Florida
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
#2
peak: #1 (1980)
Units, 2024
173,326
peak: 287,250 (2005)
Share of US
11.7%
Per 1,000 residents
7.5
#5 of 51 on this rate