Counties in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Lafayette Parish had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 64 counties in 2023, at 1,841. West Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 54. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,841Lafayette Parish

Lowest0West Carroll Parish

Median5464 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count
1	Lafayette Parish Estimated	1,841
2	Tangipahoa Parish Estimated	1,213
3	East Baton Rouge Parish Estimated	1,089
4	Livingston Parish Estimated	1,079
5	Orleans Parish Estimated	1,067
6	Calcasieu Parish Estimated	1,016
7	St. Tammany Parish Estimated	826
8	Jefferson Parish Estimated	775
9	Ascension Parish Estimated	710
10	Bossier Parish Estimated	690
11	Ouachita Parish Estimated	402
12	Lafourche Parish Estimated	322
13	Terrebonne Parish Estimated	295
14	Vermilion Parish Estimated	264
15	Rapides Parish Estimated	221
16	Caddo Parish Estimated	181
17	St. Landry Parish Estimated	148
18	West Baton Rouge Parish Estimated	139
19	Lincoln Parish Estimated	137
20	Iberia Parish Estimated	122
21	Natchitoches Parish Estimated	116
22	St. Bernard Parish Estimated	114
23	Acadia Parish Estimated	113
24	De Soto Parish Estimated	112
25	Iberville Parish Estimated	110
26	Plaquemines Parish Estimated	104
27	St. Charles Parish Estimated	82
28	Sabine Parish Estimated	80
29	Catahoula Parish Estimated	76
30	Beauregard Parish Estimated	61
31	Jefferson Davis Parish Estimated	60
31	St. James Parish Estimated	60
33	Vernon Parish Estimated	47
34	St. Martin Parish Estimated	46
34	West Feliciana Parish Estimated	46
36	Allen Parish Estimated	44
36	St. John the Baptist Parish Estimated	44
38	East Feliciana Parish Estimated	42
39	Evangeline Parish Estimated	39
40	Pointe Coupee Parish Estimated	35
41	St. Mary Parish Estimated	34
41	Webster Parish Estimated	34
43	Concordia Parish Estimated	26
44	Grant Parish Estimated	20
45	Assumption Parish Estimated	19
46	Avoyelles Parish Estimated	17
47	Cameron Parish Estimated	16
47	Jackson Parish Estimated	16
49	Bienville Parish Estimated	15
50	Franklin Parish Estimated	13
50	Morehouse Parish Estimated	13
52	St. Helena Parish Estimated	12
53	Richland Parish Estimated	11
54	Caldwell Parish Estimated	10
55	LaSalle Parish Estimated	7
56	Red River Parish Estimated	6
57	Claiborne Parish Estimated	4
58	Union Parish Estimated	2
58	Washington Parish Estimated	2
58	Winn Parish Estimated	2
61	East Carroll Parish Estimated	0
61	Madison Parish Estimated	0
61	Tensas Parish Estimated	0
61	West Carroll Parish Estimated	0

Other periods

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2023

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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Lafayette Parish, with 1,841 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Carroll Parish, with 0 in 2023.

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.