Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 58.2 | 203,761 people · 41st most distressed in Louisiana

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Calcasieu Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 58.2 — 974th 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 41st of 64 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 3 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Calcasieu Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 86.9 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 86.9
Debt in Collections 92
Medical Debt 99
Student Loan Delinquency 92
Auto Loan Delinquency 78
Credit Card Delinquency 84
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 76
Housing Cost Burden 63.7
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 79
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 91
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 22
Homeownership Rate 61
Rent-to-Income Ratio 66
Income & Poverty 57.7
Poverty Rate 76
Income vs. State Median 17
Child Poverty Rate 80
Employment & Wages 42.8
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 37
Business Formation Rate 28
Community Vulnerability 39.8
Uninsured Rate 46
Disability Rate 33

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Calcasieu Parish compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish, LA 58.2 Elevated
Newton County, TX 65.8 Serious +7.7
Orange County, TX 60.9 Elevated +2.7
Beauregard Parish, LA 51.4 Elevated -6.8
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA 49.6 Normal -8.5
Cameron Parish, LA 38.1 Normal -20.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Calcasieu Parish
Walker County, AL 58.2 Elevated +0.0
Onslow County, NC 58.3 Elevated +0.1
Lackawanna County, PA 58.3 Elevated +0.1
Rockingham County, NC 58.1 Elevated -0.1
Vermilion County, IL 58.1 Elevated -0.1

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