Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Above the national median for subprime credit share.
Main Findings
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana is more distressed than 80% of U.S. counties on the County Distress Index. The driver: 34% of residents carry subprime credit (score below 660) — above the national median of 23%. Its highest-scoring domain is Delinquency and its lowest is Debt Burden (housing basis).
- 44th of 64 counties in Louisiana on the County Distress Index — 80 · very high county distress, more distressed than 80% of U.S. counties.
- 34% of residents carry subprime credit (score below 660) (U.S. median 23%). Subprime credit share at the 87th percentile nationally. Source: Equifax data retrieved via FRED (2025).
- Bankruptcy filing rate at 224 — national median 126, ranked at the 81st percentile. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, F-5A (2025).
- Child poverty rate at 25% — national median 17%, ranked at the 82nd percentile. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024).
- Adults 25-54 not working at 24% — national median 21%, ranked at the 71st percentile. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024).
Neighbors span three CDI score labels. The 30-point drop to Lafourche Parish marks where the Louisiana distress corridor ends.
Terrebonne Parish has a very high county distress score. The domain table shows which local pressure carries the composite.
The CDI gives this county a very high county distress label. The five-domain profile shows which local pressures carry the score. Its highest-scoring domain is Delinquency.
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 Terrebonne Parish's CDI Score
Every number traces to a public source. Terrebonne Parish's value shown alongside LA's median and the U.S. median. Full CSV available for download.
| Indicator | Terrebonne Parish | LA median | U.S. median | Pctile | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinquency — domain score 83 · Rank 442 of 3,144 | |||||
| Auto loan delinquency Share of auto loan accounts 60+ days past due | 8% | 8% | 5% | 82nd | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Credit card delinquency Share of credit card accounts 60+ days past due | 8% | 8% | 5% | 80th | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Subprime credit share Share of residents with a credit score below 660 | 34% | 35% | 23% | 87th | Equifax data retrieved via FRED (2025) |
| Default & Legal — domain score 80 · Rank 435 of 3,144 | |||||
| Debt in collections Share of residents with a credit file who have debt in collections | 32% | 34% | 23% | 78th | Urban Institute Debt in America (2025) |
| Bankruptcy filing rate Personal bankruptcy filings per 100,000 residents | 224 | 225 | 126 | 81st | Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, F-5A (2025) |
| Debt Burden (housing basis) — domain score 52 · Rank 1,438 of 3,144 | |||||
| Rent-to-income ratio Fair Market Rent (2BR) as share of median household income | 21% | 22% | 21% | 56th | 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 | 18% | 22% | 18% | 47th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024) |
| Labor — domain score 59 · Rank 1,214 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) | 24% | 27% | 21% | 71st | 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% | 46th | 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 67 · Rank 900 of 3,144 | |||||
| Child poverty rate Share of children under 18 below the federal poverty line | 25% | 28% | 17% | 82nd | U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024) |
| Disability rate Share of residents reporting a disability | 17% | 18% | 16% | 58th | U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year (2024) |
| Poverty rate Share of population below the federal poverty line | 18% | 21% | 13% | 80th | U.S. Census Bureau, SAIPE (2024) |
| Uninsured rate Share of residents without health insurance coverage | 8% | 7% | 8% | 50th | 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 Terrebonne Parish data.
Draft wire copy 130-word AP-style article — use freely with attribution
HOUMA, La. — Terrebonne Parish is more distressed than 80% of U.S. counties, according to the County Distress Index released this month by American Default Research.
Terrebonne Parish scores 80 out of 100, which means it is more distressed than 80% of U.S. counties; its score label is very high county distress. Within Louisiana, Terrebonne Parish ranks 44th 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 delinquency as the primary driver in Terrebonne Parish. 34% of residents carry subprime credit (score below 660) — above the national median of 23%.
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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