Cameron Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Normal · 38.1 | 4,768 people · 63rd most distressed in Louisiana

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Cameron Parish, LA falls within the normal range for household financial distress at 38.1 — 2476th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Debt & Delinquency, where debt and delinquency levels sit above the national average. Within Louisiana, it ranks 63rd of 64 counties. It scores lower than all 5 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Cameron Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 57.6 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 57.6
Debt in Collections 65
Medical Debt 89
Student Loan Delinquency 88
Auto Loan Delinquency 49
Credit Card Delinquency 5
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 50
Income & Poverty 40.0
Poverty Rate 52
Income vs. State Median 14
Child Poverty Rate 54
Housing Cost Burden 37.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 5
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 38
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 81
Homeownership Rate 5
Rent-to-Income Ratio 59
Employment & Wages 29.0
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 5
Business Formation Rate 27
Community Vulnerability 26.1
Uninsured Rate 5
Disability Rate 47

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Cameron Parish
Cameron Parish, LA 38.1 Normal
Jefferson County, TX 66.8 Serious +28.8
Orange County, TX 60.9 Elevated +22.8
Calcasieu Parish, LA 58.2 Elevated +20.1
Vermilion Parish, LA 53.6 Elevated +15.5
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA 49.6 Normal +11.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Cameron Parish
Calhoun County, IL 38.1 Normal +0.0
McCone County, MT 38.1 Normal +0.0
Burt County, NE 38.1 Normal +0.0
Union County, IN 38.0 Normal -0.1
Wayne County, NE 38.0 Normal -0.1

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