Webster Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Serious · 66.6 | 35,238 people · 17th most distressed in Louisiana

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Webster Parish, LA shows significant household financial distress with a score of 66.6 — 398th 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 17th of 64 counties. Among its 5 neighboring counties, 4 show less distress.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Webster Parish's primary driver is Debt & Delinquency at 89.3 — worse than roughly 89% of U.S. counties.

Debt & Delinquency Primary driver 89.3
Debt in Collections 88
Medical Debt 83
Student Loan Delinquency 87
Auto Loan Delinquency 92
Credit Card Delinquency 92
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 94
Income & Poverty 84.1
Poverty Rate 87
Income vs. State Median 77
Child Poverty Rate 88
Housing Cost Burden 69.8
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 98
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 98
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 21
Homeownership Rate 77
Rent-to-Income Ratio 56
Community Vulnerability 52.9
Uninsured Rate 41
Disability Rate 65
Employment & Wages 37.0
Unemployment Rate 74
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 12
Business Formation Rate 25

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Webster Parish compares to its 5 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Webster Parish
Webster Parish, LA 66.6 Serious
Bienville Parish, LA 67.5 Serious +0.9
Lafayette County, AR 66.3 Serious -0.3
Columbia County, AR 63.9 Elevated -2.7
Claiborne Parish, LA 63.7 Elevated -3.0
Bossier Parish, LA 54.8 Elevated -11.9

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Webster Parish
Upson County, GA 66.6 Serious -0.0
Van Buren County, AR 66.6 Serious -0.1
Hardeman County, TN 66.7 Serious +0.1
Aransas County, TX 66.6 Serious -0.1
Hale County, AL 66.6 Serious -0.1

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