Regional Activity

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

HUD Region and State
2003 through June
2002 through June
RATIO: 2003/2002 through June
Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi- Family* Total Single Family Multi-Family*

Connecticut

4,748

3,668

1,080

4,655

4,096

559

1.020

0.896

1.932

Maine

3,254

3,037

217

3,324

2,879

445

0.979

1.055

0.488

Massachusetts

8,121

5,709

2,412

8,826

6,520

2,306

0.920

0.876

1.046

New Hampshire

3,701

2,920

781

3,866

3,140

726

0.957

0.930

1.076

Rhode Island

979

857

122

1,336

1,120

216

0.733

0.765

0.565

Vermont

1,333

1,206

127

1,446

1,064

382

0.922

1.133

0.332

  New England

22,136

17,397

4,739

23,453

18,819

4,634

0.944

0.924

1.023

New Jersey

13,902

9,907

3,995

14,086

10,520

3,566

0.987

0.942

1.120

New York

22,949

10,996

11,953

23,827

12,362

11,465

0.963

0.890

1.043

  New York/New   Jersey

36,851

20,903

15,948

37,913

22,882

15,031

0.972

0.914

1.061

Delaware

3,030

2,976

54

3,037

2,895

142

0.998

1.028

0.380

District of Columbia**

1,158

93

1,065

152

109

43

7.618

0.853

24.770

Maryland

15,673

12,769

2,904

14,411

12,031

2,380

1.088

1.061

1.220

Pennsylvania

19,380

16,187

3,193

20,319

17,813

2,506

0.954

0.909

1.274

Virginia

29,295

24,130

5,165

29,634

23,368

6,266

0.989

1.033

0.824

West Virginia

2,169

2,002

167

2,116

1,892

224

1.025

1.058

0.746

  Mid-Atlantic

70,705

58,157

12,548

69,669

58,108

11,561

1.015

1.001

1.085

Alabama

12,525

10,625

1,900

12,393

10,123

2,270

1.011

1.050

0.837

Florida

102,110

74,487

27,623

91,826

63,633

28,193

1.112

1.171

0.980

Georgia

45,576

38,561

7,015

51,856

39,130

12,726

0.879

0.985

0.551

Kentucky

9,865

8,434

1,431

9,801

8,380

1,421

1.007

1.006

1.007

Mississippi

5,745

4,928

817

5,908

4,544

1,364

0.972

1.085

0.599

North Carolina

38,137

32,436

5,701

40,763

34,424

6,339

0.936

0.942

0.899

South Carolina

18,032

15,586

2,446

17,337

14,873

2,464

1.040

1.048

0.993

Tennessee

17,755

16,039

1,716

17,387

15,431

1,956

1.021

1.039

0.877

  Southeast/Caribbean

249,745

201,096

48,649

247,271

190,538

56,733

1.010

1.055

0.858

Illinois

27,902

20,737

7,165

27,908

20,685

7,223

1.000

1.003

0.992

Indiana

19,214

15,551

3,663

19,119

15,633

3,486

1.005

0.995

1.051

Michigan

23,375

20,088

3,287

23,572

19,982

3,590

0.992

1.005

0.916

Minnesota

16,984

13,771

3,213

16,452

12,514

3,938

1.032

1.100

0.816

Ohio

24,399

20,218

4,181

25,706

20,375

5,331

0.949

0.992

0.784

Wisconsin

19,093

13,002

6,091

17,548

12,203

5,345

1.088

1.065

1.140

  Midwest

130,967

103,367

27,600

130,305

101,392

28,913

1.005

1.019

0.955

Arkansas

7,422

4,625

2,797

6,606

4,177

2,429

1.124

1.107

1.152

Louisiana

10,145

8,459

1,686

8,912

7,778

1,134

1.138

1.088

1.487

New Mexico

6,982

5,741

1,241

5,951

4,966

985

1.173

1.156

1.260

Oklahoma

7,699

6,252

1,447

6,452

5,643

809

1.193

1.108

1.789

Texas

90,363

67,459

22,904

81,648

62,514

19,134

1.107

1.079

1.197

  Southwest

122,611

92,536

30,075

109,569

85,078

24,491

1.119

1.088

1.228

Iowa

8,016

6,230

1,786

7,193

4,901

2,292

1.114

1.271

0.779

Kansas

5,994

4,959

1,035

5,942

4,697

1,245

1.009

1.056

0.831

Missouri

13,122

10,410

2,712

12,420

9,852

2,568

1.057

1.057

1.056

Nebraska

4,871

4,234

637

4,611

3,398

1,213

1.056

1.246

0.525

  Great Plains

32,003

25,833

6,170

30,166

22,848

7,318

1.061

1.131

0.843

Colorado

18,978

16,223

2,755

24,418

18,374

6,044

0.777

0.883

0.456

Montana

1,834

1,103

731

1,686

1,008

678

1.088

1.094

1.078

North Dakota

1,562

911

651

1,433

732

701

1.090

1.245

0.929

South Dakota

2,166

1,747

419

2,099

1,756

343

1.032

0.995

1.222

Utah

10,717

8,746

1,971

9,548

7,626

1,922

1.122

1.147

1.025

Wyoming

1,330

1,023

307

1,005

885

120

1.323

1.156

2.558

  Rocky Mountain

36,587

29,753

6,834

40,189

30,381

9,808

0.910

0.979

0.697

Arizona

33,702

30,502

3,200

31,292

27,820

3,472

1.077

1.096

0.922

California

95,829

70,909

24,920

73,676

58,082

15,594

1.301

1.221

1.598

Hawaii

3,662

2,790

872

2,529

2,005

524

1.448

1.392

1.664

Nevada

20,517

16,015

4,502

16,794

12,792

4,002

1.222

1.252

1.125

  Pacific

153,710

120,216

33,494

124,291

100,699

23,592

1.237

1.194

1.420

Alaska

1,995

931

1,064

1,561

917

644

1.278

1.015

1.652

Idaho

6,931

5,785

1,146

5,597

4,881

716

1.238

1.185

1.601

Oregon

13,407

9,601

3,806

11,515

8,993

2,522

1.164

1.068

1.509

Washington

21,833

17,835

3,998

20,506

16,035

4,471

1.065

1.112

0.894

  Northwest

44,166

34,152

10,014

39,179

30,826

8,353

1.127

1.108

1.199

Total U.S.A.

899,481

703,410

196,071

852,005

661,571

190,434

1.056

1.063

1.030

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

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