# Authorized housing units not started in United States

Authorized housing units not started in United States was 280,000 in August 2026 (provisional). Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `housing_authorized_not_started`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: count
- Definition: The estimated number of privately owned housing units covered by a building or zoning permit that have not started construction by the end of the month.
- Note: Seasonally adjusted month-end stock of privately owned housing units authorized by a building or zoning permit but not yet started. This series covers permit-issuing places only, is not annualized, and is not a count of permits. The latest month is preliminary and earlier estimates may be revised.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, New Residential Construction: Authorized housing units not started, United States (https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/authnot_cust.xlsx)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. New Residential Construction: Authorized housing units not started, United States. https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/xls/authnot_cust.xlsx. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/housing-authorized-not-started/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=housing_authorized_not_started&place=us

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2026-08 | 280,000 (provisional) |
| 2026-07 | 278,000 |
| 2026-06 | 269,000 |
| 2026-05 | 277,000 |
| 2026-04 | 256,000 |
| 2026-03 | 259,000 |
| 2026-02 | 268,000 |
| 2026-01 | 260,000 |
| 2025-12 | 261,000 |
| 2025-11 | 259,000 |
| 2025-10 | 257,000 |
| 2025-09 | 254,000 |
| 2025-08 | 248,000 |
| 2025-07 | 253,000 |
| 2025-06 | 264,000 |
| 2025-05 | 268,000 |
| 2025-04 | 269,000 |
| 2025-03 | 266,000 |
| 2025-02 | 273,000 |
| 2025-01 | 282,000 |
| 2024-12 | 275,000 |
| 2024-11 | 287,000 |
| 2024-10 | 278,000 |
| 2024-09 | 286,000 |
| 2024-08 | 286,000 |
| 2024-07 | 290,000 |
| 2024-06 | 276,000 |
| 2024-05 | 271,000 |
| 2024-04 | 276,000 |
| 2024-03 | 272,000 |
| 2024-02 | 267,000 |
| 2024-01 | 268,000 |
| 2023-12 | 265,000 |
| 2023-11 | 279,000 |
| 2023-10 | 283,000 |
| 2023-09 | 277,000 |
| 2023-08 | 277,000 |
| 2023-07 | 269,000 |
| 2023-06 | 275,000 |
| 2023-05 | 283,000 |
| 2023-04 | 292,000 |
| 2023-03 | 289,000 |
| 2023-02 | 298,000 |
| 2023-01 | 297,000 |
| 2022-12 | 294,000 |
| 2022-11 | 296,000 |
| 2022-10 | 299,000 |
| 2022-09 | 301,000 |
| 2022-08 | 299,000 |
| 2022-07 | 306,000 |
| 2022-06 | 292,000 |
| 2022-05 | 285,000 |
| 2022-04 | 287,000 |
| 2022-03 | 289,000 |
| 2022-02 | 274,000 |
| 2022-01 | 271,000 |
| 2021-12 | 265,000 |
| 2021-11 | 263,000 |
| 2021-10 | 264,000 |
| 2021-09 | 256,000 |
| 2021-08 | 261,000 |
| 2021-07 | 252,000 |
| 2021-06 | 251,000 |
| 2021-05 | 248,000 |
| 2021-04 | 244,000 |
| 2021-03 | 230,000 |
| 2021-02 | 216,000 |
| 2021-01 | 204,000 |
| 2020-12 | 187,000 |
| 2020-11 | 185,000 |
| 2020-10 | 181,000 |
| 2020-09 | 178,000 |
| 2020-08 | 170,000 |
| 2020-07 | 169,000 |
| 2020-06 | 167,000 |
| 2020-05 | 169,000 |
| 2020-04 | 162,000 |
| 2020-03 | 157,000 |
| 2020-02 | 166,000 |
| 2020-01 | 177,000 |
| 2019-12 | 182,000 |
| 2019-11 | 197,000 |
| 2019-10 | 185,000 |
| 2019-09 | 171,000 |
| 2019-08 | 169,000 |
| 2019-07 | 170,000 |
| 2019-06 | 165,000 |
| 2019-05 | 172,000 |
| 2019-04 | 174,000 |
| 2019-03 | 181,000 |
| 2019-02 | 189,000 |
| 2019-01 | 193,000 |
| 2018-12 | 190,000 |
| 2018-11 | 178,000 |
| 2018-10 | 165,000 |
| 2018-09 | 170,000 |
| 2018-08 | 170,000 |
| 2018-07 | 174,000 |
| 2018-06 | 166,000 |
| 2018-05 | 160,000 |
| 2018-04 | 162,000 |
| 2018-03 | 159,000 |
| 2018-02 | 158,000 |
| 2018-01 | 160,000 |
| 2017-12 | 156,000 |
| 2017-11 | 151,000 |
| 2017-10 | 153,000 |
| 2017-09 | 153,000 |
| 2017-08 | 152,000 |
| 2017-07 | 142,000 |
| 2017-06 | 146,000 |
| 2017-05 | 146,000 |
| 2017-04 | 141,000 |
| 2017-03 | 138,000 |
| 2017-02 | 133,000 |
| 2017-01 | 141,000 |
| 2016-12 | 137,000 |
| 2016-11 | 139,000 |
| 2016-10 | 134,000 |
| 2016-09 | 140,000 |
| 2016-08 | 133,000 |
| 2016-07 | 134,000 |
| 2016-06 | 138,000 |
| 2016-05 | 140,000 |
| 2016-04 | 142,000 |
| 2016-03 | 147,000 |
| 2016-02 | 150,000 |
| 2016-01 | 150,000 |
| 2015-12 | 146,000 |
| 2015-11 | 142,000 |
| 2015-10 | 143,000 |
| 2015-09 | 137,000 |
| 2015-08 | 149,000 |
| 2015-07 | 149,000 |
| 2015-06 | 153,000 |
| 2015-05 | 140,000 |
| 2015-04 | 132,000 |
| 2015-03 | 131,000 |
| 2015-02 | 127,000 |
| 2015-01 | 115,000 |
| 2014-12 | 119,000 |
| 2014-11 | 123,000 |
| 2014-10 | 120,000 |
| 2014-09 | 114,000 |
| 2014-08 | 111,000 |
| 2014-07 | 110,000 |
| 2014-06 | 109,000 |
| 2014-05 | 107,000 |
| 2014-04 | 113,000 |
| 2014-03 | 112,000 |
| 2014-02 | 108,000 |
| 2014-01 | 105,000 |
| 2013-12 | 104,000 |
| 2013-11 | 109,000 |
| 2013-10 | 119,000 |
| 2013-09 | 110,000 |
| 2013-08 | 102,000 |
| 2013-07 | 102,000 |
| 2013-06 | 98,000 |
| 2013-05 | 98,000 |
| 2013-04 | 95,000 |
| 2013-03 | 85,000 |
| 2013-02 | 93,000 |
| 2013-01 | 95,000 |
| 2012-12 | 96,000 |
| 2012-11 | 95,000 |
| 2012-10 | 93,000 |
| 2012-09 | 94,000 |
| 2012-08 | 91,000 |
| 2012-07 | 87,000 |
| 2012-06 | 81,000 |
| 2012-05 | 83,000 |
| 2012-04 | 81,000 |
| 2012-03 | 85,000 |
| 2012-02 | 78,000 |
| 2012-01 | 78,000 |
| 2011-12 | 79,000 |
| 2011-11 | 78,000 |
| 2011-10 | 79,000 |
| 2011-09 | 80,000 |
| 2011-08 | 86,000 |
| 2011-07 | 81,000 |
| 2011-06 | 80,000 |
| 2011-05 | 82,000 |
| 2011-04 | 80,000 |
| 2011-03 | 78,000 |
| 2011-02 | 79,000 |
| 2011-01 | 83,000 |
| 2010-12 | 86,000 |
| 2010-11 | 80,000 |
| 2010-10 | 83,000 |
| 2010-09 | 78,000 |
| 2010-08 | 86,000 |
| 2010-07 | 87,000 |
| 2010-06 | 89,000 |
| 2010-05 | 88,000 |
| 2010-04 | 91,000 |
| 2010-03 | 98,000 |
| 2010-02 | 98,000 |
| 2010-01 | 98,000 |
| 2009-12 | 96,000 |
| 2009-11 | 95,000 |
| 2009-10 | 92,000 |
| 2009-09 | 92,000 |
| 2009-08 | 94,000 |
| 2009-07 | 95,000 |
| 2009-06 | 100,000 |
| 2009-05 | 102,000 |
| 2009-04 | 105,000 |
| 2009-03 | 105,000 |
| 2009-02 | 114,000 |
| 2009-01 | 120,000 |
| 2008-12 | 119,000 |
| 2008-11 | 127,000 |
| 2008-10 | 134,000 |
| 2008-09 | 144,000 |
| 2008-08 | 150,000 |
| 2008-07 | 154,000 |
| 2008-06 | 161,000 |
| 2008-05 | 159,000 |
| 2008-04 | 160,000 |
| 2008-03 | 167,000 |
| 2008-02 | 176,000 |
| 2008-01 | 183,000 |
| 2007-12 | 185,000 |
| 2007-11 | 185,000 |
| 2007-10 | 185,000 |
| 2007-09 | 192,000 |
| 2007-08 | 186,000 |
| 2007-07 | 196,000 |
| 2007-06 | 200,000 |
| 2007-05 | 207,000 |
| 2007-04 | 202,000 |
| 2007-03 | 209,000 |
| 2007-02 | 208,000 |
| 2007-01 | 206,000 |
| 2006-12 | 199,000 |
| 2006-11 | 202,000 |
| 2006-10 | 212,000 |
| 2006-09 | 207,000 |
| 2006-08 | 220,000 |
| 2006-07 | 219,000 |
| 2006-06 | 225,000 |
| 2006-05 | 225,000 |
| 2006-04 | 229,000 |
| 2006-03 | 224,000 |
| 2006-02 | 221,000 |
| 2006-01 | 226,000 |
| 2005-12 | 231,000 |
| 2005-11 | 231,000 |
| 2005-10 | 231,000 |
| 2005-09 | 228,000 |
| 2005-08 | 226,000 |
| 2005-07 | 223,000 |
| 2005-06 | 218,000 |
| 2005-05 | 217,000 |
| 2005-04 | 222,000 |
| 2005-03 | 210,000 |
| 2005-02 | 204,000 |
| 2005-01 | 211,000 |
| 2004-12 | 220,000 |
| 2004-11 | 215,000 |
| 2004-10 | 200,000 |
| 2004-09 | 201,000 |
| 2004-08 | 194,000 |
| 2004-07 | 201,000 |
| 2004-06 | 193,000 |
| 2004-05 | 180,000 |
| 2004-04 | 172,000 |
| 2004-03 | 174,000 |
| 2004-02 | 176,000 |
| 2004-01 | 170,000 |
| 2003-12 | 173,000 |
| 2003-11 | 173,000 |
| 2003-10 | 188,000 |
| 2003-09 | 177,000 |
| 2003-08 | 180,000 |
| 2003-07 | 174,000 |
| 2003-06 | 179,000 |
| 2003-05 | 179,000 |
| 2003-04 | 172,000 |
| 2003-03 | 166,000 |
| 2003-02 | 176,000 |
| 2003-01 | 162,000 |
| 2002-12 | 163,000 |
| 2002-11 | 160,000 |
| 2002-10 | 157,000 |
| 2002-09 | 144,000 |
| 2002-08 | 147,000 |
| 2002-07 | 140,000 |
| 2002-06 | 137,000 |
| 2002-05 | 140,000 |
| 2002-04 | 144,000 |
| 2002-03 | 136,000 |
| 2002-02 | 139,000 |
| 2002-01 | 139,000 |
| 2001-12 | 137,000 |
| 2001-11 | 133,000 |
| 2001-10 | 132,000 |
| 2001-09 | 137,000 |
| 2001-08 | 142,000 |
| 2001-07 | 139,000 |
| 2001-06 | 144,000 |
| 2001-05 | 148,000 |
| 2001-04 | 145,000 |
| 2001-03 | 147,000 |
| 2001-02 | 146,000 |
| 2001-01 | 144,000 |
| 2000-12 | 138,000 |
| 2000-11 | 135,000 |
| 2000-10 | 135,000 |
| 2000-09 | 135,000 |
| 2000-08 | 131,000 |
| 2000-07 | 139,000 |
| 2000-06 | 137,000 |
| 2000-05 | 133,000 |
| 2000-04 | 137,000 |
| 2000-03 | 141,000 |
| 2000-02 | 132,000 |
| 2000-01 | 140,000 |
| 1999-12 | 140,000 |
| 1999-11 | 140,000 |
| 1999-10 | 139,000 |
| 1999-09 | 143,000 |
| 1999-08 | 150,000 |
| 1999-07 | 151,000 |
| 1999-06 | 149,000 |
| 1999-05 | 138,000 |
| 1999-04 | 137,000 |
| 1999-03 | 134,000 |
| 1999-02 | 139,000 |
| 1999-01 | 138,000 |