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Counties in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 64 counties in 2025, at 2,631. Washington Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 59. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,631East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest0Washington Parish
Median5964 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

East Baton Rouge ParishEast Baton Rouge Parish: 2,631 count2,631Lafayette ParishLafayette Parish: 1,612 count1,612Tangipahoa ParishTangipahoa Parish: 1,163 count1,163St. Tammany ParishSt. Tammany Parish: 1,096 count1,096Orleans ParishOrleans Parish: 882 count882Bossier ParishBossier Parish: 664 count664Livingston ParishLivingston Parish: 655 count655Ascension ParishAscension Parish: 639 count639Calcasieu ParishCalcasieu Parish: 468 count468Jefferson ParishJefferson Parish: 410 count410Ouachita ParishOuachita Parish: 392 count392Lafourche ParishLafourche Parish: 344 count344Caddo ParishCaddo Parish: 267 count267Vermilion ParishVermilion Parish: 254 count254Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish: 247 count247Rapides ParishRapides Parish: 241 count241Lincoln ParishLincoln Parish: 193 count193St. Landry ParishSt. Landry Parish: 153 count153Acadia ParishAcadia Parish: 147 count147Iberville ParishIberville Parish: 122 count122St. Charles ParishSt. Charles Parish: 116 count116St. Bernard ParishSt. Bernard Parish: 115 count115Iberia ParishIberia Parish: 102 count102De Soto ParishDe Soto Parish: 98 count98West Baton Rouge ParishWest Baton Rouge Parish: 96 count96Beauregard ParishBeauregard Parish: 81 count81Union ParishUnion Parish: 81 count81Sabine ParishSabine Parish: 69 count69St. James ParishSt. James Parish: 64 count64Jefferson Davis ParishJefferson Davis Parish: 62 count62St. John the Baptist ParishSt. John the Baptist Parish: 60 count60Webster ParishWebster Parish: 60 count60West Feliciana ParishWest Feliciana Parish: 57 count57St. Martin ParishSt. Martin Parish: 50 count50Plaquemines ParishPlaquemines Parish: 47 count47Pointe Coupee ParishPointe Coupee Parish: 41 count41Richland ParishRichland Parish: 41 count41St. Mary ParishSt. Mary Parish: 40 count40Allen ParishAllen Parish: 39 count39Evangeline ParishEvangeline Parish: 39 count39
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1East Baton Rouge Parish Estimated2,631+14.1%
2Lafayette Parish Estimated1,612+1.3%
3Tangipahoa Parish Estimated1,163+7.2%
4St. Tammany Parish Estimated1,096+2.8%
5Orleans Parish Estimated882+24.2%
6Bossier Parish Estimated664-14.8%
7Livingston Parish Estimated655+3.3%
8Ascension Parish Estimated639+20.3%
9Calcasieu Parish Estimated468-65.6%
10Jefferson Parish Estimated410-18.2%
11Ouachita Parish Estimated392+13.6%
12Lafourche Parish Estimated344+6.5%
13Caddo Parish Estimated267+20.8%
14Vermilion Parish Estimated254+11.4%
15Terrebonne Parish Estimated247-17.7%
16Rapides Parish Estimated241+1.7%
17Lincoln Parish Estimated193+12.9%
18St. Landry Parish Estimated153+10.1%
19Acadia Parish Estimated147+2.1%
20Iberville Parish Estimated122+43.5%
21St. Charles Parish Estimated116+56.8%
22St. Bernard Parish Estimated115+2.7%
23Iberia Parish Estimated102-1%
24De Soto Parish Estimated98-16.9%
25West Baton Rouge Parish Estimated96+9.1%
26Beauregard Parish Estimated81+26.6%
26Union Parish Estimated81+161.3%
28Sabine Parish Estimated69+40.8%
29St. James Parish Estimated640%
30Jefferson Davis Parish Estimated62-10.1%
31St. John the Baptist Parish Estimated60-3.2%
31Webster Parish Estimated60+71.4%
33West Feliciana Parish Estimated57+26.7%
34St. Martin Parish Estimated50-9.1%
35Plaquemines Parish Estimated47-46.6%
36Pointe Coupee Parish Estimated41-31.7%
36Richland Parish Estimated41+57.7%
38St. Mary Parish Estimated40-14.9%
39Allen Parish Estimated39-20.4%
39Evangeline Parish Estimated39+34.5%
41Assumption Parish Estimated38+31%
42Grant Parish Estimated32+700%
43Natchitoches Parish Estimated26-35%
44East Feliciana Parish Estimated21+23.5%
45Bienville Parish Estimated180%
45Vernon Parish Estimated18-30.8%
47Avoyelles Parish Estimated16+6.7%
47Cameron Parish Estimated16-40.7%
47Morehouse Parish Estimated16+14.3%
50LaSalle Parish Estimated14+7.7%
50St. Helena Parish Estimated14+16.7%
52Franklin Parish Estimated13-7.1%
53Winn Parish Estimated9+800%
54Caldwell Parish Estimated7-22.2%
55West Carroll Parish Estimated5n/a
56Concordia Parish Estimated1-96.3%
56East Carroll Parish Estimated10%
58Catahoula Parish Estimated0-100%
58Claiborne Parish Estimated0-100%
58Jackson Parish Estimated0n/a
58Madison Parish Estimated0-100%
58Red River Parish Estimated0-100%
58Tensas Parish Estimated0n/a
58Washington Parish Estimated0-100%

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 2,631 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Washington Parish, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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