Rank	County	County Fit Score	baseline CountyScore	Delta
1	Cameron Parish, LA	73.5	66.8	+6.7
2	West Feliciana Parish, LA	69.3	64.1	+5.2
3	LaSalle Parish, LA	68.6	69.2	-0.6
4	Assumption Parish, LA	67.3	70	-2.7
5	Claiborne Parish, LA	65.9	67.7	-1.8
6	De Soto Parish, LA	65.7	66.2	-0.5
7	Vernon Parish, LA	65.7	64.2	+1.5
8	Allen Parish, LA	65.4	67.4	-2
9	West Carroll Parish, LA	64.3	67.5	-3.2
10	East Carroll Parish, LA	64	65	-1
11	Winn Parish, LA	63.5	65.9	-2.4
12	Bienville Parish, LA	63.4	64.2	-0.8
13	Union Parish, LA	63.4	65.7	-2.3
14	Red River Parish, LA	62.2	66	-3.8
15	Natchitoches Parish, LA	61	63.1	-2.1
16	Jackson Parish, LA	58.4	64	-5.6
17	Plaquemines Parish, LA	57.4	53	+4.4
18	Sabine Parish, LA	57.2	62.9	-5.7
19	Iberia Parish, LA	56.1	58.9	-2.8
20	Caldwell Parish, LA	55.8	55.9	-0.1
21	Beauregard Parish, LA	54.5	57.2	-2.7
22	Tensas Parish, LA	54	59.5	-5.5
23	Avoyelles Parish, LA	53.4	58.7	-5.3
24	Webster Parish, LA	53.4	58.2	-4.8
25	Vermilion Parish, LA	53.1	56.4	-3.3
26	East Feliciana Parish, LA	52.3	58.2	-5.9
27	Grant Parish, LA	52.3	52.3	0
28	Catahoula Parish, LA	51.3	57.1	-5.8
29	Richland Parish, LA	50.4	57.1	-6.7
30	Acadia Parish, LA	50.2	56.2	-6
31	Iberville Parish, LA	50.2	52.8	-2.6
32	Franklin Parish, LA	49.7	54.5	-4.8
33	Jefferson Davis Parish, LA	49.1	53.8	-4.7
34	St. Charles Parish, LA	48.8	48	+0.8
35	Madison Parish, LA	48.7	55.7	-7
36	St. James Parish, LA	48.5	50	-1.5
37	West Baton Rouge Parish, LA	48.2	47.6	+0.6
38	Pointe Coupee Parish, LA	47.8	54.4	-6.6
39	Lincoln Parish, LA	47.2	50	-2.8
40	St. Tammany Parish, LA	46.6	44.1	+2.5
41	St. Mary Parish, LA	45.7	48.6	-2.9
42	Caddo Parish, LA	45.5	47.5	-2
43	Calcasieu Parish, LA	44.1	44.3	-0.2
44	Livingston Parish, LA	42.6	43.5	-0.9
45	Lafourche Parish, LA	42.1	46.3	-4.2
46	Evangeline Parish, LA	40.9	50.2	-9.3
47	Ascension Parish, LA	40.3	40.5	-0.2
48	Terrebonne Parish, LA	39.5	43	-3.5
49	St. Martin Parish, LA	39.3	47	-7.7
50	St. Bernard Parish, LA	38.1	41.7	-3.6
51	St. John the Baptist Parish, LA	38	41.9	-3.9
52	Washington Parish, LA	37.9	46.8	-8.9
53	Concordia Parish, LA	37.5	46.5	-9
54	St. Landry Parish, LA	37.4	46.1	-8.7
55	Bossier Parish, LA	36.1	36.1	0
56	St. Helena Parish, LA	35.1	42.1	-7
57	Morehouse Parish, LA	32.2	41	-8.8
58	Rapides Parish, LA	29.9	36	-6.1
59	Ouachita Parish, LA	29.6	34.8	-5.2
60	Lafayette Parish, LA	28	33.7	-5.7
61	Jefferson Parish, LA	27.4	33.6	-6.2
62	East Baton Rouge Parish, LA	25.5	30.5	-5
63	Tangipahoa Parish, LA	24.8	34	-9.2
64	Orleans Parish, LA	18.9	23.5	-4.6

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