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State profile

Louisiana

20 official measures, each beside the U.S. value, with Louisiana’s rank among the 50 states and DC and its margin of error where the source publishes one. Rank 1 is the highest value; a rank says nothing on its own about better or worse. Select a measure to see every state.

marks a rank that is not statistically different from the next higher state, by the Census Bureau’s test at the 90 percent confidence level. Margins of error are 90 percent.

Each comparison with the U.S. value uses the same test wherever the source publishes a margin of error. A difference is stated only where the test confirms it or no test is possible; untested ones are marked. For life expectancy the U.S. figure comes from a separate NCHS report without a standard error, so that test uses the state’s alone. A state is part of the nation, so the two estimates are not fully independent, which the Census Bureau’s ACS handbook warns about. The test does not adjust for it, and allowing for it changes none of the comparisons shown.

People

  • Population

    July 1, 2025

    4,618,189

    U.S.
    341,784,857; Louisiana is 1.4% of the U.S. total.
    Rank
    25 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • Population growth

    July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025

    +0.07%

    U.S.
    +0.52%; Louisiana is 0.45 points lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    45 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • Median age

    July 1, 2025

    39.0 years

    U.S.
    39.4 years; Louisiana is 0.4 years lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    35 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

Income and output

  • Median household income

    2024

    $60,986

    plus or minus $803

    U.S.
    $81,604; Louisiana is $20,618 lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    49 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Arkansas, or from the next lower state, West Virginia.
    Price-adjusted
    $69,140, plus or minus $910: income divided by Louisiana’s 2024 regional price parity (88.2, U.S. = 100). Computed by this site, not published by Census or BEA, and not ranked.

  • Per capita personal income

    2025

    $64,103

    U.S.
    $77,028; Louisiana is $12,925 lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    44 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • Real per capita personal income

    2024

    $56,789

    U.S.
    $59,195; Louisiana is $2,406 lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    31 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • GDP per capita

    2025

    $74,125

    U.S.
    $90,294; Louisiana is $16,169 lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    39 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • Poverty rate

    2024

    18.69%

    plus or minus 0.64%

    U.S.
    12.15%; Louisiana is 6.54 points higher than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    1 of 51. Not statistically different from the next lower state, Mississippi.

Prices and housing

  • Price level (RPP)

    2024

    88.2

    U.S.
    100.0; Louisiana is 11.8 points lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    47 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • Median home value

    2024

    $223,200

    plus or minus $2,575

    U.S.
    $360,600; Louisiana is $137,400 lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    47 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Kentucky, or from the next lower state, Oklahoma.

  • Median gross rent

    2024

    $1,064

    plus or minus $15

    U.S.
    $1,487; Louisiana is $423 lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    42 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Missouri.

  • Rent burden

    2024

    54.14%

    plus or minus 1.89%

    U.S.
    51.77%; Louisiana is 2.37 points higher than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    5 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Hawaii, or from the next lower state, Connecticut.

  • Homeownership rate

    2024

    68.07%

    plus or minus 0.56%

    U.S.
    65.27%; Louisiana is 2.80 points higher than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    23 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Kansas, or from the next lower state, Florida.

  • Residential electricity price

    January to July 2026

    13.35 cents

    U.S.
    18.19 cents; Louisiana is 4.84 cents lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    47 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.
    July 2026
    12.72 cents in that month alone (U.S. 18.31 cents)

Average residential electricity price, cents per kilowatthour, Louisiana and the United States, 1990 to 2024

Cents per kilowatthour, nominal (not adjusted for inflation), all residential customers. From EIA’s annual survey of utilities.

6 cents8 cents10 cents12 cents14 cents16 cents1990200020102020
Data table
YearLouisianaUnited States
19907.417.83
19917.408.04
19927.528.21
19937.768.32
19947.618.38
19957.238.40
19967.558.36
19977.398.43
19987.078.26
19997.128.16
20007.678.24
20017.928.58
20027.108.44
20037.848.72
20048.058.95
20058.879.45
20069.1410.40
20079.3710.65
200810.2811.26
20098.1011.51
20108.9811.54
20118.9611.72
20128.3711.88
20139.4312.13
20149.5712.52
20159.3312.65
20169.3412.55
20179.7412.89
20189.5912.87
20199.8013.01
20209.6713.15
202111.0213.66
202212.9315.04
202311.5516.00
202411.7316.48

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA-861 historical state data (HS861). HS861 1990-2009.xlsx and HS861 2010-.xlsx, sheet Total Electric Industry, RESIDENTIAL Price · retrieved Oct. 2, 2026 · 35 rows · as of 2024 · annual. The CSV has every state since 1990. Download CSV

Work

  • Unemployment rate

    August 2026

    4.2%

    U.S.
    4.1%; Louisiana is 0.1 points higher than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    21 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

  • Labor force participation

    August 2026

    58.4%

    U.S.
    61.6%; Louisiana is 3.2 points lower than the U.S. value (not tested).
    Rank
    43 of 51. No margin of error is published, so the rank carries no test.

Unemployment rate, Louisiana and the United States, Sept. 2016 to Aug. 2026

Percent, seasonally adjusted. Louisiana: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (model-based). United States: the national rate from BLS’s Current Population Survey. BLS published no figure for Oct. 2025 (the 2025 lapse in appropriations); that month is shaded, the line joins the months on either side, and the table shows the gap.

0%5%10%15%20182020202220242026
  • Months with no BLS figure
Data table
MonthLouisianaUnited States
Sept. 20166.15.0
Oct. 20166.04.9
Nov. 20166.04.7
Dec. 20165.94.7
Jan. 20175.84.7
Feb. 20175.74.6
March 20175.54.4
April 20175.44.4
May 20175.24.4
June 20175.14.3
July 20175.04.3
Aug. 20174.94.4
Sept. 20174.84.3
Oct. 20174.74.2
Nov. 20174.74.2
Dec. 20174.74.1
Jan. 20184.74.0
Feb. 20184.74.1
March 20184.84.0
April 20184.94.0
May 20184.93.8
June 20184.94.0
July 20184.93.8
Aug. 20184.93.8
Sept. 20184.83.7
Oct. 20184.83.8
Nov. 20184.83.8
Dec. 20184.83.9
Jan. 20194.74.0
Feb. 20194.63.8
March 20194.53.8
April 20194.43.7
May 20194.43.6
June 20194.53.6
July 20194.63.7
Aug. 20194.73.6
Sept. 20194.83.5
Oct. 20194.83.6
Nov. 20194.83.6
Dec. 20194.83.6
Jan. 20204.73.6
Feb. 20204.73.5
March 20206.74.4
April 202013.514.8
May 202012.313.2
June 202011.011.0
July 202010.410.2
Aug. 20209.28.4
Sept. 20208.77.8
Oct. 20208.06.9
Nov. 20207.66.7
Dec. 20207.46.7
Jan. 20217.06.4
Feb. 20216.86.2
March 20216.66.1
April 20216.46.1
May 20216.25.8
June 20216.05.9
July 20215.65.4
Aug. 20215.25.1
Sept. 20214.84.7
Oct. 20214.54.5
Nov. 20214.24.1
Dec. 20214.03.9
Jan. 20223.94.0
Feb. 20223.83.9
March 20223.73.7
April 20223.73.7
May 20223.73.6
June 20223.63.6
July 20223.63.5
Aug. 20223.63.6
Sept. 20223.53.5
Oct. 20223.53.6
Nov. 20223.53.6
Dec. 20223.53.5
Jan. 20233.63.5
Feb. 20233.63.6
March 20233.63.5
April 20233.53.4
May 20233.53.6
June 20233.53.6
July 20233.63.5
Aug. 20233.73.7
Sept. 20233.83.7
Oct. 20233.93.9
Nov. 20234.13.7
Dec. 20234.23.8
Jan. 20244.23.7
Feb. 20244.13.9
March 20244.13.9
April 20244.13.9
May 20244.13.9
June 20244.24.1
July 20244.34.2
Aug. 20244.44.2
Sept. 20244.54.1
Oct. 20244.54.1
Nov. 20244.44.2
Dec. 20244.44.1
Jan. 20254.34.0
Feb. 20254.34.2
March 20254.34.2
April 20254.34.2
May 20254.34.3
June 20254.34.1
July 20254.34.3
Aug. 20254.24.3
Sept. 20254.24.4
Oct. 2025no datano data
Nov. 20254.24.5
Dec. 20254.24.4
Jan. 20264.34.3
Feb. 20264.34.4
March 20264.44.3
April 20264.44.3
May 20264.54.3
June 20264.44.2
July 20264.44.1
Aug. 20264.24.1

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS); national column from the CPS via FRED. LASST<FIPS>0000000000003 for each state (column = USPS code); US = FRED UNRATE · retrieved Oct. 2, 2026 · 608 rows · as of August 2026 · monthly. The CSV has every state since January 1976. Download CSV

Labor force participation rate, Louisiana and the United States, Sept. 2016 to Aug. 2026

Percent, seasonally adjusted. Louisiana: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (model-based). United States: the national rate from BLS’s Current Population Survey. BLS published no figure for Oct. 2025 (the 2025 lapse in appropriations); that month is shaded, the line joins the months on either side, and the table shows the gap.

54%56%58%60%62%64%20182020202220242026
  • Months with no BLS figure
Data table
MonthLouisianaUnited States
Sept. 201658.962.9
Oct. 201658.862.8
Nov. 201658.762.7
Dec. 201658.762.7
Jan. 201758.762.8
Feb. 201758.762.9
March 201758.762.9
April 201758.763.0
May 201758.762.8
June 201758.762.8
July 201758.762.9
Aug. 201758.762.9
Sept. 201758.663.1
Oct. 201758.662.7
Nov. 201758.662.7
Dec. 201758.762.7
Jan. 201858.762.7
Feb. 201858.863.0
March 201859.062.9
April 201859.062.9
May 201859.062.9
June 201858.963.0
July 201858.863.0
Aug. 201858.662.6
Sept. 201858.562.8
Oct. 201858.562.9
Nov. 201858.562.9
Dec. 201858.663.0
Jan. 201958.663.1
Feb. 201958.663.1
March 201958.663.0
April 201958.562.8
May 201958.562.9
June 201958.563.0
July 201958.563.1
Aug. 201958.663.1
Sept. 201958.663.2
Oct. 201958.763.3
Nov. 201958.763.3
Dec. 201958.563.3
Jan. 202058.363.3
Feb. 202058.063.3
March 202059.162.6
April 202055.260.1
May 202056.360.8
June 202056.461.5
July 202057.161.5
Aug. 202057.161.7
Sept. 202057.561.4
Oct. 202057.461.7
Nov. 202057.461.5
Dec. 202057.561.5
Jan. 202157.461.4
Feb. 202157.561.4
March 202157.561.5
April 202157.661.6
May 202157.761.6
June 202157.761.7
July 202157.661.8
Aug. 202157.661.7
Sept. 202157.561.7
Oct. 202157.561.8
Nov. 202157.661.9
Dec. 202157.762.0
Jan. 202258.062.2
Feb. 202258.162.3
March 202258.262.4
April 202258.362.2
May 202258.362.3
June 202258.262.2
July 202258.262.1
Aug. 202258.162.3
Sept. 202258.062.2
Oct. 202258.062.2
Nov. 202258.162.1
Dec. 202258.262.3
Jan. 202358.362.4
Feb. 202358.462.5
March 202358.462.6
April 202358.362.6
May 202358.362.6
June 202358.262.6
July 202358.262.6
Aug. 202358.262.8
Sept. 202358.262.7
Oct. 202358.362.6
Nov. 202358.362.8
Dec. 202358.362.5
Jan. 202458.362.5
Feb. 202458.262.6
March 202458.262.7
April 202458.262.6
May 202458.262.6
June 202458.262.6
July 202458.262.7
Aug. 202458.262.7
Sept. 202458.262.7
Oct. 202458.162.5
Nov. 202458.062.4
Dec. 202458.062.5
Jan. 202558.062.6
Feb. 202558.062.5
March 202558.062.5
April 202558.062.6
May 202557.962.4
June 202557.962.3
July 202557.962.2
Aug. 202558.062.3
Sept. 202558.262.5
Oct. 2025no datano data
Nov. 202558.562.5
Dec. 202558.562.4
Jan. 202658.662.1
Feb. 202658.762.0
March 202658.761.9
April 202658.861.8
May 202658.861.8
June 202658.761.5
July 202658.561.4
Aug. 202658.461.6

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS); national column from the CPS via FRED. LASST<FIPS>0000000000008 for each state (column = USPS code); US = FRED CIVPART · retrieved Oct. 2, 2026 · 608 rows · as of August 2026 · monthly. The CSV has every state since January 1976. Download CSV

Health and education

  • Life expectancy

    2022

    73.8 years

    plus or minus 0.12 years

    U.S.
    77.5 years; Louisiana is 3.7 years lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    48 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Alabama.

  • Uninsured rate

    2024

    7.73%

    plus or minus 0.27%

    U.S.
    8.20%; Louisiana is 0.47 points lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    22 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Colorado, or from the next lower state, Missouri.

  • Bachelor's degree or higher

    2024

    27.84%

    plus or minus 0.56%

    U.S.
    36.85%; Louisiana is 9.01 points lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    48 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Kentucky, or from the next lower state, Arkansas.

Civic participation

  • Voter turnout (self-reported)

    Nov. 5, 2024 general election

    58.0%

    plus or minus 3.6%

    U.S.
    65.3%; Louisiana is 7.3 points lower than the U.S. value.
    Rank
    49 of 51. Not statistically different from the next higher state, Hawaii, or from the next lower state, Texas.

Sources and data

Every figure on this page, with its source, period and the CSV behind it (all 50 states and DC, with ranks and the test). Retrieved Oct. 2, 2026.

  1. Population, July 1, 2025: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. CSV
  2. Population growth, July 1, 2024 to July 1, 2025: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025. CSV
  3. Median age, July 1, 2025: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 (SC-EST2025-AGESEX). CSV
  4. Median household income, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  5. Median home value, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  6. Median gross rent, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  7. Poverty rate, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  8. Rent burden, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  9. Homeownership rate, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  10. Uninsured rate, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  11. Bachelor's degree or higher, 2024: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 1-year, table-based Summary File. CSV
  12. Price level (RPP), 2024: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities by State (SARPP). CSV
  13. Real per capita personal income, 2024: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real Personal Income by State (SARPI). CSV
  14. Per capita personal income, 2025: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, State Annual Personal Income (SAINC1). CSV
  15. GDP per capita, 2025: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, GDP by State (SAGDP1), and U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2025 population. CSV
  16. Unemployment rate, August 2026: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). CSV
  17. Labor force participation, August 2026: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS). CSV
  18. Life expectancy, 2022: National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. State Life Tables, 2022 (National Vital Statistics Reports Vol. 74, No. 12). CSV
  19. Residential electricity price, January to July 2026: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly, Tables 5.6.B and 5.6.A. CSV
  20. Voter turnout (self-reported), Nov. 5, 2024 general election: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, November 2024 Voting and Registration Supplement, Table 4a. CSV
  21. Unemployment rate by state, monthly, January 1976 to August 2026: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS); national column from the CPS via FRED. CSV
  22. Labor force participation rate by state, monthly, January 1976 to August 2026: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS); national column from the CPS via FRED. CSV
  23. Average residential electricity price by state, annual, 1990 to 2024: U.S. Energy Information Administration, EIA-861 historical state data (HS861). CSV