Grant Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 57.6 | 21,911 people · 42nd most distressed in Louisiana

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Grant Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 57.6 — 1022nd 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 42nd of 64 counties. Among its 4 neighboring counties, 3 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Grant Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 80.8 — worse than roughly 81% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 80.8
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 60
Student Loan Delinquency 99
Auto Loan Delinquency 79
Credit Card Delinquency 80
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Community Vulnerability 68.9
Uninsured Rate 61
Disability Rate 76
Income & Poverty 65.2
Poverty Rate 87
Income vs. State Median 28
Child Poverty Rate 81
Employment & Wages 49.0
Unemployment Rate 55
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 16
Business Formation Rate 75
Housing Cost Burden 24.3
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 50
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 12
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 7
Homeownership Rate 10
Rent-to-Income Ratio 43

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Grant Parish compares to its 4 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Grant Parish
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated
Natchitoches Parish, LA 68.8 Serious +11.2
Rapides Parish, LA 66.4 Serious +8.8
Winn Parish, LA 62.5 Elevated +4.8
LaSalle Parish, LA 49.1 Normal -8.5

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Grant Parish
Knox County, IL 57.6 Elevated +0.0
Titus County, TX 57.6 Elevated -0.0
Green County, KY 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Pulaski County, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.0
Page County, VA 57.7 Elevated +0.0

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