Residential Building Permits by State,
1999
The following table contains data from the C40
Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits report
for 1999.
| State
Code |
Place
Name |
Total
1999 |
Single-family
1999 |
Multifamily
1999 |
Total
1998 |
Single-family
1998 |
Multifamily
1998 |
| Number |
% Change |
Number |
% Change |
Number |
% Change |
| 01 |
Alabama |
19,029 |
-7.3% |
14,926 |
1.8% |
4,103 |
-30.2% |
20,533 |
14,655 |
5,878 |
| 02 |
Alaska |
2,211 |
-23.1% |
1,539 |
-23.4% |
672 |
-22.2% |
2,874 |
2,010 |
864 |
| 04 |
Arizona |
65,109 |
1.8% |
53,240 |
5.3% |
11,869 |
-11.4% |
63,930 |
50,540 |
13,390 |
| 05 |
Arkansas |
11,502 |
14.8% |
7,749 |
8.2% |
3,753 |
31.2% |
10,021 |
7,160 |
2,861 |
| 06 |
California |
138,039 |
11.3% |
102,750 |
10.0% |
35,289 |
15.2% |
124,035 |
93,414 |
30,621 |
| 08 |
Colorado |
49,313 |
-3.6% |
38,410 |
6.4% |
10,903 |
-27.6% |
51,156 |
36,107 |
15,049 |
| 09 |
Connecticut |
10,637 |
-10.3% |
9,249 |
1.3% |
1,388 |
-49.2% |
11,863 |
9,130 |
2,733 |
| 10 |
Delaware |
5,285 |
0.0% |
4,822 |
3.7% |
463 |
-27.4% |
5,287 |
4,649 |
638 |
| 11 |
District of Columbia |
683 |
59.2% |
319 |
25.1% |
364 |
109.2% |
429 |
255 |
174 |
| 12 |
Florida |
164,722 |
10.8% |
106,569 |
8.9% |
58,153 |
14.7% |
148,603 |
97,889 |
50,714 |
| 13 |
Georgia |
89,581 |
4.9% |
71,530 |
5.4% |
18,051 |
3.0% |
85,401 |
67,879 |
17,522 |
| 15 |
Hawaii |
4,211 |
26.7% |
3,361 |
17.6% |
850 |
82.0% |
3,324 |
2,857 |
467 |
| 16 |
Idaho |
12,181 |
4.4% |
10,497 |
2.1% |
1,684 |
21.2% |
11,667 |
10,277 |
1,390 |
| 17 |
Illinois |
53,974 |
12.5% |
39,228 |
8.4% |
14,746 |
24.9% |
47,984 |
36,177 |
11,807 |
| 18 |
Indiana |
41,469 |
1.9% |
33,408 |
5.7% |
8,061 |
-11.3% |
40,709 |
31,618 |
9,091 |
| 19 |
Iowa |
13,441 |
2.3% |
9,651 |
8.7% |
3,790 |
-11.1% |
13,144 |
8,879 |
4,265 |
| 20 |
Kansas |
15,682 |
2.4% |
11,306 |
3.4% |
4,376 |
-0.2% |
15,321 |
10,935 |
4,386 |
| 21 |
Kentucky |
21,581 |
4.6% |
16,488 |
7.2% |
5,093 |
-3.3% |
20,640 |
15,375 |
5,265 |
| 22 |
Louisiana |
17,836 |
8.2% |
14,557 |
4.9% |
3,279 |
25.7% |
16,483 |
13,875 |
2,608 |
| 23 |
Maine |
5,688 |
-9.4% |
5,375 |
-5.0% |
313 |
-49.8% |
6,280 |
5,656 |
624 |
| 24 |
Maryland |
29,757 |
-3.6% |
24,167 |
1.5% |
5,590 |
-20.7% |
30,863 |
23,812 |
7,051 |
| 25 |
Massachusetts |
18,967 |
-1.5% |
15,457 |
-5.2% |
3,510 |
18.9% |
19,254 |
16,303 |
2,951 |
| 26 |
Michigan |
54,257 |
-0.4% |
45,420 |
2.7% |
8,837 |
-13.6% |
54,474 |
44,246 |
10,228 |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
33,341 |
9.5% |
26,664 |
6.6% |
6,677 |
22.9% |
30,443 |
25,011 |
5,432 |
| 28 |
Mississippi |
12,871 |
-0.1% |
9,594 |
10.6% |
3,277 |
-22.1% |
12,879 |
8,671 |
4,208 |
| 29 |
Missouri |
26,840 |
4.6% |
20,658 |
3.3% |
6,182 |
9.2% |
25,657 |
19,997 |
5,660 |
| 30 |
Montana |
2,566 |
0.2% |
1,607 |
8.2% |
959 |
-10.9% |
2,561 |
1,485 |
1,076 |
| 31 |
Nebraska |
8,696 |
-9.0% |
6,628 |
10.1% |
2,068 |
-41.6% |
9,560 |
6,019 |
3,541 |
| 32 |
Nevada |
32,643 |
-11.8% |
24,283 |
-0.7% |
8,360 |
-33.4% |
36,999 |
24,445 |
12,554 |
| 33 |
New Hampshire |
6,326 |
9.6% |
5,696 |
7.3% |
630 |
36.7% |
5,771 |
5,310 |
461 |
| 34 |
New Jersey |
31,976 |
2.0% |
25,129 |
-1.3% |
6,847 |
16.3% |
31,345 |
25,459 |
5,886 |
| 35 |
New Mexico |
9,716 |
-5.8% |
8,595 |
-6.7% |
1,121 |
2.4% |
10,312 |
9,217 |
1,095 |
| 36 |
New York |
42,593 |
10.9% |
24,726 |
8.5% |
17,867 |
14.3% |
38,420 |
22,791 |
15,629 |
| 37 |
North Carolina |
84,754 |
5.3% |
64,056 |
2.7% |
20,698 |
14.2% |
80,514 |
62,389 |
18,125 |
| 38 |
North Dakota |
2,577 |
-13.3% |
1,443 |
-15.3% |
1,134 |
-10.7% |
2,974 |
1,704 |
1,270 |
| 39 |
Ohio |
55,880 |
16.3% |
40,033 |
9.5% |
15,847 |
38.1% |
48,034 |
36,563 |
11,471 |
| 40 |
Oklahoma |
14,182 |
-1.4% |
11,062 |
14.5% |
3,120 |
-34.0% |
14,389 |
9,664 |
4,725 |
| 41 |
Oregon |
23,249 |
-10.1% |
16,595 |
-2.0% |
6,654 |
-25.4% |
25,854 |
16,936 |
8,918 |
| 42 |
Pennsylvania |
42,662 |
2.5% |
36,562 |
4.2% |
6,100 |
-6.6% |
41,616 |
35,085 |
6,531 |
| 43 |
Puerto Rico |
14,877 |
6.1% |
10,861 |
2.8% |
4,016 |
16.3% |
14,016 |
10,563 |
3,453 |
| 44 |
Rhode Island |
3,414 |
29.2% |
2,702 |
6.4% |
712 |
598.0% |
2,642 |
2,540 |
102 |
| 45 |
South Carolina |
36,161 |
7.7% |
27,160 |
11.0% |
9,001 |
-1.2% |
33,576 |
24,467 |
9,109 |
| 46 |
South Dakota |
3,672 |
6.3% |
2,876 |
9.1% |
796 |
-2.9% |
3,456 |
2,636 |
820 |
| 47 |
Tennessee |
37,034 |
8.5% |
29,881 |
5.6% |
7,153 |
22.6% |
34,126 |
28,293 |
5,833 |
| 48 |
Texas |
146,564 |
-6.5% |
101,848 |
2.0% |
44,716 |
-21.4% |
156,729 |
99,831 |
56,898 |
| 49 |
Utah |
20,455 |
-2.0% |
16,624 |
2.1% |
3,831 |
-16.3% |
20,862 |
16,287 |
4,575 |
| 50 |
Vermont |
2,600 |
18.3% |
2,187 |
19.3% |
413 |
13.2% |
2,198 |
1,833 |
365 |
| 51 |
Virginia |
53,151 |
5.9% |
42,069 |
5.3% |
11,082 |
8.3% |
50,204 |
39,967 |
10,237 |
| 53 |
Washington |
42,752 |
-6.5% |
28,111 |
-1.9% |
14,641 |
-14.3% |
45,727 |
28,644 |
17,083 |
| 54 |
West Virginia |
4,233 |
10.4% |
3,575 |
15.8% |
658 |
-11.8% |
3,834 |
3,088 |
746 |
| 55 |
Wisconsin |
35,570 |
0.4% |
24,827 |
3.4% |
10,743 |
-6.0% |
35,436 |
24,010 |
11,426 |
| 56 |
Wyoming |
1,900 |
1.8% |
1,456 |
-6.8% |
444 |
45.6% |
1,867 |
1,562 |
305 |
| US |
United States |
1,663,533 |
3.2% |
1,246,665 |
5.0% |
416,868 |
-1.8% |
1,612,260 |
1,187,602 |
424,658 |
| R1 |
Northeast Region |
164,863 |
3.4% |
127,083 |
2.4% |
37,780 |
7.1% |
159,389 |
124,107 |
35,282 |
| R2 |
Midwest Region |
345,399 |
5.6% |
262,142 |
5.8% |
83,257 |
4.9% |
327,192 |
247,795 |
79,397 |
| R3 |
South Region |
748,926 |
3.4% |
550,372 |
5.5% |
198,554 |
-2.0% |
724,511 |
521,919 |
202,592 |
| R4 |
West Region |
404,345 |
0.8% |
307,068 |
4.5% |
97,277 |
-9.4% |
401,168 |
293,781 |
107,387 |
| D1 |
New England Division |
47,632 |
-0.8% |
40,666 |
-0.3% |
6,966 |
-3.7% |
48,008 |
40,772 |
7,236 |
| D2 |
Middle Atlantic
Division |
117,231 |
5.3% |
86,417 |
3.7% |
30,814 |
9.9% |
111,381 |
83,335 |
28,046 |
| D3 |
East North Central
Divisi |
241,150 |
6.4% |
182,916 |
6.0% |
58,234 |
7.8% |
226,637 |
172,614 |
54,023 |
| D4 |
West North Central
Divisi |
104,249 |
3.7% |
79,226 |
5.4% |
25,023 |
-1.4% |
100,555 |
75,181 |
25,374 |
| D5 |
South Atlantic
Division |
468,327 |
6.8% |
344,267 |
6.1% |
124,060 |
8.5% |
438,711 |
324,395 |
114,316 |
| D6 |
East South Central
Divisi |
90,515 |
2.7% |
70,889 |
5.8% |
19,626 |
-7.4% |
88,178 |
66,994 |
21,184 |
| D7 |
West South Central
Divisi |
190,084 |
-3.8% |
135,216 |
3.6% |
54,868 |
-18.2% |
197,622 |
130,530 |
67,092 |
| D8 |
Mountain Division |
193,883 |
-2.7% |
154,712 |
3.2% |
39,171 |
-20.8% |
199,354 |
149,920 |
49,434 |
| D9 |
Pacific Division |
210,462 |
4.3% |
152,356 |
5.9% |
58,106 |
0.3% |
201,814 |
143,861 |
57,953 |
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