Buffer |
| 42 | 481 | Vernon Parish | 70.2 | high county distress | Labor |
| 43 | 485 | Jackson Parish | 70.2 | high county distress | Labor |
| 44 | 540 | Terrebonne Parish | 69.1 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 45 | 552 | Iberville Parish | 69.0 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 46 | 628 | West Carroll Parish | 67.7 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 47 | 657 | Grant Parish | 67.2 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 48 | 687 | St. James Parish | 66.6 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 49 | 730 | Lafourche Parish | 65.5 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 50 | 871 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 63.0 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 51 | 902 | Vermilion Parish | 62.5 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 52 | 910 | Plaquemines Parish | 62.4 | moderate-high county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
| 53 | 912 | St. Charles Parish | 62.3 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 54 | 921 | Bossier Parish | 62.2 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 55 | 952 | Beauregard Parish | 61.7 | moderate-high county distress | Default & Legal |
| 56 | 963 | LaSalle Parish | 61.4 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 57 | 1,044 | Livingston Parish | 60.1 | moderate-high county distress | Delinquency |
| 58 | 1,046 | East Feliciana Parish | 60.1 | moderate-high county distress | Labor |
| 59 | 1,055 | Lafayette Parish | 59.9 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 60 | 1,062 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 59.6 | moderate county distress | Labor |
| 61 | 1,080 | St. Tammany Parish | 59.2 | moderate county distress | Default & Legal |
| 62 | 1,614 | Cameron Parish | 49.4 | moderate-low county distress | Labor |
| 63 | 1,631 | Ascension Parish | 49.2 | moderate-low county distress | Delinquency |
| 64 | 1,698 | West Feliciana Parish | 48.0 | moderate-low county distress | Debt Burden (housing basis) |
How County Scores Work
Each county is scored 0–100 using five equal-weighted domains. Each domain averages its member indicators' county ranks, and the composite is the mean of those domain scores. Higher scores indicate greater household financial distress.
extreme county distress — 1 Louisiana county
very high county distress — 18 Louisiana counties
high county distress — 24 Louisiana counties
moderate-high county distress — 15 Louisiana counties
moderate county distress — 3 Louisiana counties
moderate-low county distress — 3 Louisiana counties
low-moderate county distress — 0 Louisiana counties
low county distress — 0 Louisiana counties
very low county distress — 0 Louisiana counties
exceptionally low county distress — 0 Louisiana counties