About one in five people in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, has a disability
In Pointe Coupee Parish, 20.1% of people reported a disability. That is higher than in 80% of U.S. counties.
More distressed than 84% of U.S. counties.
What drives Pointe Coupee Parish's score
In Pointe Coupee Parish, late payments on loans weigh most: the score for late payments on loans is 80.8. People with a car or retail loan behind: 10.4%, August 2025, higher than in 93% of U.S. counties. Jobs come next, at 73.3.
The County Distress Index looks at five parts of household money trouble in Pointe Coupee Parish: jobs, late payments on loans, income and the safety net, collections and bankruptcy, and housing costs. Each part is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score means worse off than other counties.
Pointe Coupee Parish does better than most counties on one measure: people without health insurance (7.1%, 2020 to 2024).
A longer bar means more trouble. See how the county score works.
- 80.8 of 100
Late payments
Biggest factorCredit records, August 2025; credit scores, second quarter of 2026
- People with a credit card behind8.5% · August 202588th percentile
- People with a car or retail loan behind10.4% · August 202593rd percentile
- People with a subprime credit score43.2% · second quarter of 202661st percentile
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- 73.3 of 100
Jobs
Unemployment through Sep 2026; adults not working, 2020–24 Census survey
- Unemployment rate, average over the latest year4.5% · Oct 2025 to Sep 202670th percentile
- Adults 25 to 54 not working25.5% · 2020 to 202476th percentile
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- 68.9 of 100
Income and safety net
Poverty and income, 2024; disability and insurance, 2020–24 Census survey
- People below the poverty line17.2% · 202476th percentile
- Children below the poverty line25.3% · 202482nd percentile
- People with a disability20.1% · 2020 to 202480th percentile
- People without health insurance7.1% · 2020 to 202443rd percentile
- Median household income (lower income, longer bar)$63,073 · 202461st percentile
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- 67.2 of 100
Collections and bankruptcy
Credit records, August 2025; bankruptcy filings, 2025
- People with unpaid debt sent to a collector31.5% · August 202578th percentile
- Bankruptcy filings per 100,000 people140 · 202556th percentile
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- 62.7 of 100
Housing costs
Renters, 2020–24 Census survey; HUD's fair market rents, fiscal year 2027
- Renters paying half their income or more in rent20.4% · 2020 to 202463rd percentile
- Rent on a two-bedroom as a share of the median income21.9% · fiscal year 202761st percentile
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Sources: Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents and Census income; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. County Distress Index by American Default Research, from data through Sep 2026.
Where the money in Pointe Coupee Parish comes from
Benefit checks are Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid paid on people's behalf, veterans' benefits, and food and income support, so a high share usually means an older population, low pay, or both. In Pointe Coupee Parish, 22.4% of residents are 65 or older (Census Bureau, 2024), against 17.2% nationally that year.
Cents of every dollar of income, 2024
Pointe Coupee Parish
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- Pay from work
- Investments and rent
- Benefit checks
In Pointe Coupee Parish, benefit checks' share of income has doubled since 1969, reaching 26.0% in 2024, but pay from work still brings in twice as much as benefit checks
In Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, benefit checks' share of income doubled from 1969 to 2024, reaching 26.0%; pay from work is plotted alongside. Every fifth year and 2024 are shown.
- Benefit checks
- Pay from work
The share of households in Pointe Coupee Parish getting SNAP food aid fell most sharply on the way to its 2023 low, from 13.9% in 2022 to 11.3% in 2023.
The share of households in Pointe Coupee Parish getting SNAP food aid was at its highest on the chart in 2012 and has since fallen to 12.0%
Low on the chart: 11.3% in 2023. Households getting SNAP, every year; each bar is a five-year survey estimate ending that year, so neighboring bars share most of their data, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
How Pointe Coupee Parish has changed
Pointe Coupee Parish's population had its largest rise, from 22,195 in 1974 to 24,053 in 1979.
Pointe Coupee Parish's population was at its highest on the chart in 1984 and has since fallen by about a fifth
High on the chart: 24,395 in 1984. Residents, yearly estimate, every fifth year and 2024, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
The jobs count covers work located in the county; the population count covers residents.
The number of jobs located in Pointe Coupee Parish rose 15% from 1990 to 2025, with most of the change between 1990 and 1995
High on the chart: 5,597 in 2000. Yearly average of jobs covered by unemployment insurance, every fifth year and 2025, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana.
| Measure | Then | Now |
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| Unemployment rateBLS LAUS | 1990 9.5% | 2025 4.9% |
| People below the poverty lineCensus SAIPE | 1989 27.7% | 2024 17.2% |
| Median household incomeCensus SAIPE | 1989 $19,602 | 2024 $63,073 |
The table uses 4.9% for 2025; the score uses 4.5% for the latest year (Oct 2025 to Sep 2026), both from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Figures are as each agency published them, not adjusted for prices.
Dated events in Pointe Coupee Parish's history
1719
European settlement established 1719, third oldest settlement in Louisiana. Wikipedia
1795
Settlement left uninhabited after slave rebellion 1795. Wikipedia
1900
The county's largest recorded population was the 1900 Census count of 25,777. The 2020 Census counted 20,758, 81% of the peak. Census Bureau
1957
A tornado in October 1957 killed one person. NOAA Storm Events Database
1980
A tornado in May 1980 killed one person. NOAA Storm Events Database
2008
Hurricane Gustav 2008 caused major damage to Pointe Coupee. Wikipedia
2016
A flash flood in August 2016 did $11.3 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
2016
A flood in August 2016 did $4.85 million in property damage. NOAA Storm Events Database
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Since 1965
47 federal disaster and emergency declarations have covered Pointe Coupee Parish, 12 of them for flooding. FEMA
Pointe Coupee Parish beside its neighbors
Of the seven counties that border Pointe Coupee Parish, three score higher. For the share of income from benefit checks, Pointe Coupee Parish ranks 6th of the eight; Concordia Parish is highest, at 40.9%.
| County | Score | Poverty | Benefit checks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Parish, LA | 99 | 27.7% | 40.9% |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | 97 | 25.0% | 35.9% |
| St. Landry Parish, LA | 96 | 24.5% | 36.3% |
| Pointe Coupee Parish, LA | 84 | 17.2% | 26.0% |
| Iberville Parish, LA | 80 | 21.5% | 26.8% |
| St. Martin Parish, LA | 77 | 16.7% | 29.2% |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 60 | 12.1% | 21.0% |
| West Feliciana Parish, LA | 52 | 23.3% | 20.9% |
Distress score: American Default Research, County Distress Index, data through Sep 2026; each county scored against all 3,144. Poverty rate: Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024. Benefit checks: Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. Neighbors share a border, from Census county maps.
Is Pointe Coupee Parish the poorest county in Louisiana?
No, Pointe Coupee Parish's poverty rate was 17.2% in 2024, 47th highest of 64 in Louisiana (U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). By that measure the poorest county in the state is East Carroll Parish, at 44.4%. On our distress index, which counts more than poverty, Pointe Coupee Parish ranks 40th of 64 in the state.
If you're behind on your mortgage in Pointe Coupee Parish
Housing counselors approved by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development work at nonprofit agencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau describes free foreclosure-avoidance counseling, including help with mortgage-company conversations and available options Source CFPB.
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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
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HUD-approved housing counselors
Our help directory lists 1,010 agencies approved for foreclosure counseling, by state.
The score, its 14 measures and their sources, in one file. Free to use with credit to American Default Research.
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Sources and method
- American Default Research · County Distress Index Data through Sep 2026, built from Urban Institute, Debt in America; Equifax via the St. Louis Fed; U.S. Courts, Table F-5A; Census Bureau, American Community Survey; HUD Fair Market Rents and Census income; Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates. The County Distress Index is American Default Research's own calculation; the Urban Institute does not produce or endorse it. Our methodology
- Urban Institute · Debt in America Breno Braga, Signe-Mary McKernan, Samantha Atherton, and Kassandra Martinchek, "Debt in America," last updated November 20, 2025, https://datacatalog.urban.org/dataset/debt-america-2025. Licensed under ODC-By 1.0.
- Rent on a two-bedroom and household income The rent share compares HUD fair market rent for fiscal year 2027 with Census Bureau median household income for 2024. The page calls this the typical household's income.
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Economic Accounts (CAINC4) · income shares Where the money in Pointe Coupee Parish comes from, 2024.
- History The agencies named in each row and the linked records above.