In Florida, there were 22,821 new swimming pool construction permits added to the HBW database from January through September of this year, reflecting a 26 percent year-over-year decrease in new pool construction.

While new swimming pool construction has been on the rise in Florida for several years, since last year, construction has been on the decline.  Across the state, every region (Central, West, Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, Northwest) has demonstrated year-over-year drops in new pool construction ranging from -6 percent (northwest) to -32 percent (southwest).

Here is a closer look at new swimming pool construction permit data as recorded by HBW for Florida through the third quarter of this year:

Southwest

Out of the six regions reviewed, the southwest carried the highest volume of new pool construction, with approximately 6,425 new permits on record through Q3-2023.  As previously noted, the area has exhibited a 32 percent year-over-year decline in new pool construction, and nearly half of all new permits originated from the counties of Lee (1,874 permits) and Collier (1,256 permits) where new pool construction is down since last year by 37 percent and 28 percent respectively.

Southeast

In the southeastern region of Florida, there have been nearly 4,225 pool starts since the start of this year through September, reflecting a 31 percent year-over-year decrease in new swimming pool construction.  Out of the seven counties that make up the southeast, more than half of all new pool construction took place in the two counties of Palm Beach (1,394 permits) and Miami-Dade (962 permits) where there have been year-over-year decreases in permits of 33 percent and 36 percent respectively.

West

Through the third quarter of this year, there have been 4,086 new swimming pool construction permits added to the HBW database for the western region of Florida, reflecting a 23 percent year-over-year decrease in pool construction.  Out of the seven counties reviewed in the area, nearly half of all new construction activity could be found in the two counties of Hillsborough (1,294 permits) and Polk (725 permits) where there have been year-over-year decreases in new permits ranging from 21 to 28 percent respectively.

Central

In Central Florida, there have been more than 3,375 new swimming pool construction permits added to the HBW database through the third quarter of this year, reflecting a 21 percent year-over-year decrease in pool construction.  Out of the six counties included in the area report, Orange County held the greatest concentration of new swimming pool construction activity, having a 17 percent year-over-year decrease in construction that resulted in 1,200 new permits on record.

Northwest

Since the start of this year (thru Q3), there have been more than 2,385 new swimming pool construction permits in the northwestern region of Florida, reflecting a 6 percent year-over-year decrease in new construction.  Out of the 18 counties reviewed and factored into the report for the area, the highest concentration of new construction activity could be found in Walton County, where there has been a 7 percent year-over-year decrease in new pool construction activity, resulting in more than 460 new permits through the third quarter of this year.

Northeast

In the northeastern region of Florida, there has been a 23 percent year-over-year decrease in new swimming pool construction, resulting in approximately 2,325 new permits on record with HBW through the third quarter of this year.  Out of the eight counties reviewed in the area, the greatest concentration of new construction activity could be found in the counties of St. Johns (815 permits) and Duval (461 permits), where there have been year-over-year decreases in new permits of 29 percent and 22 percent respectively.

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