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Louisiana in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Louisiana changed +1.6%, against +5.7% for the United States and +10.3% in 2022.

14,247 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,243 single-family), −8.3% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+1.6%Louisiana index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
14,247housing units permitted in 202311,243 single-family
40 of 56counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
St. Helena Parish+20.3%12121.1
Avoyelles Parish+19.9%17170.4
West Carroll Parish+16.5%000.0
LaSalle Parish+14.6%770.5
Morehouse Parish+12.3%13130.5
Natchitoches Parish+11.5%1161163.2
Caldwell Parish+11.4%10101.1
Sabine Parish+10.4%80803.7
Union Parish+9.1%220.1
West Baton Rouge Parish+8.6%1391394.8
Webster Parish+8.1%34281.0
Evangeline Parish+7.4%39391.2
Assumption Parish+6.5%19191.0
Vermilion Parish+6.1%2642644.6
West Feliciana Parish+5.5%46463.0
St. John the Baptist Parish+5.3%44421.1
Bossier Parish+5.2%6906795.2
Lincoln Parish+5.2%1371372.8
Pointe Coupee Parish+5.1%35351.8
St. Mary Parish+4.9%34190.7
Grant Parish+4.4%20200.9
Rapides Parish+4.3%2212031.8
De Soto Parish+4.1%1121124.1
Jackson Parish+4.1%16161.0
Ouachita Parish+3.7%4022792.5
Caddo Parish+3.4%1811740.8
Allen Parish+3.2%44441.9
Livingston Parish+2.9%1,0798117.0
Lafourche Parish+2.8%3223123.4
St. Tammany Parish+2.7%8268183.0
St. James Parish+2.4%60603.2
Lafayette Parish+2.3%1,8411,4637.1
Tangipahoa Parish+2.2%1,2137268.6
Terrebonne Parish+2.0%2952792.8
Ascension Parish+1.9%7107105.3
Plaquemines Parish+1.5%104964.7
East Baton Rouge Parish+1.4%1,0891,0892.4
Acadia Parish+0.9%1131132.0
Iberia Parish+0.6%1221221.8
Jefferson Parish+0.5%7754461.8
East Feliciana Parish−0.6%42422.2
St. Martin Parish−0.6%46460.9
Calcasieu Parish−0.7%1,0165604.9
Vernon Parish−0.7%47471.0
Jefferson Davis Parish−1.0%60601.9
St. Charles Parish−1.0%82821.6
Washington Parish−1.3%200.0
Iberville Parish−1.4%1101103.7
St. Landry Parish−1.4%1481481.8
Orleans Parish−1.7%1,0672492.9
St. Bernard Parish−1.8%114722.5
Concordia Parish−3.1%26261.5
Beauregard Parish−3.7%61611.7
Claiborne Parish−5.9%440.3
Franklin Parish−9.7%13130.7
Richland Parish−13.1%11110.6
Bienville Parish—15151.2
Cameron Parish—16163.4
Catahoula Parish—76769.2
Madison Parish—000.0
Winn Parish—220.1

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Louisiana by year010,00020,00030,0001995: 14,723 units (12,461 single-family, 2,262 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 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)20002001: 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)20052006: 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)20102011: 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)20152016: 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)20202021: 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 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.