Rank	State	Units authorized, 2025	vs 2024	Connected markets
1	Texas	210,217	▼ 7%	Austin
2	Florida	178,297	▲ 3%	Miami
3	California	103,856	▲ 2%	San Francisco, Los Angeles
4	North Carolina	86,167	▼ 9%	Request coverage
5	Georgia	61,196	▼ 10%	Request coverage
6	Arizona	51,532	▼ 14%	Request coverage
7	South Carolina	45,862	▼ 3%	Request coverage
8	Tennessee	43,374	▼ 3%	Nashville
9	New York	38,667	▼ 17%	New York City
10	Washington	34,913	▼ 8%	Seattle
11	Colorado	33,754	▲ 5%	Request coverage
12	Ohio	33,640	▲ 7%	Cincinnati, Cleveland
13	Virginia	33,094	▼ 3%	Request coverage
14	Indiana	29,076	▲ 9%	Request coverage
15	New Jersey	27,661	▼ 21%	Request coverage
16	Utah	26,775	▲ 12%	Request coverage
17	Pennsylvania	25,709	▲ 4%	Philadelphia
18	Wisconsin	25,569	▲ 7%	Request coverage
19	Michigan	23,075	▲ 6%	Detroit
20	Minnesota	20,947	● Level	Request coverage
21	Alabama	19,061	▼ 8%	Request coverage
22	Illinois	18,551	▼ 9%	Chicago
23	Nevada	18,540	▼ 7%	Request coverage
24	Idaho	17,944	▲ 2%	Request coverage
25	Missouri	17,474	▼ 5%	Request coverage
26	Oklahoma	15,513	▲ 13%	Request coverage
27	Arkansas	15,492	▲ 13%	Request coverage
28	Kentucky	14,940	▼ 8%	Request coverage
29	Oregon	14,839	▲ 1%	Request coverage
30	Louisiana	14,203	▼ 1%	Baton Rouge
31	Iowa	13,664	▲ 9%	Request coverage
32	Maryland	13,358	▼ 21%	Request coverage
33	Massachusetts	12,477	▼ 13%	Boston
34	Nebraska	10,596	▲ 1%	Request coverage
35	Kansas	10,299	▲ 14%	Request coverage
36	Mississippi	8,405	▲ 7%	Request coverage
37	New Mexico	7,747	▲ 2%	Request coverage
38	Connecticut	7,273	▲ 23%	Request coverage
39	Maine	6,979	▲ 16%	Request coverage
40	Delaware	6,468	▼ 9%	Request coverage
41	South Dakota	5,305	▼ 12%	Request coverage
42	Montana	5,258	▼ 2%	Request coverage
43	New Hampshire	5,030	▲ 1%	Request coverage
44	West Virginia	3,962	▼ 5%	Request coverage
45	Hawaii	3,708	▼ 4%	Request coverage
46	North Dakota	2,440	▲ 5%	Request coverage
47	Vermont	2,294	▼ 14%	Request coverage
48	Wyoming	2,238	▲ 5%	Request coverage
49	Rhode Island	1,738	▼ 1%	Request coverage
50	Alaska	848	▼ 18%	Request coverage

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, annual state estimates. Census counts cover new privately owned residential construction only.