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In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +5.8%, against +11.6% for the United States and +2.2% in 2020.
19,147 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,937 single-family), +10.8% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.
+5.8% Louisiana index, 2020–2021 US +11.6%
19,147 housing units permitted in 2021 16,937 single-family
58 of 61 counties with a rising index median county +5.6%
1,736,982 units permitted nationally in 2021
Counties in 2021 Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2021 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 St. Helena Parish +15.7% 20 20 1.9 Cameron Parish +11.9% 44 44 9.3 Allen Parish +10.3% 46 46 2.0 Morehouse Parish +9.8% 4 4 0.2 Winn Parish +9.6% 5 5 0.3 St. Bernard Parish +9.3% 324 288 7.1 Sabine Parish +8.9% 84 84 3.8 Washington Parish +8.4% 0 0 0.0 West Carroll Parish +8.2% 8 8 0.9 St. Tammany Parish +8.1% 1,960 1,956 7.0 Vernon Parish +8.1% 86 86 1.9 West Feliciana Parish +7.8% 46 46 3.0 Richland Parish +7.4% 25 25 1.3 Jefferson Parish +7.3% 995 635 2.3 Madison Parish +7.3% 2 2 0.2 Webster Parish +7.3% 39 39 1.1 Avoyelles Parish +7.0% 13 13 0.3 Grant Parish +7.0% 2 2 0.1 Caldwell Parish +6.9% 11 11 1.2 Rapides Parish +6.8% 287 271 2.3 Jackson Parish +6.7% 17 17 1.1 Orleans Parish +6.6% 1,576 716 4.4 East Feliciana Parish +6.5% 73 73 3.9 Lincoln Parish +6.0% 98 60 2.0 Tangipahoa Parish +6.0% 1,508 943 10.7 Livingston Parish +5.9% 1,239 1,239 8.0 Ascension Parish +5.8% 1,061 1,061 7.9 Plaquemines Parish +5.7% 126 126 5.7 Pointe Coupee Parish +5.7% 64 64 3.3 Union Parish +5.7% 2 2 0.1 Calcasieu Parish +5.6% 1,020 980 4.9 East Baton Rouge Parish +5.6% 1,452 1,450 3.2 Lafayette Parish +5.4% 2,371 2,367 9.2 Natchitoches Parish +5.4% 58 58 1.6 Ouachita Parish +5.4% 614 430 3.9 St. Charles Parish +5.4% 163 163 3.2 Bossier Parish +5.3% 785 785 6.0 Iberia Parish +4.8% 67 67 1.0 Caddo Parish +4.7% 228 228 1.0 De Soto Parish +4.6% 123 123 4.5 Franklin Parish +4.6% 17 17 0.9 Iberville Parish +4.6% 201 201 6.8 Jefferson Davis Parish +4.6% 139 139 4.4 St. Martin Parish +4.6% 114 114 2.2 LaSalle Parish +4.4% 13 13 0.9 St. James Parish +4.3% 56 52 3.0 West Baton Rouge Parish +4.3% 276 276 9.6 St. John the Baptist Parish +4.1% 82 82 2.1 Lafourche Parish +3.3% 379 361 4.0 Vermilion Parish +3.2% 357 357 6.2 Beauregard Parish +2.9% 138 138 3.8 St. Landry Parish +2.9% 179 179 2.2 Terrebonne Parish +2.8% 208 177 2.0 Acadia Parish +1.9% 135 135 2.4 St. Mary Parish +1.3% 69 21 1.5 Catahoula Parish +1.1% 3 3 0.4 Evangeline Parish +1.1% 54 54 1.7 Concordia Parish +0.1% 26 26 1.5 Assumption Parish −0.3% 28 28 1.4 Claiborne Parish −2.3% 4 4 0.3 Bienville Parish −2.9% 15 15 1.2
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year 0 10,000 20,000 30,000 1995: 14,723 units (12,461 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 17,998 units (14,422 single-family, 3,576 in multi-unit buildings) 1997: 15,144 units (13,189 single-family, 1,955 in multi-unit buildings) 1998: 16,483 units (13,875 single-family, 2,608 in multi-unit buildings) 1999: 17,836 units (14,557 single-family, 3,279 in multi-unit buildings) 2000: 14,720 units (13,109 single-family, 1,611 in multi-unit buildings) 2000 2001: 15,653 units (13,274 single-family, 2,379 in multi-unit buildings) 2002: 18,425 units (15,225 single-family, 3,200 in multi-unit buildings) 2003: 22,220 units (18,478 single-family, 3,742 in multi-unit buildings) 2004: 22,989 units (20,684 single-family, 2,305 in multi-unit buildings) 2005: 22,811 units (20,206 single-family, 2,605 in multi-unit buildings) 2005 2006: 28,671 units (23,806 single-family, 4,865 in multi-unit buildings) 2007: 23,379 units (16,640 single-family, 6,739 in multi-unit buildings) 2008: 16,305 units (11,689 single-family, 4,616 in multi-unit buildings) 2009: 12,513 units (10,755 single-family, 1,758 in multi-unit buildings) 2010: 11,343 units (10,210 single-family, 1,133 in multi-unit buildings) 2010 2011: 12,173 units (9,959 single-family, 2,214 in multi-unit buildings) 2012: 13,018 units (11,526 single-family, 1,492 in multi-unit buildings) 2013: 14,015 units (12,380 single-family, 1,635 in multi-unit buildings) 2014: 15,255 units (12,844 single-family, 2,411 in multi-unit buildings) 2015: 13,830 units (12,322 single-family, 1,508 in multi-unit buildings) 2015 2016: 14,503 units (12,518 single-family, 1,985 in multi-unit buildings) 2017: 15,224 units (13,557 single-family, 1,667 in multi-unit buildings) 2018: 15,835 units (13,733 single-family, 2,102 in multi-unit buildings) 2019: 15,793 units (14,013 single-family, 1,780 in multi-unit buildings) 2020: 17,283 units (15,457 single-family, 1,826 in multi-unit buildings) 2020 2021: 19,147 units (16,937 single-family, 2,210 in multi-unit buildings) 2022: 15,544 units (13,557 single-family, 1,987 in multi-unit buildings) 2023: 14,247 units (11,243 single-family, 3,004 in multi-unit buildings) 2024: 14,310 units (12,120 single-family, 2,190 in multi-unit buildings) 2025: 14,203 units (11,199 single-family, 3,004 in multi-unit buildings) 2025 Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year
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 .