Concordia Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 72.8 | 17,688 people · 4th most distressed in Louisiana

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Concordia Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 72.8 — 106th 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 4th of 64 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Concordia Parish's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 93.1 — worse than roughly 93% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 93.1
Poverty Rate 95
Income vs. State Median 89
Child Poverty Rate 95
Debt & Delinquency 92.7
Debt in Collections 95
Medical Debt 95
Student Loan Delinquency 95
Auto Loan Delinquency 95
Credit Card Delinquency 95
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 81
Community Vulnerability 74.4
Uninsured Rate 61
Disability Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 60.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 70
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 80
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 13
Homeownership Rate 69
Rent-to-Income Ratio 68
Employment & Wages 43.9
Unemployment Rate 90
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 19
Business Formation Rate 23

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Concordia Parish compares to its 7 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Concordia Parish
Concordia Parish, LA 72.8 Serious
Wilkinson County, MS 78.2 Serious +5.4
Avoyelles Parish, LA 73.3 Serious +0.5
Catahoula Parish, LA 70.4 Serious -2.4
Tensas Parish, LA 68.8 Serious -4.1
Adams County, MS 68.0 Serious -4.8
Pointe Coupee Parish, LA 65.0 Serious -7.8
West Feliciana Parish, LA 45.2 Normal -27.6

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Concordia Parish
Dillon County, SC 72.8 Serious -0.0
McCreary County, KY 72.9 Serious +0.1
Martinsville city, VA 72.8 Serious -0.1
Jackson County, FL 73.0 Serious +0.1
Le Flore County, OK 72.5 Serious -0.3

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