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Which counties in the U.S. are building the most new homes?

Jasper County, SC (48.2 per 1,000 residents), Dawson County, GA (30.2 per 1,000 residents) and Wasatch County, UT (29.3 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in the U.S. in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Top 100 U.S. counties by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents

U.S. counties with at least 10,000 residents ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Jasper County, SC48.21,85838,533
2Dawson County, GA30.21,06935,365
3Wasatch County, UT29.31,12838,514
4Teton County, ID29.038413,254
5Walton County, FL25.72,39993,288
6Brunswick County, NC25.54,457174,702
7Manatee County, FL23.511,015468,200
8Sumter County, FL22.33,516157,772
9Jefferson County, WV21.01,32463,102
10Tippecanoe County, IN20.93,979190,456
11Valley County, ID20.926812,831
12Charlottesville (city), VA20.088944,388
13Bastrop County, TX19.12,269118,908
14Simpson County, KY19.039620,788
15Benton County, AR19.06,307332,554
16Gulf County, FL18.930215,943
17Grand County, CO18.931116,496
18Flagler County, FL18.42,586140,360
19Jackson County, GA18.41,82799,265
20San Jacinto County, TX17.752329,488
21Montgomery County, TX17.413,614781,194
22Nantucket County, MA16.925014,758
23Bulloch County, GA16.01,38986,949
24Union County, SD15.927717,402
25Barrow County, GA15.91,58499,773
26Lee County, FL15.513,547875,607
27Osceola County, FL15.37,366481,718
28Ellis County, TX15.33,678240,867
29Madison County, ID15.384255,172
30Cook County, GA15.227818,232
31Horry County, SC15.26,511427,551
32Taney County, MO15.186357,001
33Hays County, TX15.14,595304,390
34Crook County, OR15.041427,564
35Pinal County, AZ14.98,048539,380
36Boone County, IN14.81,19580,689
37Waynesboro (city), VA14.735323,951
38Collin County, TX14.719,0821,297,179
39Harnett County, NC14.72,205150,137
40Greene County, GA14.631121,367
41Morgan County, UT14.319213,383
42Canyon County, ID14.33,929275,123
43Chatham County, GA14.24,426311,855
44Sumner County, TN14.13,045215,538
45Bryan County, GA14.173352,062
46Sussex County, DE14.03,885277,140
47Union County, SC13.937326,799
48Charlotte County, FL13.93,015217,212
49Sarasota County, FL13.86,627479,958
50Durham County, NC13.74,772347,240
51Iron County, MI13.716111,757
52St. Johns County, FL13.74,735346,328
53Fannin County, GA13.635626,111
54Loudon County, TN13.686963,764
55Wakulla County, FL13.651838,089
56Hart County, KY13.527220,117
57Marion County, FL13.55,985442,660
58Washington County, UT13.42,857213,670
59Hancock County, IN13.31,21290,969
60Vilas County, WI13.231423,761
61Union County, OH13.296873,446
62Aitkin County, MN13.221416,252
63Summit County, UT13.156343,141
64Burnet County, TX12.973657,015
65Fort Bend County, TX12.812,487975,191
66Long County, GA12.827521,557
67Camden County, NC12.714411,315
68Sheridan County, WY12.742333,241
69Polk County, TX12.466153,434
70Broomfield County, CO12.397079,174
71Grayson County, TX12.21,881153,613
72Citrus County, FL12.22,102171,666
73Northampton County, VA12.214511,879
74Greene County, VA12.126621,958
75Laurens County, SC12.186971,848
76Deschutes County, OR12.12,574213,072
77Gallatin County, MT12.01,544128,740
78Maury County, TN11.91,408118,131
79Lake County, FL11.75,342456,068
80Johnston County, NC11.73,002256,448
81Pasco County, FL11.77,878674,516
82McCormick County, SC11.611910,215
83Pender County, NC11.683372,111
84Alachua County, FL11.53,336290,028
85Platte County, NE11.540935,649
86Catawba County, NC11.41,944170,172
87Lincoln County, WY11.424121,180
88Wilson County, TN11.31,982175,033
89Rockwall County, TX11.31,591140,738
90Richmond (city), VA11.32,681237,257
91Sevier County, TN11.21,139101,342
92Dane County, WI11.26,629590,375
93Wake County, NC11.013,8061,257,235
94Fremont County, ID11.015614,208
95King William County, VA11.021519,617
96Elbert County, CO10.933330,534
97Montgomery County, TN10.92,723249,935
98Alamance County, NC10.92,027186,177
99Westmoreland County, VA10.921419,715
100Travis County, TX10.815,0591,389,670

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Only counties with at least 10,000 residents are listed here (the top 100); each county's own page ranks it against every U.S. county with the same figure. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in the U.S. is building the most new homes?

Jasper County, SC: 48.2 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Dawson County, GA (30.2 per 1,000 residents) and Wasatch County, UT (29.3 per 1,000 residents), of 2,383 U.S. counties with at least 10,000 residents ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Only counties with at least 10,000 residents are listed here (the top 100); each county's own page ranks it against every U.S. county with the same figure. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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