Winn Parish, Louisiana

County Distress Index: Elevated · 62.5 | 13,216 people · 31st most distressed in Louisiana
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Winn Parish, LA registers elevated household financial distress with a score of 62.5 — 657th nationally out of 3144 counties. The primary driver is Income & Poverty, where poverty rates are high and household incomes lag well behind state and national medians. Within Louisiana, it ranks 31st of 64 counties. Its score is in the middle of its 6 neighboring counties.

The Numbers Behind the Score

The CDI measures five domains of financial distress. Winn Parish's primary driver is Income & Poverty at 85.7 — worse than roughly 86% of U.S. counties.

Income & Poverty Primary driver 85.7
Poverty Rate 94
Income vs. State Median 71
Child Poverty Rate 92
Debt & Delinquency 79.7
Debt in Collections 79
Medical Debt 63
Student Loan Delinquency 88
Auto Loan Delinquency 78
Credit Card Delinquency 82
Bankruptcy Filing Rate 88
Community Vulnerability 63.0
Uninsured Rate 51
Disability Rate 75
Employment & Wages 49.9
Unemployment Rate 78
Wage-to-Rent Ratio 11
Business Formation Rate 61
Housing Cost Burden 34.0
Rent-Burdened (30%+) 18
Severely Rent-Burdened (50%+) 35
Mortgage-Burdened (30%+) 5
Homeownership Rate 66
Rent-to-Income Ratio 46

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

Neighbors and Peers

How Winn Parish compares to its 6 neighboring counties and population peers.

Neighboring Counties

County Score Zone vs. Winn Parish
Winn Parish, LA 62.5 Elevated —
Natchitoches Parish, LA 68.8 Serious +6.4
Bienville Parish, LA 67.5 Serious +5.0
Caldwell Parish, LA 63.4 Elevated +0.9
Jackson Parish, LA 60.7 Elevated -1.8
Grant Parish, LA 57.6 Elevated -4.8
LaSalle Parish, LA 49.1 Normal -13.4

Population Peers

County Score Zone vs. Winn Parish
Pike County, AL 62.5 Elevated 0.0
Pickens County, AL 62.5 Elevated +0.0
Laurens County, GA 62.4 Elevated -0.0
Summers County, WV 62.5 Elevated +0.0
Curry County, OR 62.4 Elevated -0.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the distress score for Winn Parish, Louisiana?

    Winn Parish has a County Distress Index score of 62.5 out of 100, placing it in the Elevated zone. It ranks 657th nationally out of 3,144 counties and 31st in Louisiana out of 64 counties.

  • What drives financial distress in Winn Parish?

    The primary driver of distress in Winn Parish is Income & Poverty, where the county scores 85.7 out of 100. This domain is measured by indicators including Poverty Rate, Income vs. State Median, Child Poverty Rate.

  • How does Winn Parish compare to neighboring counties?

    Winn Parish (62.5) can be compared to its 6 neighboring counties: Natchitoches Parish, LA (68.8); Bienville Parish, LA (67.5); Caldwell Parish, LA (63.4).

  • How is the County Distress Index calculated?

    The County Distress Index uses percentile-rank averaging across five domains: Debt & Delinquency, Income & Poverty, Housing Cost Burden, Employment & Wages, and Community Vulnerability. Each county's indicators are ranked against all 3,144 U.S. counties. A score of 50 means the county is at the national median; higher scores indicate greater distress.

  • What is the population of Winn Parish?

    Winn Parish, Louisiana has a population of approximately 13,216 (2023 Census estimate), classified as a small county.