Table 2u. New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized
          Unadjusted Units for Regions, Divisions, and States
          August    2008 Year-to-Date
                                                                             Num of
                                                                             Struc-
                                                                              tures
                                                                               With
                                                        3 and 4   5 Units   5 Units
                              Total  1 Unit   2 Units     Units   or More   or More
United States                680517   435340    11772    12204   221201    10082
Northeast                     92857    40434     2592     2201    47630     2027
  New England                 17658    11208      502      299     5649      378
    Connecticut                3683     2261       92       28     1302       79
    Maine                      2662     2165       54       27      416       46
    Massachusetts              7243     3596      210      144     3293      193
    New Hampshire              2227     1760       36       49      382       37
    Rhode Island                791      581       54       33      123       10
    Vermont                    1052      845       56       18      133       13
  Middle Atlantic             75199    29226     2090     1902    41981     1649
    New Jersey                14166     6349      512      368     6937      472
    New York                  44482     9338     1370     1280    32494      997
    Pennsylvania              16551    13539      208      254     2550      180
Midwest                       99314    69869     2266     2290    24889     1394
  East North Central          63052    44209     1164     1346    16333      876
    Illinois                  16954     9267      286      570     6831      209
    Indiana                   11816     8825      208      136     2647      184
    Michigan                   7761     6501       56       61     1143       96
    Ohio                      15065    11903      256      394     2512      224
    Wisconsin                 11456     7713      358      185     3200      163
  West North Central          36262    25660     1102      944     8556      518
    Iowa                       5095     3922      156      190      827       38
    Kansas                     5281     3295      168       51     1767      118
    Minnesota                  7259     5979       62       41     1177       84
    Missouri                   9060     5567      510      519     2464      149
    Nebraska                   4553     3473      108       18      954       42
    North Dakota               1978     1157       20       35      766       44
    South Dakota               3036     2267       78       90      601       43
South                        340163   232063     4144     4194    99762     4502
  South Atlantic             173529   121975     1408     1605    48541     2098
    Delaware                   2434     1969       56       67      342       34
    District of Columbia        492      229        2        0      261       20
    Florida                   47342    30444      492      702    15704      697
    Georgia                   26396    19247       92      299     6758      212
    Maryland                  11044     6497       52        9     4486      177
    North Carolina            43117    31157      364      288    11308      479
    South Carolina            20031    15707      132      125     4067      269
    Virginia                  20307    14989      198       97     5023      171
    West Virginia              2366     1736       20       18      592       39
  East South Central          42045    30853      668     1156     9368      523
    Alabama                   11040     8672       68       37     2263      130
    Kentucky                   7779     4876      164      516     2223      124
    Mississippi                7829     5320      182      254     2073      120
    Tennessee                 15397    11985      254      349     2809      149
  West South Central         124589    79235     2068     1433    41853     1881
    Arkansas                   6276     3682      238      204     2152      164
    Louisiana                 12179     8737      250       36     3156      209
    Oklahoma                   7301     6011      270       23      997       61
    Texas                     98833    60805     1310     1170    35548     1447
West                         148183    92974     2770     3519    48920     2159
  Mountain                    67567    46919      778     1440    18430      871
    Arizona                   19947    14408      176      397     4966      203
    Colorado                  14584     9155      196      108     5125      208
    Idaho                      5630     5092      134      218      186       18
    Montana                    1915     1570       84       94      167       13
    Nevada                    11129     5663       48      190     5228      252
    New Mexico                 4623     3932       20      124      547       36
    Utah                       7885     5641       98      262     1884      121
    Wyoming                    1854     1458       22       47      327       20
  Pacific                     80616    46055     1992     2079    30490     1288
    Alaska                      676      517       58       38       63        6
    California                45781    24152      868     1057    19704      908
    Hawaii                     3068     1864      132       63     1009       54
    Oregon                     9595     6189      164      100     3142      103
    Washington                21496    13333      770      821     6572      217