U.S. residential building permits 2022, by states

Texas and Florida were the states with most residential building permits issued in 2022, which amounted to over 210,000. On the other side of the spectrum, Alaska and Rhode Island issued less permits than any other state. Overall building permits for new residential construction in the U.S. decreased significantly in April 2020 due to COVID-19 restriction, but picked up in the months after that.

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January 2023

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United States

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2019 to 2022

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