Counties in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Louisiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 64 counties in 2024, at 2,305. West Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 52. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,305East Baton Rouge Parish

Lowest0West Carroll Parish

Median5264 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	East Baton Rouge Parish Estimated	2,305	+111.7%
2	Lafayette Parish Estimated	1,592	-13.5%
3	Calcasieu Parish Estimated	1,361	+34%
4	Tangipahoa Parish Estimated	1,085	-10.6%
5	St. Tammany Parish Estimated	1,066	+29.1%
6	Bossier Parish Estimated	779	+12.9%
7	Orleans Parish Estimated	710	-33.5%
8	Livingston Parish Estimated	634	-41.2%
9	Ascension Parish Estimated	531	-25.2%
10	Jefferson Parish Estimated	501	-35.4%
11	Ouachita Parish Estimated	345	-14.2%
12	Lafourche Parish Estimated	323	+0.3%
13	Terrebonne Parish Estimated	300	+1.7%
14	Rapides Parish Estimated	237	+7.2%
15	Vermilion Parish Estimated	228	-13.6%
16	Caddo Parish Estimated	221	+22.1%
17	Lincoln Parish Estimated	171	+24.8%
18	Acadia Parish Estimated	144	+27.4%
19	St. Landry Parish Estimated	139	-6.1%
20	De Soto Parish Estimated	118	+5.4%
21	St. Bernard Parish Estimated	112	-1.8%
22	Iberia Parish Estimated	103	-15.6%
23	Plaquemines Parish Estimated	88	-15.4%
23	West Baton Rouge Parish Estimated	88	-36.7%
25	Iberville Parish Estimated	85	-22.7%
26	St. Charles Parish Estimated	74	-9.8%
27	Jefferson Davis Parish Estimated	69	+15%
28	Beauregard Parish Estimated	64	+4.9%
28	St. James Parish Estimated	64	+6.7%
30	St. John the Baptist Parish Estimated	62	+40.9%
31	Pointe Coupee Parish Estimated	60	+71.4%
32	St. Martin Parish Estimated	55	+19.6%
33	Allen Parish Estimated	49	+11.4%
33	Sabine Parish Estimated	49	-38.8%
35	St. Mary Parish Estimated	47	+38.2%
36	West Feliciana Parish Estimated	45	-2.2%
37	Natchitoches Parish Estimated	40	-65.5%
38	Webster Parish Estimated	35	+2.9%
39	Union Parish Estimated	31	+1,450%
40	Assumption Parish Estimated	29	+52.6%
40	Evangeline Parish Estimated	29	-25.6%
42	Cameron Parish Estimated	27	+68.8%
42	Concordia Parish Estimated	27	+3.8%
44	Richland Parish Estimated	26	+136.4%
44	Vernon Parish Estimated	26	-44.7%
46	Bienville Parish Estimated	18	+20%
47	East Feliciana Parish Estimated	17	-59.5%
48	Avoyelles Parish Estimated	15	-11.8%
49	Franklin Parish Estimated	14	+7.7%
49	Morehouse Parish Estimated	14	+7.7%
51	LaSalle Parish Estimated	13	+85.7%
52	St. Helena Parish Estimated	12	0%
53	Caldwell Parish Estimated	9	-10%
54	Washington Parish Estimated	6	+200%
55	Catahoula Parish Estimated	4	-94.7%
55	Grant Parish Estimated	4	-80%
57	Claiborne Parish Estimated	3	-25%
57	Madison Parish Estimated	3	n/a
59	Red River Parish Estimated	2	-66.7%
60	East Carroll Parish Estimated	1	n/a
60	Winn Parish Estimated	1	-50%
62	Jackson Parish Estimated	0	-100%
62	Tensas Parish Estimated	0	n/a
62	West Carroll Parish Estimated	0	n/a

Other periods

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2024
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/co2024a.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 2,305 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

West Carroll Parish, with 0 in 2024.

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.