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Which counties in Alabama are building the most new homes?

Baldwin County (10.0 per 1,000 residents), Madison County (9.4 per 1,000 residents) and Lee County (8.3 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Alabama in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 67 ranked Alabama counties

Alabama counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Baldwin County10.02,665267,761
2Madison County9.44,070433,516
3Lee County8.31,575189,881
4Tallapoosa County5.623040,953
5Shelby County5.51,308238,552
6Henry County5.410018,394
7Houston County4.3470110,318
8St. Clair County4.241198,206
9Limestone County3.7449122,928
10Jefferson County3.62,391665,742
11Coffee County3.519856,953
12Lauderdale County3.331697,135
13Autauga County3.220061,920
14Montgomery County3.2729225,891
15Morgan County3.2400126,483
16Chambers County2.910034,253
17Mobile County2.71,102411,658
18Russell County2.615158,898
19Tuscaloosa County2.5603241,368
20Talladega County2.419581,603
21Marshall County2.1222103,537
22Cullman County2.119694,009
23Monroe County2.03718,965
24Elmore County1.514091,577
25Chilton County1.57247,708
26Colbert County1.48459,474
27Calhoun County1.2144115,834
28Etowah County1.2123103,886
29Jackson County0.94954,281
30Franklin County0.82732,449
31Pike County0.82733,688
32Cherokee County0.82126,413
33Geneva County0.72027,554
34Cleburne County0.71115,970
35DeKalb County0.64574,085
36Dale County0.62949,912
37Barbour County0.61424,607
38Clay County0.6814,207
39Hale County0.5815,194
40Clarke County0.51022,014
41Lowndes County0.449,359
42Marion County0.41229,097
43Sumter County0.3411,588
44Covington County0.31337,947
45Blount County0.32060,156
46Butler County0.3618,100
47Macon County0.3618,132
48Crenshaw County0.3413,175
49Bibb County0.2522,262
50Pickens County0.2418,221
51Walker County0.21265,140
52Lawrence County0.2633,843
53Escambia County0.2636,665
54Dallas County0.1535,140
55Greene County0.117,067
56Conecuh County0.1110,899
57Winston County0.1223,829
58Wilcox County0.009,666
59Washington County0.0014,822
60Randolph County0.0023,163
61Perry County0.007,425
62Marengo County0.0018,311
63Lamar County0.0013,587
64Fayette County0.0015,872
65Coosa County0.0010,161
66Choctaw County0.0011,904
67Bullock County0.009,780

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. 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 Alabama is building the most new homes?

Baldwin County: 10.0 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Madison County (9.4 per 1,000 residents) and Lee County (8.3 per 1,000 residents), of 67 Alabama counties 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. 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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