New Jersey
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
#11
peak: #8 (1987)
Units, 2024
34,932
peak: 57,352 (1986)
Share of US
2.4%
Per 1,000 residents
3.7
#25 of 51 on this rate