Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Cameron Parish, LA	79.9	75.1	+4.8
2	LaSalle Parish, LA	69.8	70.9	-1.1
3	West Feliciana Parish, LA	69.6	65.8	+3.8
4	Assumption Parish, LA	67.3	69.4	-2.1
5	Allen Parish, LA	66.8	68.4	-1.6
6	Claiborne Parish, LA	66.5	68.8	-2.3
7	Vernon Parish, LA	66.2	64.4	+1.8
8	West Carroll Parish, LA	65.1	68.4	-3.3
9	Winn Parish, LA	65.1	67.8	-2.7
10	De Soto Parish, LA	64.7	65.1	-0.4
11	Union Parish, LA	64.2	66.8	-2.6
12	Bienville Parish, LA	63.4	64.2	-0.8
13	East Carroll Parish, LA	62.5	63.3	-0.8
14	Natchitoches Parish, LA	61.1	63.1	-2
15	Red River Parish, LA	61.1	64.2	-3.1
16	Jackson Parish, LA	58.6	64.2	-5.6
17	Plaquemines Parish, LA	58.5	54.9	+3.6
18	Sabine Parish, LA	58.3	63.8	-5.5
19	Caldwell Parish, LA	57.7	58.8	-1.1
20	Iberia Parish, LA	56.8	59.3	-2.5
21	East Feliciana Parish, LA	55.5	61.8	-6.3
22	Beauregard Parish, LA	54.6	57.1	-2.5
23	Vermilion Parish, LA	54.5	57.6	-3.1
24	Tensas Parish, LA	54.1	59.6	-5.5
25	Grant Parish, LA	53.4	53.8	-0.4
26	Webster Parish, LA	53.3	58.1	-4.8
27	Avoyelles Parish, LA	53.1	58.3	-5.2
28	Catahoula Parish, LA	52.6	58.9	-6.3
29	Richland Parish, LA	51.4	58.1	-6.7
30	Iberville Parish, LA	50.5	52.2	-1.7
31	St. James Parish, LA	49.9	51.8	-1.9
32	Acadia Parish, LA	49.6	55.4	-5.8
33	St. Charles Parish, LA	49.5	48.8	+0.7
34	Madison Parish, LA	49.3	56.6	-7.3
35	Franklin Parish, LA	49.2	54	-4.8
36	Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	48.7	53.1	-4.4
37	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	48	46.9	+1.1
38	Lincoln Parish, LA	47.1	49.8	-2.7
39	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	46.8	54.3	-7.5
40	St. Tammany Parish, LA	46.7	44.1	+2.6
41	St. Mary Parish, LA	46	48.9	-2.9
42	Caddo Parish, LA	45.6	47.7	-2.1
43	Calcasieu Parish, LA	44.6	44.6	0
44	Lafourche Parish, LA	42.6	47.1	-4.5
45	Livingston Parish, LA	42.6	43.3	-0.7
46	Evangeline Parish, LA	41.3	50.6	-9.3
47	Ascension Parish, LA	40.7	41.2	-0.5
48	Terrebonne Parish, LA	40.2	43.5	-3.3
49	St. Martin Parish, LA	39.4	47.6	-8.2
50	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	39.3	43.2	-3.9
51	St. Bernard Parish, LA	38.9	42.5	-3.6
52	St. Helena Parish, LA	38.4	46.9	-8.5
53	St. Landry Parish, LA	37.6	46.1	-8.5
54	Washington Parish, LA	37.5	46.4	-8.9
55	Concordia Parish, LA	37	45.8	-8.8
56	Bossier Parish, LA	35.8	36.2	-0.4
57	Morehouse Parish, LA	32.9	42.2	-9.3
58	Rapides Parish, LA	30.3	36	-5.7
59	Ouachita Parish, LA	29.8	35.3	-5.5
60	Lafayette Parish, LA	28.7	34.3	-5.6
61	Jefferson Parish, LA	28.2	34.2	-6
62	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	26.2	31.4	-5.2
63	Tangipahoa Parish, LA	25.3	34.1	-8.8
64	Orleans Parish, LA	19.2	24	-4.8

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