Building activity by state
How much new housing is being permitted across the jurisdictions PermitBase covers — housing units authorized, buildings, and construction valuation from the U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. This is Census survey data on new privately-owned residential construction, not total permit volume (commercial permits and remodels are not counted). Pick a state for the city-by-city breakdown.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey · data through 2026-05
Arizona
Building activity
- Year to date
- 12,480
- Latest (2026-05)
- 2,199
$3,781.8M valuation · 98 jurisdictions tracked
Colorado
Building activity
- Year to date
- 9,255
- Latest (2026-05)
- 1,892
$2,489.4M valuation · 118 jurisdictions tracked
Idaho
Building activity
- Year to date
- 5,031
- Latest (2026-05)
- 872
$1,189.9M valuation · 77 jurisdictions tracked
Montana
Building activity
- Year to date
- 1,339
- Latest (2026-05)
- 320
$339M valuation · 43 jurisdictions tracked
Nevada
Building activity
- Year to date
- 3,952
- Latest (2026-05)
- 663
$1,150.4M valuation · 31 jurisdictions tracked
New Mexico
Building activity
- Year to date
- 1,774
- Latest (2026-05)
- 205
$384.2M valuation · 19 jurisdictions tracked
Utah
Building activity
- Year to date
- 6,188
- Latest (2026-05)
- 884
$1,806M valuation · 108 jurisdictions tracked
Wyoming
Building activity
- Year to date
- 273
- Latest (2026-05)
- 58
$82.4M valuation · 19 jurisdictions tracked
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Figures are trailing totals for the current year to date. Jurisdictions that did not report to the Census Bureau are shown as “no data reported” on each state page, never assumed to be zero. Every figure traces to a specific Census BPS source file.
Curious what those permits cost? See the Permit Cost Index →