The document provides data on housing units authorized by state and metropolitan area in the United States in 2018. The top three states were Texas (15% of total units), Florida (11%), and California (9%). The top three metropolitan areas were Dallas (63,893 units), Houston (57,288 units), and New York City (49,692 units). The data comes from the 2018 Annual Building Permits Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.