Bossier Parish, Louisiana
More than double the national median for bankruptcy filing rate — and 39.6× the rate of the healthiest U.S. county (Glacier County, MT — 7).
Main Findings
Bossier Parish, Louisiana ranks 921st most distressed in the United States on the County Distress Index. The driver: a bankruptcy filing rate of 289 — more than double the national median of 126. Its highest-scoring domain is Default & Legal.
- 921st of 3,144 counties on the County Distress Index — 62.2 · moderate-high county distress, 54th in Louisiana.
- A bankruptcy filing rate of 289 (U.S. median 126). Bankruptcy filing rate at the 90th percentile nationally. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, F-5A (2025).
- Subprime credit share at 32% — national median 23%, ranked at the 79th percentile. Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Equifax (2025).
- Unemployment at 4% — national median 4%, ranked at the 60th percentile. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (May 2026).
- Severe rent burden (50%+) at 23% — national median 18%, ranked at the 81st percentile. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2023).
Bossier Parish has a moderate-high county distress score. The domain mix shows whether pressure is concentrated or spread across the profile.
The CDI gives this county a moderate-high county distress label. The domain table shows whether the score comes from debt, labor, safety-net pressure, or a mix. Its highest-scoring domain is Default & Legal.
Indicator History
Period-correct raw indicators from the county-history panel. The CDI composite is excluded because it is a current cross-sectional score.
Unemployment rate
Poverty rate
Transfer income share
Subprime credit population
The Indicators Behind Bossier Parish's CDI Score
Every number traces to a public source. Bossier Parish's value shown alongside LA's median and the U.S. median. Full CSV available for download.
| Indicator | Bossier Parish | LA median | U.S. median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinquency — domain score 67 · Rank 979 of 3,144 | |||||
| Auto loan delinquency Share of auto loan accounts 60+ days past due | 7% | 8% | 5% | 71st | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Credit card delinquency Share of credit card accounts 60+ days past due | 6% | 8% | 5% | 51st | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Subprime credit share Share of residents with a credit score below 660 | 32% | 35% | 23% | 79th | Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Equifax (2025) |
| Default & Legal — domain score 83 · Rank 305 of 3,144 | |||||
| Debt in collections Share of residents with a credit file who have debt in collections | 31% | 34% | 23% | 77th | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Bankruptcy filing rate Personal bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents | 289 | 225 | 126 | 90th | Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, F-5A (2025) |
| Debt Burden (housing basis) — domain score 53 · Rank 1,395 of 3,144 | |||||
| Rent-to-income ratio Fair Market Rent (2BR) as share of median household income | 19% | 22% | 21% | 26th | HUD FMR (FY2026); U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2023) |
| Severe rent burden (50%+) Share of renter households paying 50%+ of income on rent | 23% | 21% | 18% | 81st | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2023) |
| Labor — domain score 60 · Rank 1,197 of 3,144 | |||||
| Unemployment Share of labor force unemployed | 4% | 5% | 4% | 60th | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (May 2026) |
| Safety Net & Buffer — domain score 47 · Rank 1,683 of 3,144 | |||||
| Child poverty rate Share of children under 18 below the federal poverty line | 19% | 28% | 18% | 56th | U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2023) |
| Disability rate Share of residents reporting a disability | 14% | 17% | 16% | 35th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2023) |
| Poverty rate Share of population below the federal poverty line | 14% | 20% | 14% | 52nd | U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2023) |
| Uninsured rate Share of residents without health insurance coverage | 10% | 8% | 8% | 63rd | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2023) |
Five-Domain Breakdown
The CDI is an equal-weight composite of five family-v1 distress domains. Each domain contributes 20% of the county score.
Methodology
The County Distress Index is a 0–100 composite score of household financial distress, computed for all 3,144 U.S. counties. Higher scores indicate greater distress. The index is built from five equal-weighted domains: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Each domain is the mean of distress-oriented indicator percentiles; the CDI score is the equal-weight mean of those domain scores.
Data sources include the Urban Institute Debt in America (Equifax consumer credit panel), FRED/Equifax (subprime credit share), U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates), Bureau of Labor Statistics (Local Area Unemployment Statistics), U.S. Courts Administrative Office (F-5A bankruptcy filings), and HUD Fair Market Rents. Data vintages range from 2022 to 2026 depending on source; full indicator-level vintage detail is in the methodology document.
For Press & Research
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BENTON, La. — Bossier Parish ranks 921st among the nation's most financially distressed counties, according to the County Distress Index released this month by American Default Research.
The composite score of 62.2 out of 100 gives Bossier Parish a moderate-high county distress label. Among 3,144 U.S. counties scored, 920 counties rank more distressed. Within Louisiana, Bossier Parish ranks 54th of 64 parishes.
The index, which draws on 13 source indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute and federal court filings, identifies default & legal as the primary driver in Bossier Parish. A bankruptcy filing rate of 289 — more than double the national median of 126.
American Default Research founder Ross Kilburn is available for interview at press@americandefault.org.
Full methodology and county-by-county data are available at americandefault.org/methodology/cdi.
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