In 2022, there were more new housing starts in the South of the United States than in every other region of the country combined. The West was the second region with the highest number of housing starts, which amounted to roughly 400,800 units in 2021. Northeast was the only region in the U.S. that experienced an increase in the number of housing starts in 2022.
Number of new privately-owned housing units started in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s)
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US Census Bureau. (April 18, 2023). Number of new privately-owned housing units started in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/893454/us-new-housing-units-started-by-region/
US Census Bureau. "Number of new privately-owned housing units started in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s)." Chart. April 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893454/us-new-housing-units-started-by-region/
US Census Bureau. (2023). Number of new privately-owned housing units started in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/893454/us-new-housing-units-started-by-region/
US Census Bureau. "Number of New Privately-owned Housing Units Started in The U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by Region (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893454/us-new-housing-units-started-by-region/
US Census Bureau, Number of new privately-owned housing units started in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/893454/us-new-housing-units-started-by-region/ (last visited June 06, 2023)
Number of new privately-owned housing units started in the U.S. from 2020 to 2022, by region (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, April 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/893454/us-new-housing-units-started-by-region/