Louisiana in 2019

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +2.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +2.1% in 2018.

15,793 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,013 single-family), −0.3% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+2.2%Louisiana index, 2018–2019US +4.2%

15,793housing units permitted in 201914,013 single-family

53 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.9%

1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019

Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2019	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Winn Parish	+7.1%	0	0	0.0
Webster Parish	+6.3%	171	171	4.9
Allen Parish	+5.8%	38	38	1.7
Sabine Parish	+5.4%	43	43	2.0
Jefferson Parish	+4.4%	547	547	1.3
Acadia Parish	+4.1%	22	22	0.4
Franklin Parish	+4.1%	17	17	0.9
East Feliciana Parish	+4.0%	53	53	2.8
St. Bernard Parish	+4.0%	208	194	4.6
St. Charles Parish	+4.0%	122	122	2.4
De Soto Parish	+3.9%	100	100	3.7
St. James Parish	+3.8%	42	38	2.2
West Feliciana Parish	+3.8%	63	63	4.2
Beauregard Parish	+3.5%	187	187	5.1
Washington Parish	+3.5%	20	20	0.4
St. John the Baptist Parish	+3.4%	75	75	1.9
Tangipahoa Parish	+3.3%	988	869	7.0
Orleans Parish	+3.1%	1,306	558	3.6
West Baton Rouge Parish	+3.1%	229	229	8.0
Iberville Parish	+3.0%	99	99	3.3
Plaquemines Parish	+2.9%	91	84	4.1
Cameron Parish	+2.7%	68	68	14.4
Avoyelles Parish	+2.6%	63	63	1.7
Morehouse Parish	+2.5%	0	0	0.0
Pointe Coupee Parish	+2.5%	52	52	2.7
East Baton Rouge Parish	+2.4%	1,288	1,278	2.8
St. Tammany Parish	+2.4%	1,635	1,623	5.9
Richland Parish	+2.3%	28	28	1.4
Jefferson Davis Parish	+2.1%	117	113	3.7
Lafourche Parish	+2.0%	359	355	3.8
Iberia Parish	+1.9%	86	76	1.3
St. Helena Parish	+1.9%	35	35	3.3
Grant Parish	+1.8%	51	49	2.3
Lincoln Parish	+1.8%	315	161	6.5
Terrebonne Parish	+1.8%	162	139	1.6
West Carroll Parish	+1.6%	10	10	1.1
Vermilion Parish	+1.5%	223	223	3.9
Ascension Parish	+1.4%	862	862	6.4
Rapides Parish	+1.4%	282	254	2.2
Bossier Parish	+1.2%	640	640	4.9
Caddo Parish	+1.2%	300	300	1.3
Lafayette Parish	+1.1%	1,162	1,138	4.5
LaSalle Parish	+1.1%	7	7	0.5
Calcasieu Parish	+1.0%	1,318	979	6.3
Jackson Parish	+0.9%	37	37	2.3
Catahoula Parish	+0.8%	5	5	0.6
Ouachita Parish	+0.8%	512	349	3.2
Union Parish	+0.8%	4	4	0.2
Concordia Parish	+0.5%	75	23	4.2
Livingston Parish	+0.5%	920	920	5.9
Natchitoches Parish	+0.4%	81	81	2.2
St. Martin Parish	+0.4%	173	173	3.4
Assumption Parish	+0.3%	21	21	1.1
St. Landry Parish	−0.2%	187	187	2.3
Vernon Parish	−0.5%	44	44	1.0
Evangeline Parish	−0.6%	123	66	3.8
St. Mary Parish	−1.6%	19	17	0.4
Bienville Parish	−2.5%	0	0	0.0
Caldwell Parish	−3.5%	23	23	2.5
Claiborne Parish	−4.7%	0	0	0.0
Madison Parish	−14.7%	81	81	9.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

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.