In 2022, roughly more housing units were authorized by building permits in the South of the United States than in the rest of the country combined. That year, the number of housing construction projects authorized by permits decreased in every region of the U.S. Northeast and Midwest were the regions with the lowest number of permits.
Private housing unit authorized by permits in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s)
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (March 18, 2023). Private housing unit authorized by permits in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/192187/building-permits-by-us-region-2010/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Private housing unit authorized by permits in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192187/building-permits-by-us-region-2010/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. (2023). Private housing unit authorized by permits in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/192187/building-permits-by-us-region-2010/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Private Housing Unit Authorized by Permits in The United States from 2019 to 2022, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192187/building-permits-by-us-region-2010/
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Private housing unit authorized by permits in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/192187/building-permits-by-us-region-2010/ (last visited November 30, 2023)
Private housing unit authorized by permits in the United States from 2019 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Housing and Urban Development, March 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/192187/building-permits-by-us-region-2010/