New homes permitted
New homes approved by a building permit during the year, counted in housing units. A permit is a plan to build, and a few are never built. In the few places that need no permit, homes are not counted at all.
Reported for3,024areas, in 51 states — none in PR
Link to density0.74mostly reflects how urban a place is
Nearby places alike0.27Moran’s I: only weakly, little map pattern
Typecountcounts rise and fall together from size alone
How it has moved
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Every state, every year
One row per state and one column per year, sorted by the latest value. It shows states, not counties: nobody can scan 3,222 rows, and the pattern only shows when it all fits on one screen.
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Where it comes from
Census Building Permits Survey · Census Building Permits Survey, annual, total units (estimated with imputation)
New privately-owned housing units authorised by building permits during the year, in places that issue permits.
Combining areas: added up across areas.
What it goes with
The strongest links that have a page of their own. Unadjusted is the link before adjusting for anything, from −1 (opposite) to +1 (in step). Adjusted compares places with the same population density, income and education levels, so those differences can’t explain the link. This list leaves out the 3 pairs built from the same numbers or the same model as this measure, since they are bound to match.
| Measure | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| New homes permitted and Share of days with unhealthy airWhere New homes permitted is higher, Share of days with unhealthy air tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share of days with unhealthy air by US county | +0.37 | +0.35 |
| New homes permitted and Share foreign-bornWhere New homes permitted is higher, Share foreign-born tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share foreign-born by US county | +0.41 | +0.30 |
Population makeup
How this measure varies with the racial and ethnic makeup of counties. Every group is shown, whatever its rank. These are links across counties: they describe places, not people. They say nothing about any person’s risk or behaviour based on their race. Counties with a larger share of one group also differ in much else, such as income, segregation, region and history. The adjusted figure only accounts for density, income and education.
| Share of residents | Unadjusted | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| New homes permitted and Share White, not HispanicWhere New homes permitted is higher, Share White, not Hispanic tends to be lower: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share White, not Hispanic by US county | -0.23 | -0.20 |
| New homes permitted and Share Black, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share Black, not Hispanic by US county | +0.01 | +0.02 |
| New homes permitted and Share Hispanic or Latino, any raceWhere New homes permitted is higher, Share Hispanic or Latino, any race tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Hispanic or Latino, any race by US county | +0.20 | +0.22 |
| New homes permitted and Share Asian, not HispanicWhere New homes permitted is higher, Share Asian, not Hispanic tends to be higher: a weak link that holds when only places with similar density, income and education are compared, and inside states as well. Share Asian, not Hispanic by US county | +0.33 | +0.17 |
| New homes permitted and Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not HispanicCould easily be chance once only places with similar density, income and education are compared. Share American Indian or Alaska Native, not Hispanic by US county | -0.10 | +0.06 |
Highest and lowest, per 1,000 residents
Of 3,024 counties reporting it. This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents, not as published. Ranked by raw totals, it would just list the largest counties in the country. Its link to population is 0.74, so the raw order would match almost every other count here. The published totals are in the table on each place page.
Highest
- Brunswick County, NC — 45.67 (6,663 total)
- Jasper County, SC — 43.06 (1,320 total)
- Custer County, SD — 35.00 (304 total)
- Walton County, FL — 34.99 (2,794 total)
- Burnet County, TX — 31.82 (1,625 total)
Lowest
- Bacon County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Baker County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Clinch County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Johnson County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
- Stewart County, GA — 0.00 (0 total)
The middle area reports 1.95. The middle half of counties falls between 0.70 and 4.26 (the 25th to 75th percentile).
US Counties With the Highest New Homes Permitted · US Counties With the Lowest New Homes Permitted
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