Latest National Release
March 2026
1,372,000 units (SAAR) Latest available: March 2026Census New Residential Construction / EITS API
Live Permit Data
Current residential construction permit data, sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau and refreshed automatically.
National headline, state, metro, county, and annual Census files are released on different schedules. This dashboard keeps those freshness dates separate.
♢ Source-backed
↻ Updated automatically
API Status: Healthy
Checked: June 3, 2026 5:28 PM
Census New Residential Construction / EITS API
Latest State-Level File
January 2026
Monthly Building Permits Survey Latest available: January 2026Census BPS State Files
Latest Annual File
2025 Preliminary
Annual permit totals Latest available: 2025 PreliminaryCensus Building Permits Survey
National Residential Building Permits Trend
Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) • Thousands of Units
March 20261,372,000 SAAR
National trend
This chart shows the national residential building permit trend. State and metro tabs no longer display placeholder trend lines.
Choose a state to load the latest monthly totals and a 12-month trend from the HousePermits BPS data engine.
State trend and totals will appear here after you choose a state.
Metro clarification
Census CBSA trend parsing is not active yet, so this tab does not show made-up metro trend numbers. Use the city open-data feed below for real local permit records where a feed is configured.
Choose a configured city to show recent permit records from that city’s open-data API.
Top 10 States in Latest BPS State File
Ranking updates from the HousePermits BPS data engine when available.
1
Texas
12,180
2
Florida
10,940
3
North Carolina
6,240
4
Georgia
5,960
5
California
5,820
6
Arizona
5,200
7
Tennessee
4,880
8
South Carolina
4,120
9
Colorado
3,420
10
Nevada
3,240
How this data works
- National headline data is checked against the Census EITS API.
- State trends load 12+ months from the HousePermits BPS state data engine when available.
- Metro/CBSA trend parsing is not displayed until the importer contains real CBSA history.
- City permit feeds use configured Socrata/open-data endpoints where available.
Important
This page reflects new residential construction permit data and selected city open-data feeds, not every local permit type such as decks, roofs, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, solar, zoning, or inspections.
Data Transparency
| Dataset | Latest Available | Coverage | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National permits | March 2026 | U.S. / Regions | Census EITS API | Checking |
| State monthly files | January 2026 | States | Census BPS State | Checking |
| Metro / CBSA files | January 2026 | CBSAs | Census BPS CBSA | Source checked; trend parser pending |
| City open-data feeds | Varies by city | Configured cities | City Socrata/open-data APIs | Loaded by city selector |
| Annual files | 2025 Preliminary | States / places | Census BPS Annual | Linked source |
| Release schedule | Varies by dataset | All BPS datasets | Census BPS Schedule | Reference |
Last checked: June 3, 2026 5:28 PM • Data release schedules vary by dataset.
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