Units Authorized by Building Permits, Year to Date: HUD Regions and States

HUD Region and State 2002 through March 2001 through March RATIO: 2002/2001 through March Total Single Family Multi-Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family* Connecticut 1,918 1,719   199 2,031 1,370   661 0.944 1.255 0.301 Maine 1,155 1,032   123   869   790    79 1.329 1.306 1.557 Massachusetts 3,395 2,796   599 3,421 2,602   819 0.992 1.075 0.731 New Hampshire 1,777 1,349   428 1,106 1,015    91 1.607 1.329 4.703 Rhode Island   630   538    92   482   437    45 1.307 1.231 2.044 Vermont   577   343   234   377   331    46 1.531 1.036 5.087   New England 9,452 7,777 1,675 8,286 6,545 1,741 1.141 1.188 0.962 New Jersey 5,920 4,530 1,390 6,137 4,673 1,464 0.965 0.969 0.949 New York 9,278 4,908 4,370 9,488 4,185 5,303 0.978 1.173 0.824   New York/New Jersey 15,198 9,438 5,760 15,625 8,858 6,767 0.973 1.065 0.851 Delaware 1,403 1,277 126 1,283 1,219 64 1.094 1.048 1.969 District of Columbia** 54 54 — 205 25 180 0.263 2.160 — Maryland 6,898 5,559 1,339 6,491 5,433 1,058 1.063 1.023 1.266 Pennsylvania 8,263 7,137 1,126 7,654 6,539 1,115 1.080 1.091 1.010 Virginia 14,353 10,960 3,393 13,705 10,104 3,601 1.047 1.085 0.942 West Virginia 917 798 119 877 734 143 1.046 1.087 0.832   Mid-Atlantic 31,888 25,785 6,103 30,215 24,054 6,161 1.055 1.072 0.991 Alabama 5,695 4,949 746 5,289 4,029 1,260 1.077 1.228 0.592 Florida 46,256 32,637 13,619 39,914 27,066 12,848 1.159 1.206 1.060 Georgia 23,620 18,251 5,369 23,119 18,120 4,999 1.022 1.007 1.074 Kentucky 4,446 3,907 539 3,835 3,412 423 1.159 1.145 1.274 Mississippi 2,606 2,090 516 2,393 1,907 486 1.089 1.096 1.062 North Carolina 18,658 15,659 2,999 19,768 15,478 4,290 0.944 1.012 0.699 South Carolina 8,018 6,768 1,250 7,662 6,357 1,305 1.046 1.065 0.958 Tennessee 8,186 6,981 1,205 8,779 6,785 1,994 0.932 1.029 0.604   Southeast/Caribbean 117,485 91,242 26,243 110,759 83,154 27,605 1.061 1.097 0.910 Illinois 11,332 8,267 3,065 10,852 7,885 2,967 1.044 1.048 1.033 Indiana 7,835 6,352 1,483 8,170 6,896 1,274 0.959 0.921 1.164 Michigan 8,930 7,566 1,364 8,876 7,142 1,734 1.006 1.059 0.787 Minnesota 6,455 4,413 2,042 5,343 4,300 1,043 1.208 1.026 1.958 Ohio 10,200 8,490 1,710 10,391 8,003 2,388 0.982 1.061 0.716 Wisconsin 6,122 4,237 1,885 6,083 4,361 1,722 1.006 0.972 1.095   Midwest 50,874 39,325 11,549 49,715 38,587 11,128 1.023 1.019 1.038 Arkansas 3,286 1,821 1,465 2,447 1,826 621 1.343 0.997 2.359 Louisiana 4,293 3,679 614 3,669 3,089 580 1.170 1.191 1.059 New Mexico 2,877 1,944 933 2,445 2,110 335 1.177 0.921 2.785 Oklahoma 3,264 2,718 546 3,003 2,260 743 1.087 1.203 0.735 Texas 37,094 28,274 8,820 36,124 27,642 8,482 1.027 1.023 1.040   Southwest 50,814 38,436 12,378 47,688 36,927 10,761 1.066 1.041 1.150 Iowa 3,134 1,822 1,312 2,141 1,497 644 1.464 1.217 2.037 Kansas 2,421 2,070 351 3,935 1,990 1,945 0.615 1.040 0.180 Missouri 5,499 4,457 1,042 5,712 4,129 1,583 0.963 1.079 0.658 Nebraska 1,836 1,287 549 1,351 1,203 148 1.359 1.070 3.709   Great Plains 12,890 9,636 3,254 13,139 8,819 4,320 0.981 1.093 0.753 Colorado 9,964 7,686 2,278 11,990 9,408 2,582 0.831 0.817 0.882 Montana 736 383 353 494 312 182 1.490 1.228 1.940 North Dakota 267 157 110 185 128 57 1.443 1.227 1.930 South Dakota 754 713 41 616 536 80 1.224 1.330 0.513 Utah 4,020 3,068 952 4,184 3,209 975 0.961 0.956 0.976 Wyoming 331 294 37 307 263 44 1.078 1.118 0.841   Rocky Mountains 16,072 12,301 3,771 17,776 13,856 3,920 0.904 0.888 0.962 Arizona 13,185 12,017 1,168 15,490 12,215 3,275 0.851 0.984 0.357 California 33,922 25,416 8,506 36,156 26,356 9,800 0.938 0.964 0.868 Hawaii 871 847 24 1,086 1,006 80 0.802 0.842 0.300 Nevada 7,959 6,211 1,748 10,015 6,152 3,863 0.795 1.010 0.452   Pacific 55,937 44,491 11,446 62,747 45,729 17,018 0.891 0.973 0.673 Alaska 665 387 278 487 319 168 1.366 1.213 1.655 Idaho 2,183 1,859 324 2,714 2,053 661 0.804 0.906 0.490 Oregon 4,883 3,881 1,002 5,044 4,017 1,027 0.968 0.966 0.976 Washington 8,275 6,733 1,542 9,446 6,898 2,548 0.876 0.976 0.605   Northwest 16,006 12,860 3,146 17,691 13,287 4,404 0.905 0.968 0.714 United States 376,616 291,291 85,325 373,641 279,816 93,825 1.008 1.041 0.909

*Multifamily is two or more units in structure.
**District of Columbia not fully reported. Source: Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

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