Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 67.5 | 31,754 people · 14th most distressed in Louisiana
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Evangeline Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 67.5 — 337th 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 14th of 64 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 5 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Evangeline Parish's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 86.5 — worse than roughly 87% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 86.5
Poverty Rate 91
Income vs. State Median 80
Child Poverty Rate 88
Community Vulnerability 69.7
Uninsured Rate 54
Disability Rate 86
Debt & Delinquency 65.8
Debt in Collections 80
Medical Debt 68
Student Loan Delinquency 61
Auto Loan Delinquency 64
Credit Card Delinquency 60
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 58.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 85
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 62
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 3
Homeownership Rate 85
Rent-to-Income Ratio 56
Employment & Wages 57.6
Unemployment Rate 64
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 30
Business Formation Rate 79

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Evangeline Parish
Evangeline Parish, LA 67.5 Serious —
Avoyelles Parish, LA 73.3 Serious +5.8
Rapides Parish, LA 66.4 Serious -1.1
Allen Parish, LA 66.2 Serious -1.4
Acadia Parish, LA 66.1 Serious -1.5
St. Landry Parish, LA 65.4 Serious -2.2
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA 49.6 Normal -17.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Evangeline Parish
Madison County, FL 67.6 Serious +0.0
Pike County, OH 67.6 Serious +0.0
Bienville Parish, LA 67.5 Serious -0.0
Toombs County, GA 67.5 Serious -0.1
Carroll County, TN 67.6 Serious +0.1

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Acadiana Legal Service Corporation 1-800-256-1175
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Corporation (504) 529-1000

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

    Evangeline Parish has a County Distress Index score of 67.5 out of 100, placing it in the Serious zone. It ranks 337th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 14th in Louisiana out of 64 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Evangeline Parish?

    The primary driver of distress in Evangeline Parish is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 86.5 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Evangeline Parish compare to neighboring counties?

    Evangeline Parish (67.5) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Avoyelles Parish, LA (73.3); Rapides Parish, LA (66.4); Allen Parish, LA (66.2).

  • 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 Evangeline Parish?

    Evangeline Parish, Louisiana has a population of approximately 31,754 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.