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Building permits (units authorized), 1980–2024. Permits are not starts: nationally they ran about 8% above starts in 2024, and they miss building in places that don't require permits — an undercount that matters most in Texas. The per-capita rate divides a permit-place-only numerator by the whole state's population. See the data page.
Rank by units permitted, 2024
#38
peak: #33 (1988)
Units, 2024
7,141
peak: 8,500 (2021)
Share of US
0.5%
Per 1,000 residents
6.8
#8 of 51 on this rate