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Texas and Florida Issued The Most Single-Family Permits In 2021
Last week NAHB reported that Texas and Florida accounted for approximately 30% of all single-family permits issued in the United States in 2021. According to the report using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, of the 1.1 million single-family permits issued to builders last year, Texas received the highest number with 179,620, followed by Florida at 148,735 and North Carolina at 68,636.
The top 10 states issuing the highest number of single-family permits combined accounted for 62.6% of the total single-family permits issued in 2021. Read more