Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2001 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +4.5%, against +6.7% for the United States and +4.2% in 2000.
15,653 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,274 single-family), +6.3% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.
+4.5%Louisiana index, 2000–2001US +6.7%
15,653housing units permitted in 200113,274 single-family
52 of 52counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.6%
Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Housing units authorised in Louisiana by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.