Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 54.0 | 103,616 people · 47th most distressed in Louisiana

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Terrebonne Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 54.0 — 1284th 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 47th of 64 counties. Among its 3 neighboring counties, 2 show more distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Terrebonne Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 79.0 — worse than roughly 79% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 79.0
Debt in Collections 78
Medical Debt 84
Student Loan Delinquency 68
Auto Loan Delinquency 82
Credit Card Delinquency 80
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 81
Community Vulnerability 53.0
Uninsured Rate 46
Disability Rate 60
Income & Poverty 52.4
Poverty Rate 68
Income vs. State Median 19
Child Poverty Rate 70
Housing Cost Burden 52.1
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 59
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 71
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 26
Homeownership Rate 54
Rent-to-Income Ratio 51
Employment & Wages 33.6
Unemployment Rate 41
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 15
Business Formation Rate 45

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Terrebonne Parish compares to its 3 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Terrebonne Parish
Terrebonne Parish, LA 54.0 Elevated
St. Mary Parish, LA 62.0 Elevated +8.0
Assumption Parish, LA 60.0 Elevated +5.9
Lafourche Parish, LA 53.0 Elevated -1.1

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Terrebonne Parish
Yavapai County, AZ 54.0 Elevated 0.0
Coffee County, TN 54.0 Elevated -0.0
Vanderburgh County, IN 54.0 Elevated -0.1
Blair County, PA 54.0 Elevated -0.1
Barrow County, GA 54.0 Elevated -0.1

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