Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 53.0 | 95,056 people · 49th most distressed in Louisiana

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Lafourche Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 53.0 — 1374th 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 49th of 64 counties. Among its 6 neighboring counties, 4 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Lafourche Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 68.0 — above the national median.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 68.0
Debt in Collections 60
Medical Debt 79
Student Loan Delinquency 88
Auto Loan Delinquency 76
Credit Card Delinquency 47
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 57
Income & Poverty 63.0
Poverty Rate 84
Income vs. State Median 24
Child Poverty Rate 81
Housing Cost Burden 52.4
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 66
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 27
Rent-to-Income Ratio 58
Community Vulnerability 46.8
Uninsured Rate 36
Disability Rate 58
Employment & Wages 34.7
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 7
Business Formation Rate 56

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Lafourche Parish
Lafourche Parish, LA 53.0 Elevated
Jefferson Parish, LA 62.6 Elevated +9.6
Assumption Parish, LA 60.0 Elevated +7.0
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 55.9 Elevated +2.9
Terrebonne Parish, LA 54.0 Elevated +1.1
St. Charles Parish, LA 45.6 Normal -7.4
St. James Parish, LA 43.0 Normal -9.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Lafourche Parish
Okaloosa County, FL 53.0 Elevated 0.0
Walton County, GA 52.9 Elevated -0.1
Houston County, GA 52.8 Elevated -0.1
Sevier County, TN 52.8 Elevated -0.1
Bastrop County, TX 53.1 Elevated +0.1

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