Morehouse Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 70.3 | 23,955 people · 8th most distressed in Louisiana

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Morehouse Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 70.3 — 200th 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 8th of 64 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 6 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Morehouse Parish's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 98.6 — worse than roughly 99% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 98.6
Poverty Rate 99
Income vs. State Median 98
Child Poverty Rate 99
Debt & Delinquency 92.5
Debt in Collections 89
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 99
Auto Loan Delinquency 91
Credit Card Delinquency 93
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 99
Housing Cost Burden 70.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 81
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 90
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 10
Homeownership Rate 81
Rent-to-Income Ratio 88
Community Vulnerability 47.9
Uninsured Rate 31
Disability Rate 65
Employment & Wages 42.5
Unemployment Rate 89
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 26
Business Formation Rate 13

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Morehouse Parish
Morehouse Parish, LA 70.3 Serious
Chicot County, AR 72.6 Serious +2.4
Ashley County, AR 68.8 Serious -1.5
Richland Parish, LA 67.4 Serious -2.9
Ouachita Parish, LA 64.2 Elevated -6.1
Union Parish, LA 59.7 Elevated -10.5
Union County, AR 58.4 Elevated -11.9
West Carroll Parish, LA 56.5 Elevated -13.7

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Morehouse Parish
Val Verde County, TX 70.3 Serious -0.0
St. Helena Parish, LA 70.3 Serious +0.0
Emanuel County, GA 70.3 Serious +0.0
McDuffie County, GA 70.3 Serious +0.0
Morris County, TX 70.3 Serious +0.1

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