County · Louisiana

Rapides Parish, Louisiana

Rapides Parish, Louisiana has a quality-of-life score of 18 out of 100 (very low), ranking #2,591 of 3,143 US counties. Within Louisiana it ranks #22 of 64 counties. It ranks best on mental health providers (high), public transit commuters (high) and primary care physicians (high). It ranks worst on violent crime rate (high), property crime rate (high) and homicide rate (high).

18Very low

Quality-of-life score: #2,591 of 3,143 counties
Louisiana: #22 of 64 in LA
Population: 125,877 (2025)
Land area: 1,324 mi²
Density: 95.1 /mi²
FIPS code: 22079

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 80 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US counties.

Safety1#3,069/3,096
Economy27#2,302/3,143
Housing23#2,428/3,140
Health7#2,920/3,144
Healthcare59#1,292/3,143
Environment32#2,115/3,108
Education19#2,535/3,144
Infrastructure39#1,909/3,144
Community21#2,492/3,144
Leisure & amenities64#1,135/3,143

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Rapides Parish, Louisiana ranks highest and lowest among US counties (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Mental health providers · high593 /100k
94/100Louisiana 365 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Public transit commuters · high1.4%
91/100Louisiana 0.9%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Primary care physicians · high84 /100k
85/100Louisiana 71 /100kUnited States 76 /100k2022University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Pharmacies · high2.5 /10k
84/100Louisiana 2.7 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Effective property tax rate · low0.48%
83/100Louisiana 0.55%United States 0.94%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25090
Natural hazard risk · low17.0
83/100Louisiana 71.72025Federal Emergency Management Agency

Weaknesses

Violent crime rate · high1,334 /100k
0/100Louisiana 515 /100kUnited States 328 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figure
Property crime rate · high3,460 /100k
1/100Louisiana 1,966 /100kUnited States 1,535 /100k2025Federal Bureau of InvestigationCovers part of the area: some reporting agencies or member counties have no figure
Homicide rate · high11.1 /100k
4/100Louisiana 11.8 /100kUnited States 4.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional data
Premature death · high15,154 /100k
7/100Louisiana 11,889 /100kUnited States 8,123 /100k2021-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute
Rent-burdened households · high54.2%
7/100Louisiana 54.8%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Injury deaths · high140 /100k
7/100Louisiana 121 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
2% (2021) → 65% (Nov 2025–Oct 2026)
+62 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Homicide rateImproving
26.4 /100k (2021) → 11.1 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
−58%5 yearsUS 7.8 /100k → 4.8 /100k
Drug overdose deathsImproving
61.4 /100k (2021) → 29.3 /100k (Mar 2025–Feb 2026)
−52%5 yearsUS 30.8 /100k → 18.4 /100k
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
78.3% (2015-2019) → 87.1% (2020-2024)
+8.9 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Traffic deathsWorsening
15.6 /100k (2015-2019) → 22.0 /100k (2020-2024)
+41%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Suicide rateWorsening
12.4 /100k (2021) → 17.4 /100k (May 2025–Apr 2026)
+40%5 yearsUS 14.5 /100k → 14.1 /100k

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Rapides Parish, Louisiana improved on 10 of 33 measures with a comparison and declined on 3. 19 moved within the margin of error and 1 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among counties: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2020 with 2025); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved10

Students / teacher−4.4×17.9× → 13.6×
Restaurants+32%6.9 /10k → 9.1 /10k
Real income+35%$51,003 → $68,610
Unemployment−2.5 points6.4% → 3.9%
Bachelor's++2.2 points20.9% → 23.1%

Declined3

Violent crime+21%1,101 /100k → 1,334 /100k
Traffic deaths+41%15.6 /100k → 22.0 /100k
Price / income+0.3×3.0× → 3.3×

All 33 measures

Change of every measure of Rapides Parish, Louisiana between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	2.9 /10k2020	3.7 /10k2025	+31%	Within the margin of error	82%
Average commute time	23.2 min2015-2019	22.2 min2020-2024	−1.0 min	Within the margin of error	78%
Average weekly wage	$8562020	$1,0312025	+20%	Improved	26%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.9%2015-2019	23.1%2020-2024	+2.2 points	Improved	41%
Broadband subscriptions	78.3%2015-2019	87.1%2020-2024	+8.9 points	Improved	40%
Child poverty rate	26.1%2019	24.6%2024	−1.5 points	Within the margin of error	50%
Distance to an airport	155 mi2020	155 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	37.8 /100k2020	29.3 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	−22%	Within the margin of error	45%
Effective property tax rate	0.47%2015-2019	0.48%2020-2024	+0 points	Within the margin of error	14%
Firearm deaths	20.8 /100k2020	21.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+2.9%	Within the margin of error	44%
Grocery stores	1.5 /10k2020	1.7 /10k2025	+14%	Within the margin of error	82%
Gyms and fitness centers	0.8 /10k2020	1.0 /10k2025	+24%	Within the margin of error	74%
High school diploma or higher	85.5%2015-2019	87.9%2020-2024	+2.4 points	Within the margin of error	61%
Home price to income ratio	3.0×2015-2019	3.3×2020-2024	+0.3×	Declined	64%
Homicide rate	18.5 /100k2020	11.1 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	−40%	Within the margin of error	64%
Income adjusted for local prices	$51,0032019	$68,6102024	+35%	Improved	66%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4842015-2019	0.4802020-2024	−0.004	Within the margin of error	61%
Median household income	$49,6872019	$56,7862024	+14%	Improved	7%
New business applications	11.8 /1k2020	13.9 /1k2025	+18%	Improved	20%
Pharmacies	2.5 /10k2020	2.5 /10k2025	−0.1%	Within the margin of error	67%
Poverty rate	18.3%2019	18.8%2024	+0.5 points	Within the margin of error	31%
Property crime rate	4,488 /100k2020	3,460 /100k2025	−23%	Improved	30%
Public libraries	0.8 /10k2019	0.9 /10k2024	+3.1%	Within the margin of error	75%
Public transit commuters	1.8%2015-2019	1.4%2020-2024	−0.5 points	Within the margin of error	33%
Rent as share of income	31.7%2015-2019	32.3%2020-2024	+0.6 points	Within the margin of error	46%
Rent-burdened households	53.3%2015-2019	54.2%2020-2024	+0.9 points	Within the margin of error	49%
Restaurants and bars	6.9 /10k2020	9.1 /10k2025	+32%	Improved	91%
Students per teacher	17.9×2019	13.6×2024	−4.4×	Improved	98%
Suicide rate	14.7 /100k2020	17.4 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+18%	Within the margin of error	23%
Traffic deaths	15.6 /100k2015-2019	22.0 /100k2020-2024	+41%	Declined	17%
Unemployment rate	6.4%2020	3.9%2025	−2.5 points	Improved	50%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	10.7%2019	9.3%2024	−1.4 points	Within the margin of error	57%
Violent crime rate	1,101 /100k2020	1,334 /100k2025	+21%	Declined	18%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 2303 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Small Area Health Insurance Estimates; Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Common Core of Data; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 3144 counties that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Counties like Rapides Parish, Louisiana five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Rapides Parish, Louisiana in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Rapides Parish, Louisiana itself moved +0.9 points in standing on average over the same 32 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

127,527 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 50–59 women (−0.8 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

127,527 residents

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

White59%75,793
Black31%39,187
Hispanic or Latino4.2%5,386

Education

85,151 residents (±110)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

No high school diploma12%10,268
High school or GED38%32,227
Some college20%16,905

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

48,954 households (±725)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $25k24%11,549
$25k–50k22%11,005
$50k–75k15%7,472
$75k–100k11%5,610
$100k–150k14%6,661
$150k–200k7.3%3,558
$200k or more6.3%3,099

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Under $25k (−4.1 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

48,954 households (±725)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Own65%31,735
Rent35%17,219

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Own (+3.1 points).

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

15,675 households (±852)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $75027%4,293
$750–1,00028%4,374
$1,000–1,50033%5,169

Home values

31,735 homes (±896)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under $150k37%11,779
$150k–250k31%9,866
$250k–400k21%6,741

Age of homes

58,573 homes (±66)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

2010 or later12%7,000
2000–200913%7,771
1980–199924%14,270

Size of homes

58,573 homes (±66)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Studio1.6%956
1 bedroom5.9%3,455
2 bedrooms24%14,201

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

53,673 workers (±1,292)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Drive alone80%43,152
Carpool6.5%3,499
Public transit1.4%†730
Walk2.3%†1,247
Bike0.3%†186
Work from home5.5%2,930
Other3.6%1,929

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+3.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

50,743 workers (±1,369)

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Louisiana share

Under 15 min40%20,100
15–29 min39%19,738
30–44 min12%6,076

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Alexandria, LA

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Rapides Parish has 3,172 employer establishments, 251 for every 10,000 residents (1.01× the US rate of 248; 1.06× Louisiana's), with 46,374 paid employees at an average annual pay of $49,919. The Census Bureau also counts 9,907 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 3,172; 9,907 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 251; US 248 · Louisiana 236
Paid employees: 46,374
Average annual pay: $49,919; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Rapides Parish by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	403	31.9	1.53×More than typical	3,877	$61,000	653
Restaurants and other eating places	203	16.1	0.87×About typical	4,120	$19,928	41
Offices of physicians	167	13.2	2.04×More than typical	1,552	$81,131	158
Specialty trade contractors	147	11.6	0.75×Fewer than typical	1,567	$60,193	713
Lessors of real estate	142	11.2	0.91×About typical	341	$37,886	802
Religious organizations	132	10.4	1.88×More than typical	1,115	$24,617	—
Limited-service restaurants	112	8.9	1.10×About typical	2,326	$18,444	22
Offices of other health practitioners	112	8.9	1.46×More than typical	567	$44,238	213
Legal services	104	8.2	1.53×More than typical	444	$74,489	98
Gasoline stations	91	7.2	2.22×More than typical	633	$27,434	8
Building equipment contractors	81	6.4	1.06×About typical	1,056	$66,437	154
Banks and credit unions	64	5.1	1.57×More than typical	697	$59,617	—

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 126,442 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $89.9M on contracts performed in Rapides Parish, Louisiana: $714 per resident (US $2,007).

Obligations: $89.9M; +6.5% vs FY2025
Per resident: $714; US $2,007
Sole-source: 6.6%; US 30%
Single offer: 4.8%; US 8.7%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$51.5M57%
Department of Veterans Affairs$11M12%
Forest Service$7.7M8.6%
Federal Prison System / Bureau of Prisons$3.5M3.9%
Defense Logistics Agency$3.5M3.9%
USTRANSCOM$3.5M3.8%
Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services$3.2M3.5%
Public Buildings Service$1.8M2.0%

Top recipients

THE ARORA GROUP, INC.$51.5M57%
FREEMAN HOLDINGS OF LOUISIANA LLC$2.9M3.2%
CLECO POWER LLC$2.9M3.2%
R. C. PAVING, INC.$2.6M2.9%
SERGENTS MECHANICAL SYSTEMS INC$1.3M1.5%

Spending by fiscal year

42.6MFY2017
36.2MFY2018
42.3MFY2019
82.7MFY2020
122.1MFY2021
72.5MFY2022
99.9MFY2023
74.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Other ambulatory health care services · 6219$52.1M58%
Nonscheduled air transportation · 4812$4.3M4.8%
Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$4.3M4.7%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413$3.8M4.3%
Nonresidential building construction · 2362$3.3M3.7%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing · 3241$3.3M

Largest awards

MEDICAL STAFFING SERVICES$90.7M
THE ARORA GROUP, INC.· Rapides Parish, LA· Health & medical· Jul 22, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026· 70CDCR24FR0000035
CAPITAL SECURITY PROGRAM AND COURTS CONSTRUCTION AT THE US COURTHOUSE IN ALEXANDRIA, LA$30.3M
ROSS GROUP CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, LLC· Rapides Parish, LA· Construction & real property· Sep 22, 2023 – Jun 2, 2026· 47PH0823F0041
BOILER PLANT AND STEAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PROJECT ALEXANDRIA VAHCS PINEVILLE, LA$26.2M
SGJV, LLC· Rapides Parish, LA· Construction & real property· Jul 24, 2020 – Jul 15, 2026· 36C10F20C0017
PROJECT #502-17-102 (CONSTRUCTION) REPLACE ROOF AND HVAC OF BLDG 9

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.

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Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $863.2M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Rapides Parish, Louisiana: $6,857 per resident (US $12,975).

Assistance · FY2026: $863.2M; −1.6% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,857; US $12,975
Loan face value: $31.3M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 1.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$391.7M45%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$140.2M16%

Public money & outcomes

Federal money per resident by fiscal year next to how the place changed, and, when its money jumped, how it compares with similar counties. A comparison, not cause and effect.

How Rapides Parish, Louisiana compares: the federal money it received per resident, and how jobs, income, housing and other outcomes moved, each next to the United States.

Money per resident

By federal fiscal year (October to September, named by the year it ends), obligations per resident. A year with no record counts as $0.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
United States
Year its money jumped
partial year

Federal contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2017	$325	$1,436
FY2018	$277	$1,552
FY2019	$326	$1,654
FY2020	$638	$1,880
FY2021	$949	$1,810
FY2022	$571	$1,917
FY2023	$790	$2,079
FY2024	$593	$2,047
FY2025	$671	$2,165
FY2026	$714 (partial year)	$1,925
FY2027	— (partial year)	—

Construction contractsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2017	$65.33	$93.28
FY2018	$33.65	$105
FY2019	$76.98	$128
FY2020	$261	$145
FY2021	$165	$117

Contracts and grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2021	$1,433	$5,748
FY2022	$930	$5,221
FY2023	$1,288	$5,364
FY2024	$917	$5,501
FY2025	$1,020	$5,732
FY2026

Transportation grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2021	$97.33	$298
FY2022	$234	$357
FY2023	$294	$301
FY2024	$210	$319
FY2025	$167	$360
FY2026	$291

Housing assistanceUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2021	$144	$239
FY2022	$136	$185
FY2023	$181	$229
FY2024	$150	$229
FY2025	$138	$249
FY2026	$147

HHS grantsUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2021	$117	$2,304
FY2022	$81.34	$2,197
FY2023	$100	$2,274
FY2024	$56.89	$2,267
FY2025	$147	$2,397
FY2026

SBA lending volumeUS dollars per resident

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Money per resident, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by fiscal year
Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
FY2021	$716	$1,186
FY2022	$228	$465
FY2023	$21.20	$76.52
FY2024	$97.71	$120
FY2025	$39.94	$148
FY2026	$42.24

Fiscal years (FY2024 = October 2023 to September 2024)

How outcomes moved

Calendar years. Charts share the same years as the money above. Levels are shown as percent change since 2016; rates are shown as the rate itself.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
United States
Years with money loaded
Year its money jumped

Job growthpercent

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Job growth, Rapides Parish, Louisiana and the United States, by year
Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	0.9%

When its money jumped

A county-year with at least 10,000 residents whose money per resident is at least twice its earlier average counts as a jump. Each is compared with up to five similar counties in the same region whose money did not jump.

Federal contracts · FY2021

$949 per resident in FY2021, against an earlier average of $392 (2.4× that).

Compared with 10 similar counties

Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Comparison counties (average)
Range of comparison counties

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, Business Formation Statistics, Building Permits Survey, Cartographic Boundary Files, Gazetteer and metro delineations, Population Estimates Program, Small Area Health Insurance Estimates, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, Federal financial assistance transactions (Financial Assistance Broker Submission), Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System), Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordability. JSON · /api/v1/outcomes/places/22079

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Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Rapides Parish, Louisiana is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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Metro area

The metro or micro area Rapides Parish belongs to. A county is in at most one.

Alexandria, LA13Central county

Cities and towns in Rapides Parish

Places whose residents live mostly in Rapides Parish, largest first.

Neighboring counties

Places that share a border, best score first.

Similar counties

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
National Risk IndexFederal Emergency Management Agency · release v1.20.0
Health Professional Shortage AreasHealth Resources and Services Administration · release 2026-10-09
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
Common Core of DataNational Center for Education Statistics · release 2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-10-06
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
Air Quality Index Annual Summary by CountyU.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2025
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement
Zillow Home Value Index, Observed Rent Index and affordabilityZillow Research · release 2026-08

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Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	−2.5%	−4.2%
2015	−1.7%	−1.3%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+0.8%	+3.3%
2018	+3.1%	+6.8%
2019	+6.4%	+10.5%
2020	+13.5%	+19.4%
2021	+18.2%	+26.1%
2022	+21.2%	+30.6%
2023	+26.5%	+35.0%
2024	+32.1%	+41.0%
2025	+36.7%	+46.8%

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	−2.6%	−5.5%
2015	−1.3%	−1.9%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	+1.1%	+4.1%
2018	+5.4%	+8.9%
2019	+9.5%	+13.5%
2020	+19.5%	+20.8%
2021	+28.9%	+32.1%
2022	+28.8%	+35.4%
2023	+34.8%	+42.9%
2024	+41.6%	+49.5%

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	2.1/1k	3.3/1k
2015	1.8/1k	3.7/1k
2016	2.6/1k	3.7/1k
2017	1.9/1k	3.9/1k
2018	2.0/1k	4.1/1k
2019	2.2/1k	4.2/1k
2020	1.9/1k	4.4/1k
2021	2.2/1k	5.2/1k
2022	2.4/1k	5.0/1k
2023	1.7/1k	4.5/1k
2024	1.9/1k	4.3/1k
2025	1.9/1k	4.2/1k

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	−4.8%	−6.9%
2015	+0.7%	−3.2%
2016	0.0%	0.0%
2017	−0.5%	+4.7%
2018	+13.3%	+7.5%
2019	+17.0%	+14.0%
2020	+6.3%	+16.9%
2021	+11.5%	+21.0%
2022	+31.6%	+29.7%
2023	+23.4%	+34.9%
2024	+33.8%	+41.6%

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	19.8%	15.5%
2015	21.6%	14.7%
2016	19.9%	14.0%
2017	19.9%	13.4%
2018	19.4%	13.1%
2019	18.3%	12.3%
2020	18.7%	11.9%
2021	19.9%	12.8%
2022	18.7%	12.6%
2023	19.9%	12.5%
2024	18.8%	12.1%

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	6.5%	6.2%
2015	6.4%	5.3%
2016	5.9%	4.9%
2017	5.4%	4.4%
2018	5.0%	3.9%
2019	4.7%	3.7%
2020	6.4%	8.1%
2021	4.1%	5.4%
2022	3.2%	3.7%
2023	3.4%	3.6%
2024	4.0%	4.0%
2025	3.9%	4.3%

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	−6.0% (Dec 2014)	−10.8% (Dec 2014)
2015	−4.8% (Dec 2015)	−5.2% (Dec 2015)
2016	0.0% (Dec 2016)	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	+1.2% (Dec 2017)	+6.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	+2.9% (Dec 2018)	+12.6% (Dec 2018)
2019	+3.5% (Dec 2019)	+18.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	+11.5% (Dec 2020)	+29.3% (Dec 2020)
2021	+8.6% (Dec 2021)	+49.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	+15.2% (Dec 2022)	+64.7% (Dec 2022)
2023	+13.8% (Dec 2023)	+69.0% (Dec 2023)
2024	+16.5% (Dec 2024)	+73.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	+13.5% (Dec 2025)	+73.7% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2015	—	−3.3% (Dec 2015)
2016	—	0.0% (Dec 2016)
2017	—	+4.4% (Dec 2017)
2018	—	+8.8% (Dec 2018)
2019	—	+13.1% (Dec 2019)
2020	—	+15.2% (Dec 2020)
2021	—	+32.8% (Dec 2021)
2022	—	+42.1% (Dec 2022)
2023	— (Dec 2023)	+46.3% (Dec 2023)
2024	— (Dec 2024)	+50.4% (Dec 2024)
2025	— (Dec 2025)	+53.5% (Dec 2025)

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	16.3%	13.5%
2015	14.3%	10.9%
2016	12.4%	10.0%
2017	9.6%	10.2%
2018	9.3%	10.4%
2019	10.7%	10.8%
2020	10.0%	10.4%
2021	9.7%	10.2%
2022	7.9%	9.5%
2023	8.8%	9.5%
2024	9.3%	9.8%

Calendar years	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	United States
2014	6.4/1k	8.5/1k
2015	7.4/1k	8.7/1k
2016	8.4/1k	9.1/1k
2017	8.3/1k	9.8/1k
2018	8.2/1k	10.7/1k
2019	9.0/1k	10.6/1k
2020	11.8/1k	13.1/1k
2021	15.2/1k	16.2/1k
2022	14.0/1k	15.1/1k
2023	15.6/1k	16.2/1k
2024	12.7/1k	15.4/1k
2025	13.9/1k	16.6/1k

Year	Rapides Parish, Louisiana	Comparison counties (average)	Range of comparison counties
Year −3	+3.2 points	+5.4 points	+4.9 points to +5.9 points
Year −2	+3.4 points	+2.3 points	−7.1 points to +6.7 points
Year −1	0.0 points	0.0 points	0.0 points to 0.0 points
Year 0	+5.7 points	+7.2 points	+3.9 points to +9.5 points
Year +1	+4.4 points	+6.6 points	+4.6 points to +9.1 points
Year +2	+3.4 points	+7.5 points	+4.8 points to +10.0 points

Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved10

Declined3

Counties like Rapides Parish, Louisiana five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Public money & outcomes

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 10 similar counties

Representation in Congress

House

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Metro area

Cities and towns in Rapides Parish

Neighboring counties

Similar counties

Data and sources

Improved10

Declined3

House

Senate

Household income

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Money per resident

How outcomes moved

When its money jumped

Compared with 10 similar counties

Top programs

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

What was bought