~4,500
Annual housing permits
~55%
Single-family share
2023
Year
Historical data
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Compared to the United States
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Side-by-side comparison of Hawaii vs. the U.S. average.
National ranking
How states rank by building permits per 1,000 residents.
| #1 | Tennessee | 47,000 |
| #2 | New York | 43,000 |
| #3 | Colorado | 30,000 |
| #4 | Indiana | 27,000 |
| #5 | Minnesota | 24,000 |
| #6 | Utah | 24,000 |
| #7 | Missouri | 21,000 |
| #8 | Nevada | 18,000 |
| #9 | Oregon | 16,000 |
| #10 | Kentucky | 15,000 |
| #11 | Massachusetts | 14,000 |
| #12 | Oklahoma | 14,000 |
| #13 | Louisiana | 12,500 |
| #14 | South Dakota | 7,100 |
| #15 | Montana | 5,900 |
| #16 | New Mexico | 5,900 |
| #17 | Delaware | 5,200 |
| #18 | New Hampshire | 5,000 |
| #19 | Maine | 3,900 |
| #20 | Rhode Island | 1,300 |
| #21 | Texas | 245 |
| #22 | Florida | 200 |
| #23 | Wyoming | 48 |
| #24 | Vermont | 47 |
| #25 | North Carolina | 8.4 |
| #26 | Arizona | 8 |
| #27 | Georgia | 5.6 |
| #28 | Virginia | 5 |
| #29 | New Jersey | 3.6 |
| #30 | Wisconsin | 3.4 |
| #31 | Washington | 3.4 |
| #32 | Ohio | 2.4 |
| #33 | Michigan | 2 |
| #34 | Illinois | 1.7 |
Overview
Hawaii's constrained land supply and strict zoning keep new home construction limited, with roughly 4,500 building permits issued statewide in 2023, far fewer than most mainland states of similar population.