1998 Final Permits by State
Final 1998 permits by state and region, with change
from 1997 final totals, according to the C40 Housing
Units Authorized by Building Permits report.
| State
Code |
Place
Name |
Total
1998 |
Single-family
1998 |
Multifamily
1998 |
Total
1997 |
Single-family
1997 |
Multifamily
1997 |
| Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
| 01 |
Alabama |
20,533 |
15.8% |
14,655 |
7.5% |
5,878 |
43.4% |
17,732 |
13,634 |
4,098 |
| 02 |
Alaska |
2,874 |
12.3% |
2,010 |
6.4% |
864 |
28.8% |
2,560 |
1,889 |
671 |
| 04 |
Arizona |
63,930 |
10.7% |
50,540 |
13.9% |
13,390 |
0.0% |
57,762 |
44,373 |
13,389 |
| 05 |
Arkansas |
10,021 |
-9.1% |
7,160 |
4.8% |
2,861 |
-31.8% |
11,026 |
6,831 |
4,195 |
| 06 |
California |
124,035 |
13.2% |
93,414 |
11.0% |
30,621 |
20.4% |
109,589 |
84,149 |
25,440 |
| 08 |
Colorado |
51,156 |
18.8% |
36,107 |
13.0% |
15,049 |
35.4% |
43,053 |
31,941 |
11,112 |
| 09 |
Connecticut |
11,863 |
27.4% |
9,130 |
16.9% |
2,733 |
82.2% |
9,311 |
7,811 |
1,500 |
| 10 |
Delaware |
5,287 |
11.7% |
4,649 |
13.9% |
638 |
-2.1% |
4,732 |
4,080 |
652 |
| 11 |
District of Columbia |
429 |
2760.0% |
255 |
2218.2% |
174 |
4250.0% |
15 |
11 |
4 |
| 12 |
Florida |
148,603 |
10.9% |
97,889 |
8.4% |
50,714 |
16.1% |
133,990 |
90,309 |
43,681 |
| 13 |
Georgia |
85,401 |
13.7% |
67,879 |
13.9% |
17,522 |
12.8% |
75,123 |
59,596 |
15,527 |
| 15 |
Hawaii |
3,324 |
-9.6% |
2,857 |
9.6% |
467 |
-56.4% |
3,676 |
2,606 |
1,070 |
| 16 |
Idaho |
11,667 |
12.9% |
10,277 |
16.3% |
1,390 |
-7.3% |
10,337 |
8,838 |
1,499 |
| 17 |
Illinois |
47,984 |
3.6% |
36,177 |
10.3% |
11,807 |
-12.7% |
46,323 |
32,801 |
13,522 |
| 18 |
Indiana |
40,709 |
15.5% |
31,618 |
12.4% |
9,091 |
27.6% |
35,241 |
28,118 |
7,123 |
| 19 |
Iowa |
13,144 |
22.8% |
8,879 |
20.6% |
4,265 |
27.5% |
10,706 |
7,361 |
3,345 |
| 20 |
Kansas |
15,321 |
12.7% |
10,935 |
12.9% |
4,386 |
12.4% |
13,590 |
9,689 |
3,901 |
| 21 |
Kentucky |
20,640 |
13.9% |
15,375 |
11.9% |
5,265 |
20.2% |
18,114 |
13,734 |
4,380 |
| 22 |
Louisiana |
16,483 |
8.8% |
13,875 |
5.2% |
2,608 |
33.4% |
15,144 |
13,189 |
1,955 |
| 23 |
Maine |
6,280 |
33.4% |
5,656 |
31.4% |
624 |
55.2% |
4,706 |
4,304 |
402 |
| 24 |
Maryland |
30,863 |
18.9% |
23,812 |
13.1% |
7,051 |
43.8% |
25,966 |
21,063 |
4,903 |
| 25 |
Massachusetts |
19,254 |
12.0% |
16,303 |
7.6% |
2,951 |
45.1% |
17,186 |
15,152 |
2,034 |
| 26 |
Michigan |
54,474 |
10.6% |
44,246 |
10.0% |
10,228 |
13.7% |
49,237 |
40,238 |
8,999 |
| 27 |
Minnesota |
30,443 |
22.3% |
25,011 |
24.7% |
5,432 |
12.2% |
24,900 |
20,060 |
4,840 |
| 28 |
Mississippi |
12,879 |
27.8% |
8,671 |
11.2% |
4,208 |
84.7% |
10,079 |
7,801 |
2,278 |
| 29 |
Missouri |
25,657 |
2.0% |
19,997 |
6.3% |
5,660 |
-10.8% |
25,156 |
18,811 |
6,345 |
| 30 |
Montana |
2,561 |
3.6% |
1,485 |
-1.1% |
1,076 |
10.8% |
2,472 |
1,501 |
971 |
| 31 |
Nebraska |
9,560 |
-3.2% |
6,019 |
6.8% |
3,541 |
-16.5% |
9,880 |
5,637 |
4,243 |
| 32 |
Nevada |
36,999 |
6.3% |
24,445 |
4.2% |
12,554 |
10.6% |
34,811 |
23,462 |
11,349 |
| 33 |
New Hampshire |
5,771 |
6.8% |
5,310 |
15.5% |
461 |
-42.8% |
5,404 |
4,598 |
806 |
| 34 |
New Jersey |
31,345 |
11.9% |
25,459 |
8.5% |
5,886 |
29.5% |
28,018 |
23,472 |
4,546 |
| 35 |
New Mexico |
10,312 |
0.5% |
9,217 |
12.6% |
1,095 |
-47.4% |
10,265 |
8,182 |
2,083 |
| 36 |
New York |
38,420 |
16.8% |
22,791 |
16.3% |
15,629 |
17.6% |
32,881 |
19,590 |
13,291 |
| 37 |
North Carolina |
80,514 |
10.3% |
62,389 |
12.4% |
18,125 |
3.7% |
73,015 |
55,529 |
17,486 |
| 38 |
North Dakota |
2,974 |
-7.7% |
1,704 |
14.5% |
1,270 |
-26.8% |
3,222 |
1,488 |
1,734 |
| 39 |
Ohio |
48,034 |
3.3% |
36,563 |
11.7% |
11,471 |
-16.6% |
46,487 |
32,728 |
13,759 |
| 40 |
Oklahoma |
14,389 |
28.5% |
9,664 |
13.4% |
4,725 |
76.4% |
11,201 |
8,523 |
2,678 |
| 41 |
Oregon |
25,854 |
-4.2% |
16,936 |
4.2% |
8,918 |
-17.0% |
26,999 |
16,250 |
10,749 |
| 42 |
Pennsylvania |
41,616 |
4.4% |
35,085 |
8.8% |
6,531 |
-14.4% |
39,877 |
32,250 |
7,627 |
| 43 |
Puerto Rico |
14,016 |
#DIV/0! |
10,563 |
#DIV/0! |
3,453 |
#DIV/0! |
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| 44 |
Rhode Island |
2,642 |
-1.1% |
2,540 |
9.3% |
102 |
-70.7% |
2,672 |
2,324 |
348 |
| 45 |
South Carolina |
33,576 |
11.7% |
24,467 |
10.1% |
9,109 |
16.0% |
30,072 |
22,218 |
7,854 |
| 46 |
South Dakota |
3,456 |
8.9% |
2,636 |
7.0% |
820 |
15.5% |
3,174 |
2,464 |
710 |
| 47 |
Tennessee |
34,126 |
0.2% |
28,293 |
6.0% |
5,833 |
-20.7% |
34,054 |
26,694 |
7,360 |
| 48 |
Texas |
156,729 |
24.4% |
99,831 |
21.5% |
56,898 |
29.9% |
125,974 |
82,180 |
43,794 |
| 49 |
Utah |
20,862 |
8.3% |
16,287 |
9.9% |
4,575 |
2.9% |
19,263 |
14,818 |
4,445 |
| 50 |
Vermont |
2,198 |
20.0% |
1,833 |
11.2% |
365 |
100.5% |
1,831 |
1,649 |
182 |
| 51 |
Virginia |
50,204 |
10.3% |
39,967 |
11.4% |
10,237 |
6.1% |
45,523 |
35,877 |
9,646 |
| 53 |
Washington |
45,727 |
11.3% |
28,644 |
3.1% |
17,083 |
28.3% |
41,089 |
27,776 |
13,313 |
| 54 |
West Virginia |
3,834 |
-6.6% |
3,088 |
7.2% |
746 |
-39.0% |
4,104 |
2,881 |
1,223 |
| 55 |
Wisconsin |
35,436 |
11.0% |
24,010 |
16.4% |
11,426 |
1.1% |
31,925 |
20,628 |
11,297 |
| 56 |
Wyoming |
1,867 |
11.9% |
1,562 |
21.3% |
305 |
-19.9% |
1,669 |
1,288 |
381 |
| US |
United States |
1,612,260 |
11.9% |
1,187,602 |
11.8% |
424,658 |
12.1% |
1,441,136 |
1,062,396 |
378,740 |
| R1 |
Northeast Region |
159,389 |
12.3% |
124,107 |
11.7% |
35,282 |
14.8% |
141,886 |
111,150 |
30,736 |
| R2 |
Midwest Region |
327,192 |
9.1% |
247,795 |
12.6% |
79,397 |
-0.5% |
299,841 |
220,023 |
79,818 |
| R3 |
South Region |
724,511 |
13.9% |
521,919 |
12.4% |
202,592 |
18.0% |
635,864 |
464,150 |
171,714 |
| R4 |
West Region |
401,168 |
10.3% |
293,781 |
10.0% |
107,387 |
11.3% |
363,545 |
267,073 |
96,472 |
| D1 |
New England Division |
48,008 |
16.8% |
40,772 |
13.8% |
7,236 |
37.3% |
41,110 |
35,838 |
5,272 |
| D2 |
Middle Atlantic
Division |
111,381 |
10.5% |
83,335 |
10.7% |
28,046 |
10.1% |
100,776 |
75,312 |
25,464 |
| D3 |
East North Central
Division |
226,637 |
8.3% |
172,614 |
11.7% |
54,023 |
-1.2% |
209,213 |
154,513 |
54,700 |
| D4 |
West North Central
Division |
100,555 |
11.0% |
75,181 |
14.8% |
25,374 |
1.0% |
90,628 |
65,510 |
25,118 |
| D5 |
South Atlantic
Division |
438,711 |
11.8% |
324,395 |
11.3% |
114,316 |
13.2% |
392,540 |
291,564 |
100,976 |
| D6 |
East South Central
Division |
88,178 |
10.3% |
66,994 |
8.3% |
21,184 |
16.9% |
79,979 |
61,863 |
18,116 |
| D7 |
West South Central
Division |
197,622 |
21.0% |
130,530 |
17.9% |
67,092 |
27.5% |
163,345 |
110,723 |
52,622 |
| D8 |
Mountain Division |
199,354 |
11.0% |
149,920 |
11.5% |
49,434 |
9.3% |
179,632 |
134,403 |
45,229 |
| D9 |
Pacific Division |
201,814 |
9.7% |
143,861 |
8.4% |
57,953 |
13.1% |
183,913 |
132,670 |
51,243 |
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