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c. 5. The ratio of eligible individuals in each service area to the total eligible population in the State. (20 CFR 641.325(a))
Current Narrative:
As shown in the chart below about 1.2 million people in the state of Louisiana are eligible to apply for SCSEP. In other words, nearly 29 percent of the state’s population is 55 or older. However, the state has a slightly lower-than-average ratio of seniors. Louisiana lags the nation in median household income for seniors and the percentage of those 55 and older who remain in the workforce, but the state has a more diverse group of seniors than the average state. Nearly 32 percent of Louisiana’s 60-and-older crowd are people of color, putting the state at No. 11 in the nation.
