Housing permits by state
Idaho authorized 9.5 new housing units per 1,000 residents a year from 2021 to 2025, the highest rate of the 50 states and DC; Alaska authorized 1.4. The national rate was 4.7.
1.49.5
| State | 2025 units | Per 1,000 a year | 5+ share | Busiest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 210,217 | 7.8 | 31% | 2021 |
| Florida | 178,297 | 8.5 | 32% | 2005 |
| California | 103,856 | 2.8 | 41% | 2004 |
| North Carolina | 86,167 | 8.6 | 28% | 2006 |
| Georgia | 61,196 | 6.1 | 28% | 2005 |
| Arizona | 51,532 | 8.0 | 31% | 2005 |
| South Carolina | 45,862 | 8.6 | 12% | 2005 |
| Tennessee | 43,374 | 6.9 | 30% | 2021 |
| New York | 38,667 | 2.3 | 73% | 2015 |
| Washington | 34,913 | 5.5 | 48% | 2021 |
| Colorado | 33,754 | 7.1 | 44% | 2021 |
| Ohio | 33,640 | 2.6 | 37% | 2004 |
| Virginia | 33,094 | 4.2 | 38% | 2004 |
| Indiana | 29,076 | 4.1 | 28% | 2004 |
| New Jersey | 27,661 | 3.6 | 54% | 2005 |
| Utah | 26,775 | 8.5 | 34% | 2021 |
| Pennsylvania | 25,709 | 2.3 | 39% | 2004 |
| Wisconsin | 25,569 | 4.0 | 40% | 2004 |
| Michigan | 23,075 | 2.2 | 25% | 2004 |
| Minnesota | 20,947 | 4.6 | 45% | 2004 |
| Alabama | 19,061 | 4.0 | 17% | 2006 |
| Illinois | 18,551 | 1.5 | 40% | 2005 |
| Nevada | 18,540 | 6.2 | 28% | 2005 |
| Idaho | 17,944 | 9.5 | 21% | 2021 |
| Missouri | 17,474 | 3.1 | 31% | 2005 |
| Oklahoma | 15,513 | 3.5 | 14% | 2005 |
| Arkansas | 15,492 | 4.6 | 21% | 2005 |
| Kentucky | 14,940 | 3.4 | 36% | 2004 |
| Oregon | 14,839 | 4.2 | 38% | 2005 |
| Louisiana | 14,203 | 3.4 | 12% | 2006 |
| Iowa | 13,664 | 4.0 | 32% | 2005 |
| Maryland | 13,358 | 2.9 | 40% | 2005 |
| Massachusetts | 12,477 | 2.2 | 56% | 2005 |
| Nebraska | 10,596 | 5.2 | 43% | 2022 |
| Kansas | 10,299 | 3.2 | 24% | 2006 |
| Mississippi | 8,405 | 2.7 | 6.3% | 2007 |
| New Mexico | 7,747 | 3.8 | 18% | 2005 |
| Connecticut | 7,273 | 1.6 | 56% | 2005 |
| Maine | 6,979 | 4.7 | 21% | 2005 |
| Delaware | 6,468 | 6.6 | 11% | 2021 |
| South Dakota | 5,305 | 7.8 | 45% | 2022 |
| Montana | 5,258 | 5.1 | 40% | 2021 |
| New Hampshire | 5,030 | 3.5 | 28% | 2004 |
| West Virginia | 3,962 | 2.2 | 12% | 2005 |
| Hawaii | 3,708 | 2.7 | 34% | 2005 |
| North Dakota | 2,440 | 3.7 | 31% | 2014 |
| Vermont | 2,294 | 3.8 | 38% | 2004 |
| Wyoming | 2,238 | 4.0 | 16% | 2007 |
| Rhode Island | 1,738 | 1.4 | 23% | 2005 |
| District of Columbia | 1,591 | 5.5 | 92% | 2022 |
| Alaska | 848 | 1.4 | 22% | 2004 |