Rapides Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.4 | 126,260 people · 19th most distressed in Louisiana

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Rapides Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.4 — 414th 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 19th of 64 counties. Among its 7 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Rapides Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 84.8 — worse than roughly 85% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 84.8
Debt in Collections 88
Medical Debt 85
Student Loan Delinquency 92
Auto Loan Delinquency 85
Credit Card Delinquency 69
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 91
Housing Cost Burden 74.9
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 84
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 88
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 54
Homeownership Rate 84
Rent-to-Income Ratio 65
Income & Poverty 73.5
Poverty Rate 85
Income vs. State Median 53
Child Poverty Rate 82
Community Vulnerability 64.2
Uninsured Rate 57
Disability Rate 71
Employment & Wages 34.5
Unemployment Rate 45
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 31
Business Formation Rate 27

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

Neighbors and Peers

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

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Rapides Parish
Rapides Parish, LA 66.4 Serious
Avoyelles Parish, LA 73.3 Serious +6.9
Natchitoches Parish, LA 68.8 Serious +2.4
Evangeline Parish, LA 67.5 Serious +1.1
Allen Parish, LA 66.2 Serious -0.3
Vernon Parish, LA 63.6 Elevated -2.8
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated -8.8
LaSalle Parish, LA 49.1 Normal -17.3

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Rapides Parish
Troup County, GA 66.3 Serious -0.1
Bulloch County, GA 66.6 Serious +0.2
Jefferson County, AR 66.6 Serious +0.2
Fayette County, PA 66.2 Serious -0.2
Hernando County, FL 66.2 Serious -0.3

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