Table 3. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started:
Seasonally adjusted annual rate

	Thousands of Units
Name	May 2020	Apr 2020	May 2019
United States
Total	974	934	1,268
In structures with 1 unit	675	674	821
In structures with 2 to 4 units	8	11	12
In structures with 5 units or more	291	249	435
Northeast
Total	53	47	87
1 unit	36	22	51
Midwest
Total	133	135	158
1 unit	84	100	111
South
Total	479	570	708
1 unit	380	408	477
West
Total	309	182	315
1 unit	175	144	182

Table 3. New Privately-Owned Housing Units Started:Seasonally adjusted annual rate