40 roofing statistics for 2026

US asphalt-shingle shipments Quarterly · millions of roofing squares
44.84mQ2 2026 · +0.2% year over year
82.97mFirst half 2026 · −4.7% year over year
136 recordsFour series · 34 quarters · CSV below
Quarterly US asphalt-shingle shipments, 2024 Q3 to 2026 Q2Shipments fell to 27.03 million squares in 2025 Q4 and recovered to 44.84 million in 2026 Q2. All values and the earlier series appear in the table. 0m20m40m 44.92024 Q337.52024 Q442.32025 Q144.72025 Q240.42025 Q327.02025 Q438.12026 Q144.82026 Q2
2025 Q340.39m
2025 Q427.03m
2026 Q138.13m
2026 Q244.84m

Source: ARMA quarterly summaries, 2018–2026. Shingles include individual shingles; shipments cover new roofs and reroofing.

Key takeaways

  • The 2023 American Housing Survey put median US homeowner roofing-project expenditure at $10,000 for its two-year improvement window, rounded to the nearest $100. (US Census Bureau / HUD, October 2024)
  • Verisk reported a mean US residential roof-replacement cost of $17,631 in its 2025 insurance-based roof data. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • US asphalt-shingle shipments in the first half of 2026 fell 4.7% from the same period of 2025 in ARMA’s published year-to-date comparison. (ARMA, July 2026)
  • The median annual wage for US roofer employees was $55,440 in May 2025. (Bureau of Labor Statistics, September 2026)
  • Verisk’s 2025 aerial-imagery analysis classified 38% of US residential roofs as being in moderate to poor condition. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • IBHS reports that sealing roof-deck seams can reduce water intrusion after roof-cover loss by up to 95% in its testing. (IBHS, accessed October 2026)

Compare roof-project costs, material demand, labor, resilience and waste using named primary sources.

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ARMA roofing-product shipments, 2018 Q1–2026 Q2
Series
2026 Q2Canada asphalt shingles2,570,469-20.79%
2026 Q2US modified bitumen12,497,481+11.37%
2026 Q2US built-up roofing sheets940,158-15.63%
2026 Q2US asphalt shingles44,838,320+0.21%
2026 Q1Canada asphalt shingles3,190,632-13.41%
2026 Q1US modified bitumen9,053,052-13.75%
2026 Q1US built-up roofing sheets834,560-16.68%
2026 Q1US asphalt shingles38,129,741-9.86%
2025 Q4Canada asphalt shingles1,345,197-10.85%
2025 Q4US modified bitumen7,035,639-27.69%
2025 Q4US built-up roofing sheets779,322-22.89%
2025 Q4US asphalt shingles27,026,662-27.87%
2025 Q3Canada asphalt shingles2,243,380-6.15%
2025 Q3US modified bitumen8,731,586-27.13%
2025 Q3US built-up roofing sheets854,240-32.94%
2025 Q3US asphalt shingles40,387,814-10.04%
2025 Q2Canada asphalt shingles3,245,046+6.15%
2025 Q2US modified bitumen11,221,675-12.24%
2025 Q2US built-up roofing sheets1,114,346-21.18%
2025 Q2US asphalt shingles44,743,390-4.32%
2025 Q1Canada asphalt shingles3,684,758+49.52%
2025 Q1US modified bitumen10,496,593-2.05%
2025 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,001,676-13.16%
2025 Q1US asphalt shingles42,299,957-1.67%
2024 Q4Canada asphalt shingles1,508,891+11.19%
2024 Q4US modified bitumen9,729,549+7.41%
2024 Q4US built-up roofing sheets1,010,641-26.09%
2024 Q4US asphalt shingles37,469,514-0.03%
2024 Q3Canada asphalt shingles2,390,279+25.69%
2024 Q3US modified bitumen11,981,826+5.19%
2024 Q3US built-up roofing sheets1,273,856-14.51%
2024 Q3US asphalt shingles44,895,076-1.80%
2024 Q2Canada asphalt shingles3,057,051+27.30%
2024 Q2US modified bitumen12,786,488+5.94%
2024 Q2US built-up roofing sheets1,413,863-21.73%
2024 Q2US asphalt shingles46,761,344-9.58%
2024 Q1Canada asphalt shingles2,464,363-27.32%
2024 Q1US modified bitumen10,716,549+11.23%
2024 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,153,523-16.24%
2024 Q1US asphalt shingles43,020,463+27.18%
2023 Q4Canada asphalt shingles1,357,093-13.54%
2023 Q4US modified bitumen9,058,554+12.66%
2023 Q4US built-up roofing sheets1,367,470-2.20%
2023 Q4US asphalt shingles37,481,462+25.50%
2023 Q3Canada asphalt shingles1,901,659-38.34%
2023 Q3US modified bitumen11,390,159+18.16%
2023 Q3US built-up roofing sheets1,490,014-18.12%
2023 Q3US asphalt shingles45,717,847+15.93%
2023 Q2Canada asphalt shingles2,401,531-38.52%
2023 Q2US modified bitumen12,069,719+5.34%
2023 Q2US built-up roofing sheets1,806,472-10.56%
2023 Q2US asphalt shingles51,713,740+13.60%
2023 Q1Canada asphalt shingles3,390,789-4.47%
2023 Q1US modified bitumen9,634,215-2.27%
2023 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,377,189-24.23%
2023 Q1US asphalt shingles33,827,514-21.20%
2022 Q4Canada asphalt shingles1,569,610-46.21%
2022 Q4US modified bitumen8,040,453-9.97%
2022 Q4US built-up roofing sheets1,398,161+3.96%
2022 Q4US asphalt shingles29,865,538-19.31%
2022 Q3Canada asphalt shingles3,084,236-7.42%
2022 Q3US modified bitumen9,639,903-7.62%
2022 Q3US built-up roofing sheets1,819,677+11.27%
2022 Q3US asphalt shingles39,434,939-6.24%
2022 Q2Canada asphalt shingles3,906,364+2.22%
2022 Q2US modified bitumen11,457,575+3.12%
2022 Q2US built-up roofing sheets2,019,867+4.33%
2022 Q2US asphalt shingles45,521,069-2.87%
2022 Q1Canada asphalt shingles3,549,555-14.37%
2022 Q1US modified bitumen9,858,211+5.67%
2022 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,817,658+8.79%
2022 Q1US asphalt shingles42,927,935-0.73%
2021 Q4Canada asphalt shingles2,917,763+19.09%
2021 Q4US modified bitumen8,930,779-0.28%
2021 Q4US built-up roofing sheets1,344,956-15.80%
2021 Q4US asphalt shingles37,014,634-10.18%
2021 Q3Canada asphalt shingles3,331,361-6.42%
2021 Q3US modified bitumen10,434,575+2.50%
2021 Q3US built-up roofing sheets1,635,375-15.00%
2021 Q3US asphalt shingles42,061,550-10.27%
2021 Q2Canada asphalt shingles3,821,648+20.11%
2021 Q2US modified bitumen11,111,274+40.65%
2021 Q2US built-up roofing sheets1,936,125+7.90%
2021 Q2US asphalt shingles46,866,575+19.39%
2021 Q1Canada asphalt shingles4,145,053+11.46%
2021 Q1US modified bitumen9,329,119+24.23%
2021 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,670,799-5.23%
2021 Q1US asphalt shingles43,245,384+26.90%
2020 Q4Canada asphalt shingles2,450,144+95.39%
2020 Q4US modified bitumen8,955,985+21.81%
2020 Q4US built-up roofing sheets1,597,293-20.41%
2020 Q4US asphalt shingles41,209,313+44.88%
2020 Q3Canada asphalt shingles3,559,893+12.15%
2020 Q3US modified bitumen10,179,777+6.88%
2020 Q3US built-up roofing sheets1,924,070-10.18%
2020 Q3US asphalt shingles46,874,478+25.12%
2020 Q2Canada asphalt shingles3,181,783-21.42%
2020 Q2US modified bitumen7,899,925-17.84%
2020 Q2US built-up roofing sheets1,794,395-20.85%
2020 Q2US asphalt shingles39,254,430-9.31%
2020 Q1Canada asphalt shingles3,718,867-10.24%
2020 Q1US modified bitumen7,509,656-0.64%
2020 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,762,965+8.11%
2020 Q1US asphalt shingles34,078,214-8.92%
2019 Q4Canada asphalt shingles1,253,945-3.91%
2019 Q4US modified bitumen7,352,310-5.74%
2019 Q4US built-up roofing sheets2,006,975+16.58%
2019 Q4US asphalt shingles28,443,053-5.07%
2019 Q3Canada asphalt shingles3,174,116-18.02%
2019 Q3US modified bitumen9,524,329+5.71%
2019 Q3US built-up roofing sheets2,142,232+6.75%
2019 Q3US asphalt shingles37,463,880+17.08%
2019 Q2Canada asphalt shingles4,049,226-8.89%
2019 Q2US modified bitumen9,615,488-5.90%
2019 Q2US built-up roofing sheets2,267,066+2.98%
2019 Q2US asphalt shingles43,284,062+4.20%
2019 Q1Canada asphalt shingles4,143,208-12.48%
2019 Q1US modified bitumen7,557,680-9.59%
2019 Q1US built-up roofing sheets1,630,680-19.93%
2019 Q1US asphalt shingles37,414,443-6.35%
2018 Q4Canada asphalt shingles1,305,005No prior year in table
2018 Q4US modified bitumen7,800,172No prior year in table
2018 Q4US built-up roofing sheets1,721,593No prior year in table
2018 Q4US asphalt shingles29,962,044No prior year in table
2018 Q3Canada asphalt shingles3,871,881No prior year in table
2018 Q3US modified bitumen9,009,722No prior year in table
2018 Q3US built-up roofing sheets2,006,770No prior year in table
2018 Q3US asphalt shingles31,998,593No prior year in table
2018 Q2Canada asphalt shingles4,444,327No prior year in table
2018 Q2US modified bitumen10,217,918No prior year in table
2018 Q2US built-up roofing sheets2,201,358No prior year in table
2018 Q2US asphalt shingles41,541,196No prior year in table
2018 Q1Canada asphalt shingles4,734,237No prior year in table
2018 Q1US modified bitumen8,359,572No prior year in table
2018 Q1US built-up roofing sheets2,036,659No prior year in table
2018 Q1US asphalt shingles39,951,603No prior year in table

What do national roof-cost figures actually measure?

Survey spending and insurance claim costs describe different jobs and years; neither is a quote for a particular roof.

What do national roof-cost figures actually measure?
MeasureFigurePopulation / period
Median roofing project$10,000Owner-occupied homes; two years to 2023
Roofing project spending$93.5 billionOwner-occupied homes; two years to 2023
Mean replacement cost$17,631Verisk residential insurance data; 2025
Mean repair cost$4,699Verisk residential insurance data; 2025
  • The 2023 American Housing Survey put median US homeowner roofing-project expenditure at $10,000 for its two-year improvement window, rounded to the nearest $100. (US Census Bureau / HUD, October 2024)
  • US homeowners reported 8.3 million roofing projects in the two-year improvement window covered by the 2023 American Housing Survey. (US Census Bureau / HUD, October 2024)
  • US homeowner roofing expenditure totalled $93.5 billion in the 2023 American Housing Survey’s two-year improvement window. (US Census Bureau / HUD, October 2024)
  • US homeowners spent $827 billion across all home-improvement categories in the 2023 American Housing Survey’s two-year window, providing context for roofing’s share. (US Census Bureau / HUD, October 2024)
  • Verisk reported a mean US residential roof-replacement cost of $17,631 in its 2025 insurance-based roof data. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • Verisk reported a mean US residential roof-repair cost of $4,699 in its 2025 insurance-based roof data. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • Verisk’s mean US residential replacement cost in 2025 was 33% higher than its average for 2021–2024. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • Verisk’s US 2025 cost measures rose 1.48% for roofing materials versus 0.79% for roofer labor, rather than moving at one common inflation rate. (Verisk, May 2026)

How is roofing-material demand changing?

Shipments include new construction and reroofing; they count material area, not roofs replaced.

How is roofing-material demand changing?
US shingle shipment measureSquaresComparison
2025 full year154,457,819Down 10.3% from 2024
2026 first half82,968,064Down 4.7% from first half 2025
2026 Q244,838,320Up 0.2% from Q2 2025
  • US asphalt-shingle shipments in the first half of 2026 fell 4.7% from the same period of 2025 in ARMA’s published year-to-date comparison. (ARMA, July 2026)
  • US asphalt-shingle shipments for the full year 2025 fell 10.3% from 2024, according to ARMA’s year-end summary. (ARMA, January 2026)

What does the roofer labor market look like?

Employee wages are pay to workers; a contractor’s installed rate also covers other costs.

What does the roofer labor market look like?
Roofer measurePublished valuePeriod
Median employee pay$55,440 / yearMay 2025
Jobs including self-employment166,9002025
Projected employment growth5%2025–2035
Annual openingsAbout 12,000Average, 2025–2035

How do roof age, condition and storms affect replacement?

Condition data describe exposure; laboratory improvements describe specific assemblies and test conditions.

How do roof age, condition and storms affect replacement?
US regionRoofs age 0–4Roofs age 31+
South28%4%
Midwest21%17%
Northeast14%18%
West20%11%
  • Verisk’s 2025 aerial-imagery analysis classified 38% of US residential roofs as being in moderate to poor condition. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • Verisk’s 2025 baseline associated moderate-to-poor roof condition with approximately 60% higher loss costs than good-to-excellent condition. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • Verisk found severe hail affected more than one-fifth of roofs in 16 US states during 2025, compared with twelve states in 2024. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • In Verisk’s 2025 analysis, roofs nine years old or younger accounted for 57% of residential properties in its hail states, versus 38% in non-hail states. (Verisk, May 2026)
  • IBHS reports that sealing roof-deck seams can reduce water intrusion after roof-cover loss by up to 95% in its testing. (IBHS, accessed October 2026)
  • IBHS’s February 2019 disaster-safety strategy reports that re-nailing a roof deck can double its uplift strength, equivalent to 2 times the comparison strength. (IBHS, February 2019)

How large is the roofing industry, and are businesses getting busier?

Census counts US employer businesses in roofing contracting (NAICS 238160), including new work and repairs; firms without payroll are excluded. The separate reroofing survey covers participating US and Canadian contractors and consultants.

How large is the roofing industry, and are businesses getting busier?
Industry measurePublished figurePopulation / period
Roofing-contractor receipts$68,783,457,000US employer firms; 2022
Employer firms / establishments24,044 / 24,532US roofing contractors; 2022
Employees204,998US roofing contractors; mid-March 2022
Annual payroll$13,301,094,000US roofing contractors; 2022
Asphalt-shingle roof coverageRoughly 80%ARMA estimate of US roofs; undated
Inquiries increased / unchanged / decreased37% / 32% / 31%Reroofing survey; Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025
Contracts increased / unchanged / decreased38% / 32% / 30%Reroofing survey; Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025
Installed volume increased / unchanged / decreased35% / 28% / 37%Contractor survey respondents; Q2 2026 vs Q2 2025
  • US roofing-contractor employer firms recorded $68,783,457,000 in receipts in 2022, according to Census SUSB data for NAICS 238160. (US Census Bureau, April 2025)
  • The US had 24,044 roofing-contractor employer firms in 2022, excluding roofing businesses without payroll. (US Census Bureau, April 2025)
  • US roofing-contractor employer firms operated 24,532 establishments in 2022, counting individual business locations rather than companies. (US Census Bureau, April 2025)
  • US roofing-contractor employer establishments had 204,998 employees in the mid-March 2022 Census reference period, covering all occupations in those businesses. (US Census Bureau, April 2025)
  • US roofing-contractor employer firms paid $13,301,094,000 in annual payroll in 2022, excluding benefits and nonpayroll owner income. (US Census Bureau, April 2025)
  • ARMA estimates asphalt shingles cover roughly 80% of US roofs in its undated industry statement, a roof-coverage estimate rather than a share of contractor revenue. (ARMA, accessed October 2026)
  • In the US and Canadian coalition reroofing survey for Q2 2026, 37% of respondents reported increased customer inquiries compared with Q2 2025, versus 31% reporting decreases. (National Roofing Contractors Association, July 2026)
  • In the US and Canadian coalition reroofing survey for Q2 2026, 38% of respondents reported increased project contracts compared with Q2 2025, versus 30% reporting decreases. (National Roofing Contractors Association, July 2026)
  • Among contractors in the US and Canadian coalition reroofing survey for Q2 2026, 35% reported installing more reroofing material, versus 37% installing less, compared with Q2 2025. (National Roofing Contractors Association, July 2026)

What can reflective roofing change?

Compare aged product performance and local climate before treating a reflective surface as an energy-saving upgrade.

What can reflective roofing change?
Performance referenceValueScope
Annual air-conditioning energyUp to 15% reductionDOE: single-story building, warm or hot climate
Sunlight reflectedUp to 90%DOE: white or specially colored cool roof
Cool asphalt shinglesSRI about 20–35PNNL: three-year aged
White metal finishesSRI as high as 85–90PNNL: three-year aged
Home cooling costs5–20% reductionDOE guidance; climate-dependent
  • For single-story buildings in warm or hot climates, US DOE guidance says replacing a conventional roof with a cool roof can reduce annual air-conditioning energy use by up to 15%. (US Department of Energy, August 2021)
  • US DOE guidance states that a white or specially colored cool roof can reflect up to 90% of the sunlight that reaches it, reducing solar heat absorption. (US Department of Energy, August 2021)
  • PNNL’s residential guidance describes typical three-year-aged cool asphalt-shingle solar reflectance indices of about 20–35, well below the highest white metal finishes at 85–90. (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, March 2023)
  • DOE’s August 2021 consumer guide says a cool-color roof can reduce home cooling costs by 5–20%, with savings varying by climate and greatest in hot and warm areas. (US Department of Energy, August 2021)

How much roofing waste is generated, and where does it go?

Waste generation, disposal and stockpiles describe different flows and years; stockpiles are not a recycling rate.

How much roofing waste is generated, and where does it go?
MeasureQuantityScope / year
Asphalt-shingle debris generated15.1 million US tonsEPA estimate; 2018
All construction and demolition debris600.3 million US tonsEPA estimate; 2018
Reclaimed shingle stockpiles1.44 million tonsNAPA estimate; end of 2024
Asphalt-shingle landfill / next-use destinations13.0 / 2.1 million US tonsEPA estimates; 2018

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Roof Replacement Cost Estimator. 40 roofing statistics for 2026. Updated October 24, 2026. https://roofreplacementcostestimator.com/roof-replacement-process/roofing-statistics/

Methods

We checked 56 candidate findings and kept 40 with an identifiable primary publisher and a clear population, unit and period. Repeated values by year, product or region stay in tables. Access dates identify undated sources.

The shipment table covers four ARMA series; later published revisions are used where available. Census receipts cover employer roofing contractors, including new work and repairs; they are not a replacement-only market valuation. Survey medians, insurance-claim means, wages and shipment quantities retain their separate populations and periods.

Figures rechecked October 24, 2026. Next review: January 24, 2027, or sooner when ARMA releases another quarter or a cited publisher corrects its records. Send a correction through our contact page; include the figure and its original source.

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