Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 68.5 | 138,064 people · 11th most distressed in Louisiana

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Tangipahoa Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 68.5 — 288th 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 11th of 64 counties. Among its 9 neighboring counties, 7 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Tangipahoa Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 80.1 — worse than roughly 80% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 80.1
Debt in Collections 87
Medical Debt 69
Student Loan Delinquency 82
Auto Loan Delinquency 83
Credit Card Delinquency 88
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 71
Housing Cost Burden 76.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 87
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 95
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 62
Homeownership Rate 64
Rent-to-Income Ratio 72
Income & Poverty 68.3
Poverty Rate 82
Income vs. State Median 39
Child Poverty Rate 83
Community Vulnerability 62.7
Uninsured Rate 42
Disability Rate 83
Employment & Wages 55.4
Unemployment Rate 76
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 72
Business Formation Rate 18

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Tangipahoa Parish compares to its 9 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Tangipahoa Parish
Tangipahoa Parish, LA 68.5 Serious
St. Helena Parish, LA 70.3 Serious +1.8
Pike County, MS 69.7 Serious +1.2
Washington Parish, LA 68.5 Serious -0.0
Amite County, MS 64.7 Elevated -3.8
Jefferson Parish, LA 62.6 Elevated -5.9
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 55.9 Elevated -12.6
Livingston Parish, LA 48.8 Normal -19.7
St. Tammany Parish, LA 48.5 Normal -20.0
St. Charles Parish, LA 45.6 Normal -22.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Tangipahoa Parish
Scioto County, OH 68.5 Serious +0.0
Chaves County, NM 68.5 Serious +0.1
Floyd County, GA 68.4 Serious -0.1
Norfolk city, VA 68.6 Serious +0.1
Ashtabula County, OH 68.6 Serious +0.1

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