East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Above the national median for adults 25-54 not working — and 14.2× the rate of the healthiest U.S. county (Thomas County, NE — 2%).
Main Findings
East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana is more distressed than 64% of U.S. counties on the County Distress Index. The driver: 28% of adults aged 25 to 54 are not working — above the national median of 21%. Its highest-scoring domain is Labor and its lowest is Debt Burden (housing basis).
- 54th of 64 counties in Louisiana on the County Distress Index — 64 · moderate-high county distress, more distressed than 64% of U.S. counties.
- 28% of adults aged 25 to 54 are not working (U.S. median 21%). Adults 25-54 not working at the 86th percentile nationally. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024).
- Poverty rate at 18% — national median 13%, ranked at the 82nd percentile. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024).
- Debt in collections at 33% — national median 23%, ranked at the 82nd percentile. Source: Urban Institute Debt in America (2025).
- Subprime credit share at 30% — national median 23%, ranked at the 75th percentile. Source: Equifax data retrieved via FRED (2025).
Neighbors span four CDI score labels. The 46-point drop to West Feliciana Parish marks where the Louisiana distress corridor ends.
East Feliciana Parish has a moderate-high county distress score. The domain mix shows whether pressure is concentrated or spread across the profile.
The CDI gives this county a moderate-high county distress label. The domain table shows whether the score comes from debt, labor, safety-net pressure, or a mix. Its highest-scoring domain is Labor.
Reporter's Notes
Two data points in the indicator table worth a follow-up call.
According to U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024), East Feliciana Parish's uninsured rate indicator is at the 16th percentile. American Default Research's CDI places every other indicator in the Safety Net & Buffer domain at or above the 68th percentile. The gap stands out against the other credit indicators. Worth a call to the source agency or a local subject-matter contact in Clinton.
Indicator History
Period-correct raw indicators from the county-history panel. The CDI composite is excluded because it is a current cross-sectional score.
Unemployment rate
Poverty rate
Transfer income share
Subprime credit population
The Indicators Behind East Feliciana Parish's CDI Score
Every number traces to a public source. East Feliciana Parish's value shown alongside LA's median and the U.S. median. Full CSV available for download.
| Indicator | East Feliciana Parish | LA median | U.S. median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinquency — domain score 56 · Rank 1,353 of 3,144 | |||||
| Auto loan delinquency Share of auto loan accounts 60+ days past due | 6% | 8% | 5% | 64th | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Credit card delinquency Share of credit card accounts 60+ days past due | 4% | 8% | 5% | 28th | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Subprime credit share Share of residents with a credit score below 660 | 30% | 35% | 23% | 75th | Equifax data retrieved via FRED (2025) |
| Default & Legal — domain score 61 · Rank 1,061 of 3,144 | |||||
| Debt in collections Share of residents with a credit file who have debt in collections | 33% | 34% | 23% | 82nd | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Bankruptcy filing rate Personal bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents | 109 | 225 | 126 | 41st | Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, F-5A (2025) |
| Debt Burden (housing basis) — domain score 42 · Rank 1,941 of 3,144 | |||||
| Rent-to-income ratio Fair Market Rent (2BR) as share of median household income | 23% | 22% | 21% | 72nd | U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents (FY2027); U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024) |
| Severe rent burden (50%+) Share of renter households paying 50%+ of income on rent | 10% | 22% | 18% | 11th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024) |
| Labor — domain score 73 · Rank 632 of 3,144 | |||||
| Adults 25-54 not working Share of adults aged 25 to 54 without a job, leaving out residents of prisons and other institutions (service members count as working) | 28% | 27% | 21% | 86th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024) |
| Unemployment (average of monthly rates) Share of labor force unemployed, averaged over the monthly rates published for September 2025 to August 2026 (no figures published for October 2025) | 4% | 5% | 4% | 61st | U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, LAUS (monthly rates averaged, September 2025 to August 2026; no figures published for October 2025) |
| Safety Net & Buffer — domain score 62 · Rank 1,085 of 3,144 | |||||
| Child poverty rate Share of children under 18 below the federal poverty line | 23% | 28% | 17% | 75th | U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024) |
| Disability rate Share of residents reporting a disability | 18% | 18% | 16% | 68th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024) |
| Poverty rate Share of population below the federal poverty line | 18% | 21% | 13% | 82nd | U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024) |
| Uninsured rate Share of residents without health insurance coverage | 5% | 7% | 8% | 16th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024) |
Five-Domain Breakdown
The CDI is an equal-weight composite of five family-v1 distress domains. Each domain contributes 20% of the county score.
Methodology
The County Distress Index scores household financial distress from 0 to 100 for all 3,144 U.S. counties. A county's score is the share of U.S. counties it is more distressed than. The index is built from five equal-weighted domains: Delinquency, Default & Legal, Debt Burden, Labor, and Safety Net & Buffer. Each domain is the mean of distress-oriented indicator percentiles; the five domains are averaged, and that average is ranked against every other county to give the score.
Data sources include the Urban Institute Debt in America (Equifax consumer credit panel), Equifax data retrieved via FRED (subprime credit share), U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (Local Area Unemployment Statistics), Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (F-5A bankruptcy filings), and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Fair Market Rents. Data vintages range from 2024 to 2027 depending on source; full indicator-level vintage detail is in the methodology document.
For Press & Research
Everything you need to cite East Feliciana Parish data.
Draft wire copy 134-word AP-style article — use freely with attribution
CLINTON, La. — East Feliciana Parish is more distressed than 64% of U.S. counties, according to the County Distress Index released this month by American Default Research.
East Feliciana Parish scores 64 out of 100, which means it is more distressed than 64% of U.S. counties; its score label is moderate-high county distress. Within Louisiana, East Feliciana Parish ranks 54th of 64 parishes.
The index, which draws on 14 source indicators from the U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Urban Institute and federal court filings, identifies labor as the primary driver in East Feliciana Parish. 28% of adults aged 25 to 54 are not working — above the national median of 21%.
American Default Research founder Ross Kilburn is available for interview at press@americandefault.org.
Full methodology and county-by-county data are available at americandefault.org/methodology/cdi.
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