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Explore dated, statewide figures across taxes and the economy, housing, public safety, health, education, and other civic topics.

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14 topic facts + fiscal overview + 9 state trends + 104 reviewed government links

Public money

How Louisiana funds state services

The enacted FY2027 statewide appropriations, FY2025 audited State tax revenue, current tax rates, and enacted appropriations by service area. Each section preserves its own period and accounting scope; appropriations, audited activity, State taxes, and locally imposed taxes are not treated as interchangeable.

Enacted budget plan

$53.4BFY2027

2026 Regular Session enacted appropriations

FY2027 enacted total appropriations

July 1, 2026–June 30, 2027

Total appropriations for State government reported in the Louisiana House's post-session summary, including the executive branch, legislature, judiciary, ancillary agencies, and capital outlay. FactVote reconstructed $53.4228 billion by summing the summary's eight service categories, each of which is published to the nearest $0.1 million; it is therefore a rounded presentation total, not a dollar-exact appropriation ledger.

Louisiana House of Representatives, House Legislative Services: 2026 Regular Session Wrap — State Budget FY 2026–2027

FY2025 ACFR actual

Where State tax revenue comes from

$14.4B$14,421,652,000

Shares of the $14.422 billion in taxes reported as general revenue for Louisiana's primary government. Gaming revenue is excluded because the ACFR reports it separately from taxes, and parish and municipal taxes retained locally are outside this denominator.

Sales and use taxes$5.4B · 37.7%

State sales-and-use-tax revenue recognized in the government-wide Statement of Activities; locally levied sales taxes are excluded.

Individual income taxes$4.9B · 33.7%

Individual-income-tax revenue recognized by the primary government.

Insurance premium taxes$1.3B · 9.3%

Taxes on insurance premiums reported separately in the ACFR.

Corporate income taxes$845.9M · 5.9%

Corporate-income-tax revenue reported for the fiscal year.

Gas and fuels taxes$598.6M · 4.2%

State gas-and-fuels taxes restricted for transportation.

Franchise taxes$570.0M · 4.0%

Corporate franchise-tax revenue recognized in FY2025; the tax was repealed for franchise-tax periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

Severance taxes$343.5M · 2.4%

Taxes on the extraction of oil, gas, timber, and other natural resources.

Tobacco taxes$227.5M · 1.6%

State tobacco-tax revenue reported in the government-wide statement.

Occupancy taxes$83.2M · 0.6%

State occupancy-tax revenue reported separately in the ACFR.

Alcohol taxes$73.4M · 0.5%

State alcohol-tax revenue reported separately in the ACFR.

Other taxes$50.0M · 0.3%

The ACFR's combined line for tax types not displayed separately.

FY2027 enacted plan

FY2027 appropriations by service area

$53.4B

The eight categories and rounded amounts published by Louisiana House Legislative Services after completion of the 2026 Regular Session. Together they reconstruct the reported $53.4 billion total without reclassifying agencies or programs.

Health care$23.5B · 44.0%

The House summary's health-care category across all appropriated means of finance.

General government$12.8B · 23.9%

The House summary's broad general-government category.

K–12 education$6.4B · 12.1%

Appropriations for elementary and secondary education in the official post-session grouping.

Higher education$3.7B · 6.9%

Appropriations grouped as higher education in the House summary.

Debt service and other obligations$3.7B · 6.9%

Debt service and other statewide obligations grouped together by the House.

Public safety and corrections$2.2B · 4.1%

Public-safety, correctional, and related appropriations in the official grouping.

Children and family services$792.8M · 1.5%

Appropriations grouped as children and family services by the House.

Legislative and judicial$362.9M · 0.7%

Appropriations for the legislative and judicial branches in the post-session summary.

Tax structure

Common statewide rates

Property and district rates can be local. Each card states the applicable scope.

Individual income tax

3%For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, Louisiana applies a flat 3% individual-income-tax rate.Louisiana Department of Revenue: Individual Income Tax — Determination of Tax

Sales and use tax

5% State + localThe general State sales-and-use-tax rate is 5% through December 31, 2029. Parish and municipal sales taxes apply in addition and vary by location.Louisiana Department of Revenue: State Sales Tax Rate

Corporate income tax

5.5%For taxable periods beginning on or after January 1, 2025, Louisiana applies a flat 5.5% corporation-income-tax rate; the separate franchise tax was repealed for periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026.Louisiana Department of Revenue: Corporation Income Tax

Property tax

10% home assessment + local millageLand and residential improvements are generally assessed at 10% of fair market value, then local taxing bodies apply their millage.Louisiana State Legislature: Louisiana Constitution, Article VII, Section 18

Latest audited results

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Government-wide activity for Louisiana's primary government on the accrual basis. Revenue combines charges for services, operating and capital grants, taxes, gaming, use of money and property, and other general revenue; transfers cancel at the primary-government level.

Louisiana Division of Administration, Office of Statewide Reporting and Accounting Policy: State of Louisiana FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report

Government-wide revenue: $45.9B
Government-wide expenses: $43.2B

Method, scope, and limitations

FactVote used the Louisiana House's post-session statewide appropriation summary after the 2026 Regular Session. The eight published service categories, each rounded to $0.1 million, were converted to dollars and summed; that reconstructed figure is intentionally not labeled as a dollar-exact total. FY2025 tax-source shares and government-wide audited activity come from the ACFR, while current rates come from the Department of Revenue and the State Constitution.

The $53.4228 billion numeric value is reconstructed from eight categories published to the nearest $0.1 million. The State describes the plan as $53.4 billion, so the apparent precision beyond that level should not be interpreted as an exact ledger total.
Appropriations are legal spending authority, not audited cash spending, and the total includes federal funds, dedicated revenue, fees, interagency transfers, and capital outlay in addition to State General Fund support.
The tax-source denominator excludes the ACFR's $1.002 billion gaming line because the audited statement presents gaming separately from taxes. It also excludes locally retained taxes.
Louisiana property taxes and local sales taxes vary by parish, municipality, and special district. Assessment percentages and State rates do not determine a household's final combined bill.

Last verified August 28, 2026 · Review by August 31, 2027 · Louisiana figures refresh annually.

Taxes and the economy

Taxes, government spending, jobs, wages, and small business.

Taxes and economy

$60,756

Median household income

2020–2024 estimate

Median money income received by Louisiana households, expressed in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Income is not take-home pay and does not directly measure taxes, wealth, prices, or purchasing power.
A statewide median obscures regional and household differences.

Related state trends

Taxes and economy over time

Employment and unemployment place the latest economic facts in a longer statewide context.

Work

Employment and unemployment

4.3%unemployed

The unemployment rate is paired with employed Louisiana residents indexed to 2015, so job recovery and labor-market slack remain readable on separate scales.

Unemployment rate
Employed people

Unemployment rate: 4.3%
Employed people: 2M
Employment since 2015: −0.8%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Unemployment rate

Louisiana: 4.3%
U.S. benchmark: 4.0%
State rank #1 has the highest unemployment rate — worse: #10 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics via FRED: National unemployment rate

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Year	Unemployment rate	Employed people	Employment index
2015	6.3%	2,013,539	100.0
2016	6.0%	1,992,404	99.0
2017	5.1%	1,995,042	99.1
2018	4.8%	2,002,596	99.5
2019	4.6%	1,999,956	99.3
2020	8.6%	1,872,055	93.0
2021	5.6%	1,943,319	96.5
2022	3.7%	1,996,188	99.1
2023	3.7%	2,003,271	99.5
2024	4.3%	1,997,405	99.2

Method and limitations

FactVote uses BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics annual averages for the statewide unemployment rate and civilian employment. The chart converts employment to an index with 2015 equal to 100; the data table retains the published employment level.

LAUS estimates are revised each year through the program's annual processing cycle.
Employment is residence-based civilian employment, not a count of jobs located in the state.
Annual averages smooth within-year changes.

Housing and property costs

Housing supply, affordability, renters, zoning, and property costs.

Housing

$1,064/month

Median gross rent

2020–2024 estimate

Median monthly gross rent for renter-occupied housing units paying cash rent, including contract rent plus estimated average utility and fuel costs paid by the renter.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate and expressed in 2024 dollars.

Keep in mind

This is a multi-year statewide estimate, not a current asking-rent measure.
The median obscures differences by location, unit size, housing quality, and renter circumstances.

Related state trends

Housing over time

Home values and household income show how Louisiana housing costs and purchasing power have changed together.

Housing pressure

Home prices versus income growth

+39.0%home prices

FHFA house prices and BEA personal income per person are indexed to the same starting year. A widening gap signals that home prices are rising faster than this broad income measure.

FHFA home prices
Income per person

Home-price growth: +39.0%
Income growth: +51.8%
Income per person: $63,940

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Home-price growth

Louisiana: +39.0%
U.S. benchmark: +86.6%
State rank #1 has the fastest home-price growth — depends on perspective: #50 of 50

Income growth

Louisiana: +51.8%
U.S. benchmark: +55.9%
State rank #1 has the fastest income growth — better: #36 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Federal Housing Finance Agency: U.S. House Price Index U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED: U.S. personal income per capita

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Year	FHFA HPI	Home-price index	Income per person	Income index
2016	239.75	100.0	$42,132	100.0
2017	243.95	101.8	$43,486	103.2
2018	247.52	103.2	$45,465	107.9
2019	253.82	105.9	$47,015	111.6
2020	262.85	109.6	$50,181	119.1
2021	280.71	117.1	$55,112	130.8
2022	306.09	127.7	$55,297	131.2
2023	313.45	130.7	$58,859	139.7
2024	320.69	133.8	$61,667	146.4
2025	333.36	139.0	$63,940	151.8

Method and limitations

FactVote averages the four quarterly, not-seasonally-adjusted FHFA all-transactions HPI observations for each year. It compares that series with BEA annual per-capita personal income distributed by FRED, then rebases both to 100 in 2016.

This is a pressure indicator, not a home-price-to-income ratio and not a measure of monthly mortgage affordability.
Both series are nominal; neither is adjusted for inflation.
Per-capita personal income includes earnings, property income, and transfers and is not median household income.

Public safety and criminal justice

Policing, crime prevention, sentencing, incarceration, and rehabilitation.

Public safety and justice

504.5 per 100,000

Reported violent-crime rate

2024

Violent offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

FactVote sums the 12 monthly state offense rates returned by the FBI Crime Data Explorer for each calendar year. The accompanying coverage value is the mean of the 12 monthly population-coverage percentages returned with the same query.

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Louisiana's average monthly population coverage was below 90% in 2021, 2022, and 2024, at 89.3%, 89.5%, and 82.0%, respectively. Those years are flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the higher-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 82%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

2,168 per 100,000

Reported property-crime rate

2024

Property offenses reported to law enforcement per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions.

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How it was measured

Keep in mind

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Louisiana's average monthly population coverage was below 90% in 2021, 2022, and 2024, at 89.3%, 89.5%, and 82.0%, respectively. Those years are flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the higher-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.
Average monthly population coverage in 2024 was 82%; this is not complete statewide reporting.

Public safety and justice

659

Homicide deaths

2024 final data

Deaths for which homicide was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted homicide death rate: 15.2 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

Homicide mortality is not the same as offenses reported to police and does not include nonfatal violence.
Counts and rates do not establish causes or the effect of a particular policy.

Related state trends

Public safety and justice over time

Reported violent- and property-crime rates are shown with the coverage cautions needed to compare years responsibly.

Public safety

Reported violent and property crime rates

82.0% coverage

Reported offenses per 100,000 residents in participating jurisdictions. Amber points flag years when average monthly population coverage was below 90%.

Violent crime
Property crime
Partial reporting

Violent crime: 504.5 per 100k
Property crime: 2168.0 per 100k
Population coverage: 82.0%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Violent-crime rate

Louisiana: 504.5 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 359.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest violent-crime rate — worse: #5* of 50

* Reporting coverage was below 90% for this statistic.

Property-crime rate

Louisiana: 2168.0 per 100k
U.S. benchmark: 1760.1 per 100k
State rank #1 has the highest property-crime rate — worse: #7* of 50

* Reporting coverage was below 90% for this statistic.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.An asterisk marks a state-year with less than 90% average population coverage. The U.S. figures are FBI national estimates; state figures are reported rates.Federal Bureau of Investigation: UCR Summary of Reported Crimes in the Nation, 2024

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Year	Violent rate	Property rate	Population coverage
2015	540.7 per 100k	3380.7 per 100k	98.3%
2016	567.2 per 100k	3305.8 per 100k	98.4%
2017	560.5 per 100k	3394.1 per 100k	96.6%
2018	544.2 per 100k	3302.9 per 100k	95.7%
2019	565.5 per 100k	3234.5 per 100k	94.7%
2020	650.9 per 100k	2917.4 per 100k	93.1%
2021	671.0 per 100k	2602.9 per 100k	89.3% · partial
2022	642.9 per 100k	2822.9 per 100k	89.5% · partial
2023	584.2 per 100k	2619.7 per 100k	93.1%
2024	504.5 per 100k	2168.0 per 100k	82.0% · partial

Method and limitations

These are crimes reported to law enforcement, not all crimes that occurred.
Louisiana's average monthly population coverage was below 90% in 2021, 2022, and 2024, at 89.3%, 89.5%, and 82.0%, respectively. Those years are flagged and should not be treated as directly comparable with the higher-coverage years.
Reporting systems, agency participation, and later revisions can change the published series.

Healthcare

Coverage, prescription costs, Medicaid, and access to care.

Healthcare

9.3%

People under 65 without health insurance

2024 ACS annual estimate

Share of Louisiana’s civilian noninstitutionalized residents under age 65 who lacked comprehensive health-insurance coverage at the time of the ACS survey.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the 2024 American Community Survey 1-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is a survey estimate for people under 65 and does not describe coverage type or continuity of coverage.
Insurance status alone does not measure affordability, access, quality, or health outcomes.

Related state trends

Healthcare over time

Health-insurance coverage and life expectancy provide separate views of access and population health over time.

Health coverage

Residents without health insurance

7.7%uninsured

The share of the civilian noninstitutionalized population without health insurance at the time of the American Community Survey interview.

Uninsured rate
90% confidence margin

Uninsured rate: 7.7%
Margin of error: ±0.3 points

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Uninsured rate

Louisiana: 7.7%
U.S. benchmark: 8.2%
State rank #1 has the highest uninsured rate — worse: #22 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: HIC-4_ACS health insurance coverage

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Year	Uninsured rate	90% margin of error
2014	14.8%	±0.3 points
2015	11.9%	±0.4 points
2016	10.3%	±0.4 points
2017	8.4%	±0.3 points
2018	8.0%	±0.3 points
2019	8.9%	±0.3 points
2020	Not released	—
2021	7.6%	±0.3 points
2022	6.9%	±0.3 points
2023	6.9%	±0.3 points
2024	7.7%	±0.3 points

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's HIC-4_ACS historical table. Rates and 90% confidence margins of error are the published ACS 1-year estimates for the civilian noninstitutionalized population.

The Census Bureau did not release the standard 2020 ACS 1-year estimates because pandemic-era data collection did not meet its quality standards; the chart preserves that gap.
The rate is a survey estimate and the accompanying margin of error should be considered when comparing nearby values.
Coverage is measured at the interview and does not show how long someone was uninsured during the year.

Health outcomes

Life expectancy at birth

73.8 yearsat birth

Period life expectancy at birth based on Louisiana's annual complete life tables and final state-specific death data.

Life expectancy at birth

U.S. comparison & state rank2022

Life expectancy

Louisiana: 73.8 years
U.S. benchmark: 77.5 years
State rank #1 has the highest life expectancy — better: #44 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.CDC National Center for Health Statistics: U.S. state life tables, 2018–2022

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Year	Life expectancy at birth
2018	75.6 years
2019	75.7 years
2020	73.1 years
2021	72.2 years
2022	73.8 years

Method and limitations

FactVote uses CDC National Center for Health Statistics annual complete life-table estimates for the total Louisiana population. Values are rounded to the published tenth of a year.

The latest published comparable state series ends in 2022, even though newer national life-expectancy estimates may be available.
Period life expectancy summarizes current mortality rates; it is not a forecast of how long a particular person will live.
The 2020 and 2021 estimates reflect the mortality shock during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education

Public schools, school choice, teachers, and higher education.

Education

87.3%

Adults with at least a high school diploma

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Louisiana residents age 25 and older whose reported attainment is a regular high school diploma or equivalent (including GED or an alternative credential), some college, or an associate’s or higher degree.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

This is an adult educational-attainment measure, not a current high-school graduation rate or a measure of school quality.
A statewide estimate can obscure differences across communities and demographic groups.

Related state trends

Education over time

Comparable NAEP assessment years show changes in statewide reading and mathematics performance.

Education

NAEP reading and math scores

216.0Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 and Grade 8 public-school mean scale scores from the Nation's Report Card. Reading and math are shown within each grade on their own panel.

Reading · circle
Math · square

Grade 4 reading: 216.0
Grade 4 math: 234.5
Grade 8 reading: 256.5
Grade 8 math: 266.8

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Grade 4 reading

Louisiana: 216.0
U.S. benchmark: 215.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #14 of 50

Grade 4 math

Louisiana: 234.5
U.S. benchmark: 237.5
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #37 of 50

Grade 8 reading

Louisiana: 256.5
U.S. benchmark: 258.0
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #28 of 50

Grade 8 math

Louisiana: 266.8
U.S. benchmark: 273.8
State rank #1 has the highest score — better: #42 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.State ranks use public-school results. The U.S. benchmark includes the national public- and nonpublic-school sample.U.S. Department of Education, NCES: NAEP national results

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Assessment year	Grade 4 reading	Grade 4 math	Grade 8 reading	Grade 8 math
2003	204.7	226.2	253.4	266.3
2005	209.2	230.2	252.7	267.8
2007	207.4	230.0	253.2	272.4
2009	207.5	229.4	253.3	272.4
2011	210.4	230.8	254.7	272.8
2013	210.5	231.4	257.4	272.8
2015	216.2	234.3	255.5	268.4
2017	211.6	229.0	256.8	266.5
2019	209.9	231.3	257.4	271.6
2022	212.3	228.6	256.6	265.6
2024	216.0	234.5	256.5	266.8

Method and limitations

FactVote uses NAEP Data Service mean scale scores for all public-school students in Louisiana. The series uses the total student group and the main reading and mathematics composite scales for Grade 4 and Grade 8.

NAEP is generally administered every two years; the 2021 administration was postponed, so the timeline moves from 2019 to 2022.
NAEP results are estimates from a sample. Statistical significance, not a visual gap alone, determines whether scores differ.
Each grade and subject has its own scale. Follow one line over time rather than comparing the numeric distance between grades or subjects.

Environment and energy

Clean water, conservation, climate, and energy production.

Environment

$3.62/gal

Gulf Coast regular gasoline price

Week of August 31, 2026

Estimated average retail price of regular-grade gasoline across all formulations in EIA's Gulf Coast region, including taxes. The region contains Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas.

Louisiana$3.618/gal

United States$4.071/gal

The Gulf Coast average was $0.453 per gallon lower, or about 11.1% below the U.S. average.

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Louisiana and U.S. context

Regular gasoline price

Louisiana: $3.618/gal
United States: $4.071/gal

The Gulf Coast average was $0.453 per gallon lower, or about 11.1% below the U.S. average.

Both figures are EIA weekly retail estimates for regular gasoline, including taxes, for the week of August 31, 2026. The Louisiana-side figure is the Gulf Coast regional average, not a Louisiana statewide estimate.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices

Recent EIA observations

Prior week: $3.638/gal
Weekly change: -2.0¢
One year earlier: $2.765/gal
Change from one year earlier: +85.3¢

How it was measured

FactVote uses EIA’s Gulf Coast series, the smallest current EIA retail region that includes Louisiana. Changes are calculated from the published August 24, 2026 (prior week), and September 1, 2025 (52 weeks earlier), observations.

Keep in mind

EIA does not publish a current Louisiana statewide weekly gasoline-price series. This Gulf Coast regional estimate should not be read as Louisiana’s statewide average.
The regional average combines Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas, and does not represent the price at every station or in every Louisiana community.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. Weekly estimates can be revised and can differ from monthly averages.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Related state trends

Environment over time

Louisiana electricity generation, residential power prices, and gasoline prices show how the state's energy costs and supply have changed.

Energy

Electricity mix and residential price

11.73¢/kWhresidential average

In-state utility-scale electricity generation by energy source is paired with the annual average residential electricity price on a separate scale.

Natural gas75.5%
Coal3.7%
Nuclear14.7%
Solar1.2%
Hydroelectric0.9%
Wind0.0%
Other3.9%

Residential price: 11.73¢/kWh
Total generation: 99.6 TWh
Largest source: Natural gas · 75.5%

U.S. comparison & state rank2024

Residential electricity price

Louisiana: 11.73¢/kWh
U.S. benchmark: 16.48¢/kWh
State rank #1 has the highest electricity price — worse: #47 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Energy Information Administration: National residential electricity price

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Year	Total generation	Natural gas	Coal	Nuclear	Solar	Hydroelectric	Other	Residential price
2015	107.812 TWh	66.211 TWh	15.165 TWh	15.301 TWh	0.000 TWh	0.999 TWh	10.137 TWh	9.33¢/kWh
2016	107.269 TWh	66.479 TWh	12.014 TWh	17.152 TWh	0.000 TWh	1.103 TWh	10.521 TWh	9.34¢/kWh
2017	97.719 TWh	59.001 TWh	12.316 TWh	15.410 TWh	0.002 TWh	0.906 TWh	10.084 TWh	9.74¢/kWh
2018	102.128 TWh	61.782 TWh	11.787 TWh	17.153 TWh	0.002 TWh	1.180 TWh	10.226 TWh	9.59¢/kWh
2019	100.175 TWh	69.523 TWh	7.419 TWh	13.981 TWh	0.002 TWh	1.366 TWh	7.884 TWh	9.80¢/kWh
2020	100.774 TWh	70.782 TWh	3.918 TWh	16.950 TWh	0.039 TWh	1.204 TWh	7.881 TWh	9.67¢/kWh
2021	98.715 TWh	63.961 TWh	7.873 TWh	17.249 TWh	0.146 TWh	1.109 TWh	8.377 TWh	11.02¢/kWh
2022	105.505 TWh	72.275 TWh	8.173 TWh	16.165 TWh	0.196 TWh	0.916 TWh	7.780 TWh	12.93¢/kWh
2023	97.785 TWh	74.414 TWh	4.834 TWh	12.211 TWh	0.292 TWh	0.708 TWh	5.326 TWh	11.55¢/kWh
2024	99.623 TWh	75.263 TWh	3.700 TWh	14.652 TWh	1.199 TWh	0.885 TWh	3.924 TWh	11.73¢/kWh

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA's annual utility-scale net generation series and groups sources into seven categories. The residential price is EIA's annual average revenue per kilowatthour and includes generation, transmission, distribution, taxes, and fees reflected in electric bills.

Generation is electricity produced inside Louisiana, not electricity consumed there; interstate imports and exports are not represented.
The consistent utility-scale series excludes estimated generation from small-scale solar systems under 1 megawatt. Hydroelectric combines conventional and pumped-storage net generation; the 'other' category is the residual of remaining reported energy sources.
The residential price is a statewide nominal average and can mask large differences among utilities, plans, and household usage.

Fuel cost

Monthly regular gasoline price

$3.511/galmonthly average

Monthly regular-grade gasoline prices in EIA’s Gulf Coast region show the market trend surrounding Louisiana. The regional average includes Louisiana.

Regular gasoline · monthly average

Price: $3.511/gal
From prior month: −3.4¢
From one year earlier: +78.3¢

U.S. comparison & state rank2026-07

Regular gasoline

Louisiana: $3.511/gal
U.S. benchmark: $3.932/gal
State rank #1 has the highest gasoline price — worse: #44* of 49

* EIA does not publish a current Louisiana statewide monthly gasoline-price series; this chart uses a six-state regional average, not a statewide measurement.

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.Gasoline ranks cover states with a published FactVote monthly series. An asterisk marks an EIA regional or metro proxy rather than a statewide measurement.U.S. Energy Information Administration: U.S. regular gasoline prices

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Month	Regular gasoline price
January 2020	$2.244/gal
February 2020	$2.114/gal
March 2020	$1.952/gal
April 2020	$1.572/gal
May 2020	$1.532/gal
June 2020	$1.752/gal
July 2020	$1.865/gal
August 2020	$1.853/gal
September 2020	$1.855/gal
October 2020	$1.832/gal
November 2020	$1.775/gal
December 2020	$1.885/gal
January 2021	$2.041/gal
February 2021	$2.207/gal
March 2021	$2.547/gal
April 2021	$2.579/gal
May 2021	$2.699/gal
June 2021	$2.740/gal
July 2021	$2.815/gal
August 2021	$2.818/gal
September 2021	$2.822/gal
October 2021	$2.954/gal
November 2021	$3.054/gal
December 2021	$2.943/gal
January 2022	$2.971/gal
February 2022	$3.213/gal
March 2022	$3.918/gal
April 2022	$3.768/gal
May 2022	$4.100/gal
June 2022	$4.574/gal
July 2022	$4.093/gal
August 2022	$3.483/gal
September 2022	$3.158/gal
October 2022	$3.218/gal
November 2022	$3.065/gal
December 2022	$2.715/gal
January 2023	$2.996/gal
February 2023	$3.007/gal
March 2023	$3.043/gal
April 2023	$3.249/gal
May 2023	$3.086/gal
June 2023	$3.127/gal
July 2023	$3.211/gal
August 2023	$3.426/gal
September 2023	$3.378/gal
October 2023	$3.110/gal
November 2023	$2.794/gal
December 2023	$2.648/gal
January 2024	$2.687/gal
February 2024	$2.844/gal
March 2024	$3.042/gal
April 2024	$3.186/gal
May 2024	$3.159/gal
June 2024	$3.001/gal
July 2024	$3.076/gal
August 2024	$2.975/gal
September 2024	$2.760/gal
October 2024	$2.707/gal
November 2024	$2.628/gal
December 2024	$2.601/gal
January 2025	$2.677/gal
February 2025	$2.711/gal
March 2025	$2.683/gal
April 2025	$2.740/gal
May 2025	$2.732/gal
June 2025	$2.747/gal
July 2025	$2.728/gal
August 2025	$2.713/gal
September 2025	$2.732/gal
October 2025	$2.620/gal
November 2025	$2.588/gal
December 2025	$2.474/gal
January 2026	$2.400/gal
February 2026	$2.484/gal
March 2026	$3.272/gal
April 2026	$3.705/gal
May 2026	$3.949/gal
June 2026	$3.545/gal
July 2026	$3.511/gal
August 2026	$3.605/gal

Method and limitations

FactVote uses EIA’s monthly Gulf Coast (PADD 3) Regular All Formulations Retail Gasoline Prices series. Monthly averages are simple averages of the published weekly estimates; prices include taxes.

This regional series covers Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Texas; it is not a Louisiana statewide average.
The regional average masks differences among states, communities, and individual stations.
Prices are nominal and not adjusted for inflation or seasonal patterns. The monthly series ends in August 2026 and can differ from the weekly fact.
Price changes alone do not establish the effect of any bill, official, or government action.

Gun policy and public safety

Firearm rights, gun-safety rules, and violence prevention.

Gun policy

1,031

Firearm deaths

2024 final data

Deaths in which firearm injury was the underlying cause, with the rate age-adjusted per 100,000 residents.

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Population-adjusted measure

Age-adjusted firearm death rate: 22.9 per 100,000

How it was measured

CDC National Vital Statistics System death-certificate data.

Keep in mind

The total combines firearm deaths across intents, including suicide, homicide, legal intervention, and unintentional or undetermined injury.
It does not measure nonfatal injuries, firearm ownership, defensive uses, or policy effects.

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Retirement benefits, Medicare, and the long-term financing of these programs.

Immigration and border policy

Border enforcement, legal immigration, and pathways to citizenship.

Immigration

4.9%

Residents who are foreign-born

2020–2024 estimate

Share of Louisiana residents who were not U.S. citizens at birth, including naturalized citizens, lawful noncitizens, and people without lawful status.

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How it was measured

U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, sourced from the American Community Survey 2020–2024 five-year estimate.

Keep in mind

Foreign-born is not a measure of unauthorized immigration or current border crossings.
The Census does not assign legal status in this measure.

Related state trends

Immigration over time

Population change is separated into natural change, domestic migration, and international migration.

People

Population growth and migration

4.6Mresidents

July 1 population estimates alongside the annual changes attributable to births minus deaths, domestic migration, and international migration.

Population
Births minus deaths
Domestic migration
International migration

Births minus deaths: +2.8K
Domestic migration: −14.4K
International migration: +14.9K

U.S. comparison & state rank2025

Population

Louisiana: 4,618,189
U.S. total: 341,784,857
State rank #1 is most populous — not a performance ranking: #25 of 50

Ranks sort the measured value from highest to lowest. Each State rank explains what #1 means for that fact.U.S. Census Bureau: Vintage 2025 national population estimates

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Year	Population	Natural change	Domestic migration	International migration	Residual
2020	4,652,145	—	—	—	—
2021	4,628,595	178	-27,184	3,182	274
2022	4,600,892	-268	-48,131	19,957	739
2023	4,598,777	6,475	-31,283	22,784	-91
2024	4,614,878	4,159	-17,659	29,740	-139
2025	4,618,189	2,774	-14,387	14,900	24

Method and limitations

FactVote uses the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025 consistent state series. Population is the July 1 estimate. Change components describe the preceding annual estimates period, and the Census residual adjustment reconciles the components to the published population change.

Vintage estimates are revised as the Census Bureau incorporates newer records and methods.
Domestic and international migration are modeled demographic estimates, not direct counts of every move.
The small residual adjustment is included in the data table but not drawn as a separate bar.

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

Voting access, election administration, ethics, transparency, and corruption.

Democracy and accountability

66.3%

Registered-voter turnout

November 5, 2024 presidential, congressional, and open primary election

Voters recorded in Louisiana's official results for the November 2024 election as a share of registered voters qualified to vote in that election.

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2024 turnout comparison

General election turnout: 66.3%
Primary election turnoutMarch 23, 2024 presidential preference and municipal primary: 17.2%

Louisiana's results system calculates turnout using voters qualified for the election; the March event combined closed Democratic and Republican presidential primaries with local contests in some jurisdictions.

Not every Louisiana registrant was eligible for the same March ballot because the presidential preference primaries were closed and local contests varied by jurisdiction.
The two percentages are useful statewide participation summaries but their eligible-voter universes are not perfectly identical.

Louisiana Department of State: Official Election Results Review by January 31, 2027

How it was measured

Louisiana Department of State official election results report statewide turnout from participating voters and voters qualified for the selected election.

Keep in mind

Louisiana held presidential and congressional contests alongside open-primary and local contests, so the event is not titled simply a general election in state records.
The official results page notes that its denominator includes qualified voters for the election, not necessarily every registered voter statewide.

Abortion and reproductive rights

Access to abortion and reproductive healthcare.

Reproductive rights

4,570

Abortions performed in Louisiana

2022, latest publicly reportable unsuppressed total

Induced terminations of pregnancy reported as occurring in Louisiana, regardless of the patient's state of residence.

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How it was measured

Louisiana Department of Health Induced Termination of Pregnancy surveillance based on reports submitted for procedures occurring in the state.

Keep in mind

Louisiana publishes the 2023 and 2024 totals only as fewer than five; this snapshot therefore uses the latest exact, unsuppressed official total and does not turn either suppressed value into a number.
This is an in-state occurrence count and does not include Louisiana residents who received abortion care outside Louisiana.

Facts are shown for context only and do not affect candidate matching or rankings. Dates, definitions, limitations, and primary sources are included with each figure.

State trends

How Louisiana is changing

Nine trend views cover population, work, housing, public safety, education, health coverage, longevity, gasoline prices, and energy. Gasoline uses an explicitly labeled regional average; other charts use Louisiana statewide measures. Each chart now sits directly beneath its related fact section.

Louisiana

FY2027 enacted total appropriations

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

Taxes and the economy

How it was measured

Unemployment rate

Housing and property costs

How it was measured

Home-price growth

Income growth

Public safety and criminal justice

How it was measured

How it was measured

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Violent-crime rate

Property-crime rate

Healthcare

How it was measured

Uninsured rate

Life expectancy

Education

How it was measured

Grade 4 reading

Grade 4 math

Grade 8 reading

Grade 8 math

Environment and energy

Selected generation shares

How it was measured

Louisiana and U.S. context

Recent EIA observations

How it was measured

Residential electricity price

Regular gasoline

Gun policy and public safety

Population-adjusted measure

How it was measured

Social Security, Medicare, and retirement

Beneficiaries by grouped benefit type

How it was measured

Immigration and border policy

How it was measured

Population

Voting, democracy, and government accountability

2024 turnout comparison

How it was measured

Abortion and reproductive rights

How it was measured