Caddo Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.7 | 226,386 people · 5th most distressed in Louisiana

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Caddo Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.7 — 182nd nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where residents carry heavy debt burdens with elevated delinquency and collections rates. Within Louisiana, it ranks 5th 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. Caddo Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 93.0 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 93.0
Debt in Collections 94
Medical Debt 88
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 92
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 95
Housing Cost Burden 85.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 88
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 97
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 62
Homeownership Rate 92
Rent-to-Income Ratio 86
Income & Poverty 82.1
Poverty Rate 92
Income vs. State Median 61
Child Poverty Rate 93
Community Vulnerability 59.6
Uninsured Rate 46
Disability Rate 73
Employment & Wages 33.5
Unemployment Rate 61
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 31
Business Formation Rate 8

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Caddo Parish
Caddo Parish, LA 70.7 Serious
Marion County, TX 71.7 Serious +1.0
Miller County, AR 70.2 Serious -0.5
Cass County, TX 66.8 Serious -3.8
Red River Parish, LA 64.6 Elevated -6.1
Harrison County, TX 63.7 Elevated -7.0
De Soto Parish, LA 56.0 Elevated -14.7
Panola County, TX 55.8 Elevated -14.9
Bossier Parish, LA 54.8 Elevated -15.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Caddo Parish
Butte County, CA 70.7 Serious +0.0
Columbia County, FL 70.7 Serious +0.0
Comanche County, OK 70.7 Serious +0.1
Portsmouth city, VA 70.7 Serious +0.1
Polk County, TX 70.8 Serious +0.2

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