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A1US GDP 2025 $30.86T│A2Real growth +2.3%│A3CPI, 12 mo to Sep 2026 +3.7%│A4Unemployment 2025 4.3%BEA · BLS · Census — updated October 29, 2026
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Louisiana: income, population and prices

Personal income is everything residents receive: wages, business and property income, and government benefits. Divided by population it gives income per person; regional price parities show how far a dollar goes in Louisiana.

BEA SAINC1 · SARPP · SARPI
Income per person, 2025$64,103#44 of 51 · 83% of US
Price-adjusted, 2024 (2017 $)$56,789#31 of 51
Price level, 2024 (US = 100)88.2#47 of 51 · #1 = most expensive
Housing costs, 2024 (US = 100)63.1#46 of 51
Fig. 1Income per person, 1990–2025Louisiana and the United States, current dollars
0$20k$40k$60k$80k19901995200020052010201520202025LouisianaUnited States
LouisianaUnited States
YearPersonal incomePopulationPer personvs USReal per personPrice level
2025$296.0B4,618,189$64,10383%——
2024$282.4B4,614,878$61,20183%$56,78988.2
2023$269.8B4,598,777$58,67184%$55,23588.7
2022$254.6B4,600,892$55,32883%$52,78190.5
2021$255.2B4,628,595$55,14185%$55,46991.4
2020$233.5B4,652,145$50,19485%$52,74791.1
2019$219.4B4,664,544$47,02985%$49,92091.2
2018$212.4B4,670,033$45,48085%$49,19190.8
2017$203.5B4,678,580$43,50085%$47,19292.4
2016$197.5B4,685,576$42,14586%$45,89793.6
2015$198.5B4,670,550$42,49888%$47,11392.8
2014$197.8B4,648,813$42,54792%$46,94993.4
2013$189.8B4,628,239$41,00992%$46,11992.9
2012$187.2B4,603,590$40,67492%$46,35892.9
2011$178.4B4,577,089$38,98091%$45,34492.7
2010$173.1B4,544,804$38,07794%$45,67992.2
2009$165.3B4,491,648$36,80794%$45,95390.2
2008$170.0B4,435,586$38,32894%$47,03291.5
2007$158.4B4,375,581$36,20891%——
2006$144.7B4,302,665$33,62789%——
2005$137.2B4,576,628$29,97084%——
2004$127.4B4,552,238$27,98382%——
2003$122.0B4,521,042$26,98783%——
2002$118.2B4,497,267$26,28183%——
2001$114.8B4,477,875$25,63081%——
2000$106.9B4,471,885$23,90778%——
1999$101.2B4,460,811$22,67779%——
1998$98.9B4,440,344$22,26581%——
1997$94.2B4,421,071$21,30782%——
1996$89.6B4,398,877$20,37082%——
1995$85.8B4,378,779$19,60183%——
1994$81.8B4,347,481$18,81683%——
1993$76.8B4,316,428$17,79182%——
1992$73.2B4,293,003$17,05181%——
1991$68.4B4,253,279$16,09180%——
1990$64.9B4,221,532$15,36378%——

BEA: personal income and population (SAINC1), real personal income (SARPI, constant 2017 dollars), regional price parities (SARPP, US = 100).

What prices are made of, 2024

Regional price parities by component: 100 is the national average, 110 means 10% more expensive.

Goods93.7−6.3 vs US2008–2024
Housing (rents)63.1−36.9 vs US2008–2024
Utilities71.5−28.5 vs US2008–2024
Other services95.7−4.3 vs US2008–2024