Washington, D.C., March 5, 2026.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: MHARR
(202) 783-4087
DECLINING INDUSTRY PRODUCTION CONTINUES IN 2026
Washington, D.C., March 5, 2026 – The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) reports that according to official statistics compiled on behalf of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), HUD Code manufactured housing industry year-over-year production continued to decline in January 2026. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 7,417 new homes in January 2026, a 16.4% decrease from the 8,878 new HUD Code homes produced in January 2025.
A further analysis of the official industry statistics shows that the top ten shipment states from January 2023 — with monthly, cumulative, current reporting year (2026) and prior year (2025) shipments per category as indicated — are:
| Rank | State | Current Month (August 2025) | Cumulative | 2,026 | 2,025 |
| 1 | Texas | 1254 | 52148 | 1254 | 1544 |
| 2 | Florida | 566 | 22144 | 566 | 563 |
| 3 | North Carolina | 452 | 18643 | 452 | 603 |
| 4 | Alabama | 324 | 16878 | 324 | 456 |
| 5 | South Carolina | 411 | 15117 | 411 | 500 |
| 6 | Louisiana | 325 | 14164 | 325 | 434 |
| 7 | Georgia | 402 | 13685 | 402 | 386 |
| 8 | Mississippi | 338 | 11237 | 338 | 345 |
| 9 | Kentucky | 296 | 11208 | 296 | 345 |
| 10 | Tennessee | 304 | 11172 | 304 | 394 |
The January 2026 statistics move Mississippi into 8th place, while Kentucky moves into 9th place on the cumulative top-ten shipment states list.
The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.- based national trade association representing the views and interests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufactured housing.
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