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Housing units authorized by building permits in North Carolina

Housing units authorized by building permits in North Carolina was 86,167 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.5% from 2024. That is the 4th highest of 51 states in 2025.

2025, count86,167 Estimated
Change on 2024-9.5%
Rank4th of 51US states ranked
Series high99,9792006
Series low32,8042011

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Housing units authorized by building permits in North Carolina, 2000 to 2025

20K40K60K80K100K20002004200820122016202020252000: 78,376 count2001: 82,030 count2002: 79,824 count2003: 79,226 count2004: 93,077 count2005: 97,910 count2006: 99,979 count2007: 85,777 count2008: 54,652 count2009: 33,800 count2010: 33,889 count2011: 32,804 count2012: 48,692 count2013: 51,290 count2014: 49,911 count2015: 54,757 count2016: 60,550 count2017: 67,047 count2018: 71,691 count2019: 71,307 count2020: 80,474 count2021: 94,874 count2022: 94,118 count2023: 98,853 count2024: 95,163 count2025: 86,167 count20K40K60K80K100K20002009201820252000: 78,376 count2001: 82,030 count2002: 79,824 count2003: 79,226 count2004: 93,077 count2005: 97,910 count2006: 99,979 count2007: 85,777 count2008: 54,652 count2009: 33,800 count2010: 33,889 count2011: 32,804 count2012: 48,692 count2013: 51,290 count2014: 49,911 count2015: 54,757 count2016: 60,550 count2017: 67,047 count2018: 71,691 count2019: 71,307 count2020: 80,474 count2021: 94,874 count2022: 94,118 count2023: 98,853 count2024: 95,163 count2025: 86,167 count
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-14.
All 26 values
Periodcount
202586,167 Estimated
202495,163 Estimated
202398,853 Estimated
202294,118 Estimated
202194,874 Estimated
202080,474 Estimated
201971,307 Estimated
201871,691 Estimated
201767,047 Estimated
201660,550 Estimated
201554,757 Estimated
201449,911 Estimated
201351,290 Estimated
201248,692 Estimated
201132,804 Estimated
201033,889 Estimated
200933,800 Estimated
200854,652 Estimated
200785,777 Estimated
200699,979 Estimated
200597,910 Estimated
200493,077 Estimated
200379,226 Estimated
200279,824 Estimated
200182,030 Estimated
200078,376 Estimated

Compared with United States

Place2025
North Carolina86,167
United States1,431,616

North Carolina compared with nearby places

Alabama: 19,061 countAlaska: 848 countArizona: 51,532 countArkansas: 15,492 countCalifornia: 103,856 countColorado: 33,754 countConnecticut: 7,273 countDelaware: 6,468 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,591 countFlorida: 178,297 countGeorgia: 61,196 countHawaii: 3,708 countIdaho: 17,944 countIllinois: 18,551 countIndiana: 29,076 countIowa: 13,664 countKansas: 10,299 countKentucky: 14,940 countLouisiana: 14,203 countMaine: 6,979 countMaryland: 13,358 countMassachusetts: 12,477 countMichigan: 23,075 countMinnesota: 20,947 countMississippi: 8,405 countMissouri: 17,474 countMontana: 5,258 countNebraska: 10,596 countNevada: 18,540 countNew Hampshire: 5,030 countNew Jersey: 27,661 countNew Mexico: 7,747 countNew York: 38,667 countNorth Carolina: 86,167 countNorth Dakota: 2,440 countOhio: 33,640 countOklahoma: 15,513 countOregon: 14,839 countPennsylvania: 25,709 countRhode Island: 1,738 countSouth Carolina: 45,862 countSouth Dakota: 5,305 countTennessee: 43,374 countTexas: 210,217 countUtah: 26,775 countVermont: 2,294 countVirginia: 33,094 countWashington: 34,913 countWest Virginia: 3,962 countWisconsin: 25,569 countWyoming: 2,238 count
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  • 16K to 26K
  • 26K to 37K
  • 37K and over
Housing units authorized by building permits, 2025, count. North Carolina is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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.

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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, North Carolina, 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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina. 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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina.

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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, North Carolina, 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/north-carolina (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in North Carolina?

Housing units authorized by building permits in North Carolina was 86,167 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.5% from 2024. That is the 4th 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 North Carolina?

99,979 in 2006, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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