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In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +10.3%, against +15.5% for the United States and +5.8% in 2021.
15,544 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,557 single-family), −18.8% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
+10.3% Louisiana index, 2021–2022 US +15.5%
15,544 housing units permitted in 2022 13,557 single-family
58 of 60 counties with a rising index median county +9.7%
1,680,368 units permitted nationally in 2022
Counties in 2022 Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2022 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Claiborne Parish +21.3% 4 4 0.3 Beauregard Parish +15.9% 127 127 3.5 St. Bernard Parish +15.8% 224 176 4.9 Tangipahoa Parish +15.5% 1,458 869 10.3 St. James Parish +15.3% 71 71 3.7 De Soto Parish +14.8% 101 101 3.7 St. Tammany Parish +14.4% 1,492 1,482 5.3 West Feliciana Parish +13.7% 33 33 2.2 Ascension Parish +12.3% 1,088 821 8.1 Acadia Parish +11.8% 139 139 2.4 Iberville Parish +11.8% 178 174 6.0 Livingston Parish +11.8% 871 852 5.6 St. John the Baptist Parish +11.8% 57 57 1.4 Grant Parish +11.7% 51 51 2.3 Assumption Parish +11.6% 30 30 1.5 Richland Parish +11.6% 36 36 1.8 St. Charles Parish +11.5% 142 142 2.8 Washington Parish +11.5% 0 0 0.0 Jefferson Parish +11.4% 484 482 1.1 East Feliciana Parish +11.3% 66 66 3.5 Avoyelles Parish +10.9% 22 22 0.6 St. Landry Parish +10.9% 189 175 2.3 Pointe Coupee Parish +10.7% 42 42 2.2 Bossier Parish +10.6% 531 531 4.0 St. Martin Parish +10.5% 66 66 1.3 Terrebonne Parish +10.2% 375 308 3.6 Jefferson Davis Parish +10.1% 141 139 4.5 Sabine Parish +10.0% 86 86 3.9 East Baton Rouge Parish +9.9% 1,198 1,196 2.6 Ouachita Parish +9.8% 456 327 2.9 Franklin Parish +9.7% 13 13 0.7 Jackson Parish +9.7% 17 17 1.1 Lafayette Parish +9.6% 1,539 1,519 6.0 Lafourche Parish +9.3% 497 454 5.2 Vernon Parish +9.3% 44 44 1.0 West Carroll Parish +8.6% 9 9 1.0 Rapides Parish +8.4% 302 262 2.4 Caddo Parish +8.1% 283 283 1.3 Bienville Parish +7.9% 16 16 1.3 Calcasieu Parish +7.9% 1,096 836 5.3 Natchitoches Parish +7.9% 63 63 1.7 Orleans Parish +7.9% 891 448 2.5 Concordia Parish +7.3% 28 28 1.6 Lincoln Parish +7.1% 81 79 1.7 Iberia Parish +6.9% 107 107 1.6 Webster Parish +6.9% 36 36 1.0 Cameron Parish +6.1% 26 26 5.5 Union Parish +6.0% 2 2 0.1 Vermilion Parish +5.9% 220 220 3.8 West Baton Rouge Parish +5.5% 252 252 8.8 Allen Parish +5.2% 48 48 2.1 Evangeline Parish +4.3% 56 56 1.8 Plaquemines Parish +4.3% 82 76 3.7 St. Mary Parish +3.8% 12 12 0.3 LaSalle Parish +3.4% 1 1 0.1 Caldwell Parish +3.3% 9 9 1.0 Winn Parish +2.6% 0 0 0.0 Madison Parish +0.3% 2 2 0.2 St. Helena Parish −0.5% 12 12 1.1 Morehouse Parish −1.0% 31 11 1.3 Catahoula Parish — 2 2 0.2
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 .