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Housing units authorized by building permits in Louisiana

Housing units authorized by building permits in Louisiana was 14,203 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count14,203 Estimated
Change on 2024-0.7%
Rank30th of 51US states ranked
Series high28,6712006
Series low11,3432010

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Louisiana, 2000 to 2025

10K15K20K25K30K20002004200820122016202020252000: 14,720 count2001: 15,653 count2002: 18,425 count2003: 22,220 count2004: 22,989 count2005: 22,811 count2006: 28,671 count2007: 23,379 count2008: 16,305 count2009: 12,513 count2010: 11,343 count2011: 12,173 count2012: 13,018 count2013: 14,015 count2014: 15,255 count2015: 13,830 count2016: 14,503 count2017: 15,224 count2018: 15,835 count2019: 15,793 count2020: 17,283 count2021: 19,147 count2022: 15,544 count2023: 14,247 count2024: 14,310 count2025: 14,203 count10K15K20K25K30K20002009201820252000: 14,720 count2001: 15,653 count2002: 18,425 count2003: 22,220 count2004: 22,989 count2005: 22,811 count2006: 28,671 count2007: 23,379 count2008: 16,305 count2009: 12,513 count2010: 11,343 count2011: 12,173 count2012: 13,018 count2013: 14,015 count2014: 15,255 count2015: 13,830 count2016: 14,503 count2017: 15,224 count2018: 15,835 count2019: 15,793 count2020: 17,283 count2021: 19,147 count2022: 15,544 count2023: 14,247 count2024: 14,310 count2025: 14,203 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
202514,203 Estimated
202414,310 Estimated
202314,247 Estimated
202215,544 Estimated
202119,147 Estimated
202017,283 Estimated
201915,793 Estimated
201815,835 Estimated
201715,224 Estimated
201614,503 Estimated
201513,830 Estimated
201415,255 Estimated
201314,015 Estimated
201213,018 Estimated
201112,173 Estimated
201011,343 Estimated
200912,513 Estimated
200816,305 Estimated
200723,379 Estimated
200628,671 Estimated
200522,811 Estimated
200422,989 Estimated
200322,220 Estimated
200218,425 Estimated
200115,653 Estimated
200014,720 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
Louisiana14,203
United States1,431,616

Louisiana compared with nearby places

Alabama: 19,061 countAlaska: 848 countArizona: 51,532 countArkansas: 15,492 countCalifornia: 103,856 countColorado: 33,754 countConnecticut: 7,273 countDelaware: 6,468 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,591 countFlorida: 178,297 countGeorgia: 61,196 countHawaii: 3,708 countIdaho: 17,944 countIllinois: 18,551 countIndiana: 29,076 countIowa: 13,664 countKansas: 10,299 countKentucky: 14,940 countLouisiana: 14,203 countMaine: 6,979 countMaryland: 13,358 countMassachusetts: 12,477 countMichigan: 23,075 countMinnesota: 20,947 countMississippi: 8,405 countMissouri: 17,474 countMontana: 5,258 countNebraska: 10,596 countNevada: 18,540 countNew Hampshire: 5,030 countNew Jersey: 27,661 countNew Mexico: 7,747 countNew York: 38,667 countNorth Carolina: 86,167 countNorth Dakota: 2,440 countOhio: 33,640 countOklahoma: 15,513 countOregon: 14,839 countPennsylvania: 25,709 countRhode Island: 1,738 countSouth Carolina: 45,862 countSouth Dakota: 5,305 countTennessee: 43,374 countTexas: 210,217 countUtah: 26,775 countVermont: 2,294 countVirginia: 33,094 countWashington: 34,913 countWest Virginia: 3,962 countWisconsin: 25,569 countWyoming: 2,238 count
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  • 10K to 16K
  • 16K to 26K
  • 26K to 37K
  • 37K and over
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2025, count. Louisiana is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Louisiana, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Louisiana, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/louisiana. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Louisiana, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/louisiana.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Louisiana, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/louisiana (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Louisiana?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Louisiana was 14,203 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2024. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Louisiana?

28,671 in 2006, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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