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Evangeline Parish, LA — USDA Distress Profile (5 indicators)

Evangeline · LA · FIPS 22039

USDA Economic Research Service county typology flags Evangeline Parish, LA with 5 distress indicators:

losing population; persistent poverty (20%+ poverty rate for 30+ years); low employment ratio; housing stress; low post-secondary education

Full flags: Housing Stress, Low Employment, Low PostSecondary Ed, Population Loss, Persistent Poverty

This county already has an IGSA detention facility. The combination of existing federal detention relationship + economic distress = high vulnerability to expansion pitch.

Nonmetro: nonmetro

Source: USDA ERS County Typology Codes, 2025 edition

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