Bienville Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.5 | 12,366 people · 15th most distressed in Louisiana

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Bienville Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.5 — 340th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Louisiana, it ranks 15th of 64 counties. Among its 8 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Bienville Parish's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 95.0 — worse than roughly 95% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 95.0
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 95
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 86.5
Debt in Collections 93
Medical Debt 73
Student Loan Delinquency 90
Auto Loan Delinquency 85
Credit Card Delinquency 86
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 92
Community Vulnerability 69.0
Uninsured Rate 56
Disability Rate 82
Housing Cost Burden 47.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 37
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 34
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 19
Homeownership Rate 68
Rent-to-Income Ratio 81
Employment & Wages 39.2
Unemployment Rate 83
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 6
Business Formation Rate 28

Scores are percentile-based: 50 = national median, higher = more distressed. The median line is shown on each bar.

Neighbors and Peers

How Bienville Parish compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Bienville Parish
Bienville Parish, LA 67.5 Serious
Natchitoches Parish, LA 68.8 Serious +1.3
Webster Parish, LA 66.6 Serious -0.9
Red River Parish, LA 64.6 Elevated -2.9
Claiborne Parish, LA 63.7 Elevated -3.8
Winn Parish, LA 62.5 Elevated -5.0
Jackson Parish, LA 60.7 Elevated -6.8
Lincoln Parish, LA 59.6 Elevated -7.9
Bossier Parish, LA 54.8 Elevated -12.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Bienville Parish
Toombs County, GA 67.5 Serious -0.0
Camp County, TX 67.5 Serious -0.0
Evangeline Parish, LA 67.5 Serious +0.0
Marion County, SC 67.4 Serious -0.1
Madison County, FL 67.6 Serious +0.1

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