Manufactured Housing Industry Production Decline Continues in March 2026

Washington, D.C.

 

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INDUSTRY PRODUCTION DECLINE CONTINUES IN MARCH 2026

 

Washington, D.C., May 4, 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 March 2026. Just-released statistics indicate that HUD Code manufacturers produced 8,735 new homes in March 2026, a 2.3% decrease from the 8,942 new HUD Code homes produced in March 2025. Cumulative industry production for 2026 now totals 23,841 new HUD Code homes, as compared with 26,188 over the same period in 2025, a year-over-year decline of 8.9%.

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 (Mar. 2026)	Cumulative	2026	2025
1	Texas	1585	55132	4238	4545
2	Florida	593	23292	1714	1644
3	North Carolina	513	19670	1479	1596
4	Alabama	503	17770	1216	1416
5	South Carolina	505	16014	1308	1400
6	Louisiana	310	14750	911	1281
7	Georgia	436	14566	1283	1271
8	Kentucky	397	11957	1045	947
9	Mississippi	352	11932	1033	1118
10	Tennessee	349	11807	939	1044

 

The March 2026 statistics move Kentucky into 8^th place on the cumulative top-ten shipments list, while Mississippi and Tennessee fall to 9^th and 10^th place respectively.

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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