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Which counties in Florida are building the most new homes?

Walton County (25.7 per 1,000 residents), Manatee County (23.5 per 1,000 residents) and Sumter County (22.3 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Florida in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Florida counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Walton County25.72,39993,288
2Manatee County23.511,015468,200
3Sumter County22.33,516157,772
4Gulf County18.930215,943
5Flagler County18.42,586140,360
6Lee County15.513,547875,607
7Osceola County15.37,366481,718
8Charlotte County13.93,015217,212
9Sarasota County13.86,627479,958
10St. Johns County13.74,735346,328
11Wakulla County13.651838,089
12Marion County13.55,985442,660
13Citrus County12.22,102171,666
14Lake County11.75,342456,068
15Pasco County11.77,878674,516
16Alachua County11.53,336290,028
17Bay County10.12,072204,479
18St. Lucie County10.04,008402,449
19Nassau County9.91,060106,879
20Hendry County9.747048,276
21Polk County9.48,236874,790
22Santa Rosa County9.11,929211,115
23Hernando County8.91,975221,701
24Orange County8.613,1401,528,002
25Franklin County8.611213,029
26Washington County8.422326,695
27Glades County8.110813,270
28Dixie County7.012618,038
29Brevard County7.04,624663,982
30Highlands County6.9768111,122
31Leon County6.82,047299,048
32Collier County6.62,736417,131
33Clay County6.41,522239,593
34Miami-Dade County5.916,5352,802,029
35Duval County5.76,0171,062,963
36Hillsborough County5.58,6961,574,115
37Martin County5.1845166,272
38Levy County5.024448,520
39Okaloosa County4.81,057221,810
40Lafayette County4.7418,792
41Volusia County4.72,826606,573
42Gilchrist County4.69420,488
43Pinellas County4.44,198948,563
44DeSoto County4.315937,078
45Escambia County4.21,398333,834
46Baker County4.112129,737
47Seminole County4.11,997491,884
48Hardee County4.010425,932
49Monroe County3.527980,406
50Jefferson County3.45516,007
51Liberty County3.1258,035
52Suwannee County2.813648,149
53Union County2.84516,250
54Gadsden County2.812244,298
55Taylor County2.75821,210
56Palm Beach County2.74,2281,575,726
57Columbia County2.518274,094
58Hamilton County2.43414,180
59Bradford County2.36628,307
60Madison County2.13918,759
61Okeechobee County2.18842,608
62Jackson County2.09849,629
63Putnam County1.612777,734
64Indian River County1.5252172,799
65Broward County1.32,6902,013,317
66Holmes County0.61220,119
67Calhoun County0.3413,289

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 Florida is building the most new homes?

Walton County: 25.7 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Manatee County (23.5 per 1,000 residents) and Sumter County (22.3 per 1,000 residents), of 67 Florida 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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