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Housing units authorized by building permits in Arizona

Housing units authorized by building permits in Arizona was 51,532 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 13.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count51,532 Estimated
Change on 2024-13.6%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high90,8512005
Series low12,3702010

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Housing units authorized by building permits in Arizona, 2000 to 2025

020K40K60K80K100K20002004200820122016202020252000: 61,485 count2001: 62,496 count2002: 66,031 count2003: 74,996 count2004: 90,644 count2005: 90,851 count2006: 65,363 count2007: 49,642 count2008: 26,082 count2009: 14,474 count2010: 12,370 count2011: 13,007 count2012: 21,726 count2013: 25,209 count2014: 26,997 count2015: 28,910 count2016: 35,578 count2017: 39,472 count2018: 41,664 count2019: 46,580 count2020: 60,342 count2021: 65,334 count2022: 61,531 count2023: 58,433 count2024: 59,616 count2025: 51,532 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
202551,532 Estimated
202459,616 Estimated
202358,433 Estimated
202261,531 Estimated
202165,334 Estimated
202060,342 Estimated
201946,580 Estimated
201841,664 Estimated
201739,472 Estimated
201635,578 Estimated
201528,910 Estimated
201426,997 Estimated
201325,209 Estimated
201221,726 Estimated
201113,007 Estimated
201012,370 Estimated
200914,474 Estimated
200826,082 Estimated
200749,642 Estimated
200665,363 Estimated
200590,851 Estimated
200490,644 Estimated
200374,996 Estimated
200266,031 Estimated
200162,496 Estimated
200061,485 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
Arizona51,532
United States1,431,616

Rankings

Definition

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, Arizona, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Arizona, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/arizona. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, Arizona, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/arizona.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, Arizona, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/arizona (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in Arizona?

Housing units authorized by building permits in Arizona was 51,532 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 13.6% from 2024. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in Arizona?

90,851 in 2005, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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