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Which counties in California are building the most new homes?

Madera County (7.4 per 1,000 residents), Placer County (7.4 per 1,000 residents) and Yuba County (5.2 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in California in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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California counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Madera County7.41,247167,927
2Placer County7.43,254442,081
3Yuba County5.246188,691
4Butte County4.8997209,211
5Del Norte County4.311326,410
6Glenn County4.111528,141
7Sacramento County4.16,5611,618,460
8Alpine County3.841,043
9Riverside County3.89,6972,544,916
10Tulare County3.71,790485,146
11Sutter County3.636098,787
12San Diego County3.611,7073,282,248
13San Benito County3.524770,082
14Sonoma County3.51,690486,444
15Mono County3.44312,505
16Kern County3.43,159927,068
17Kings County3.3507154,327
18Santa Barbara County3.11,371442,065
19San Joaquin County3.12,522823,815
20San Mateo County3.02,216743,568
21San Bernardino County2.86,2402,224,091
22Santa Clara County2.85,3231,914,391
23Napa County2.7364132,949
24Merced County2.6780297,260
25El Dorado County2.5477192,323
26Humboldt County2.5325131,647
27Plumas County2.44418,583
28San Luis Obispo County2.3663282,367
29Los Angeles County2.322,2509,694,934
30Fresno County2.22,2711,035,456
31Stanislaus County2.21,205557,719
32Trinity County2.13315,720
33Nevada County1.9198101,911
34Ventura County1.91,609830,851
35Solano County1.9881455,376
36Santa Cruz County1.8470258,852
37Monterey County1.8775433,729
38Yolo County1.8397224,410
39San Francisco County1.71,444826,079
40Alameda County1.72,7781,636,630
41Tuolumne County1.78853,160
42Amador County1.66741,876
43Orange County1.64,9923,149,507
44Calaveras County1.57246,605
45Shasta County1.4254181,648
46Imperial County1.3242181,411
47Mariposa County1.32216,918
48Lake County1.38567,772
49Modoc County1.198,426
50Contra Costa County1.01,1631,170,070
51Siskiyou County1.04142,013
52Colusa County0.81721,836
53Lassen County0.61728,117
54Marin County0.6149253,694
55Tehama County0.63664,665
56Inyo County0.61018,158
57Sierra County0.313,098
58Mendocino County0.0388,122

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 California is building the most new homes?

Madera County: 7.4 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Placer County (7.4 per 1,000 residents) and Yuba County (5.2 per 1,000 residents), of 58 California 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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