Number of new housing permits issued in CT from 1990 to 2023

The number of new housing units that get permits each year are far below peaks in the 1990s and early 2000s. Officials say they are pushing for more residential construction in the state.

This line graph shows the number of new housing permits in Connecticut by year in Connecticut.
A housing permit doesn't necessarily mean that unit of housing got built, and not all towns report their permit data to DECD every year.
Chart: Ginny Monk / CT MirrorSource: Department of Economic and Community DevelopmentGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper