Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.8 | 36,291 people · 9th most distressed in Louisiana

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Natchitoches Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.8 — 268th 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 9th of 64 counties. It scores higher than all 8 of its neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Natchitoches 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 95
Income vs. State Median 75
Child Poverty Rate 90
Debt & Delinquency 80.2
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 46
Student Loan Delinquency 78
Auto Loan Delinquency 93
Credit Card Delinquency 87
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 90
Housing Cost Burden 69.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 78
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 93
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 16
Homeownership Rate 90
Rent-to-Income Ratio 70
Employment & Wages 57.1
Unemployment Rate 85
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 42
Business Formation Rate 45
Community Vulnerability 51.2
Uninsured Rate 43
Disability Rate 60

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Natchitoches Parish compares to its 8 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches Parish, LA 68.8 Serious
Bienville Parish, LA 67.5 Serious -1.3
Rapides Parish, LA 66.4 Serious -2.4
Red River Parish, LA 64.6 Elevated -4.2
Vernon Parish, LA 63.6 Elevated -5.2
Winn Parish, LA 62.5 Elevated -6.4
Sabine Parish, LA 58.7 Elevated -10.1
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated -11.2
De Soto Parish, LA 56.0 Elevated -12.8

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Natchitoches Parish
Ashley County, AR 68.8 Serious 0.0
Hendry County, FL 68.8 Serious -0.0
Socorro County, NM 68.8 Serious +0.0
Nolan County, TX 68.9 Serious +0.0
Early County, GA 68.8 Serious -0.1

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