Claiborne Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 63.7 | 13,670 people · 27th most distressed in Louisiana
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Claiborne Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 63.7 — 580th 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 27th of 64 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Claiborne 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 85.8
Debt in Collections 85
Medical Debt 52
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 93
Housing Cost Burden 61.6
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 68
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 73
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 17
Homeownership Rate 69
Rent-to-Income Ratio 81
Employment & Wages 51.2
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 14
Business Formation Rate 50
Community Vulnerability 24.7
Uninsured Rate 11
Disability Rate 38

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Claiborne Parish compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Claiborne Parish
Claiborne Parish, LA 63.7 Elevated —
Bienville Parish, LA 67.5 Serious +3.8
Webster Parish, LA 66.6 Serious +3.0
Columbia County, AR 63.9 Elevated +0.2
Union Parish, LA 59.7 Elevated -3.9
Lincoln Parish, LA 59.6 Elevated -4.0
Union County, AR 58.4 Elevated -5.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Claiborne Parish
Clay County, AR 63.7 Elevated -0.0
Tazewell County, VA 63.7 Elevated -0.0
Jefferson Davis County, MS 63.7 Elevated +0.0
Scott County, VA 63.6 Elevated -0.0
Vernon Parish, LA 63.6 Elevated -0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Claiborne Parish, Louisiana?

    Claiborne Parish has a County Distress Index score of 63.7 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 580th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 27th in Louisiana out of 64 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Claiborne Parish?

    The primary driver of distress in Claiborne Parish is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 95.0 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Claiborne Parish compare to neighboring counties?

    Claiborne Parish (63.7) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Bienville Parish, LA (67.5); Webster Parish, LA (66.6); Columbia County, AR (63.9).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Claiborne Parish?

    Claiborne Parish, Louisiana has a population of approximately 13,670 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.