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Which counties in Indiana are building the most new homes?

Tippecanoe County (20.9 per 1,000 residents), Boone County (14.8 per 1,000 residents) and Hancock County (13.3 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Indiana in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 91 ranked Indiana counties

Indiana counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Tippecanoe County20.93,979190,456
2Boone County14.81,19580,689
3Hancock County13.31,21290,969
4Hamilton County10.74,146387,036
5Hendricks County8.51,654193,510
6Switzerland County8.18110,037
7Monroe County7.91,139143,345
8Martin County6.5649,856
9Johnson County6.21,088174,262
10Clark County6.1794130,451
11Dubois County6.126744,016
12Wells County6.017228,883
13Owen County5.612221,886
14Warrick County5.134366,803
15Kosciusko County5.140980,892
16Morgan County5.037674,967
17Spencer County5.010020,061
18Floyd County4.637682,153
19Shelby County4.219245,882
20Wayne County4.127166,169
21Harrison County3.915940,437
22Parke County3.86316,642
23Brown County3.75915,777
24Elkhart County3.7777208,774
25LaGrange County3.715341,305
26Steuben County3.612734,799
27Allen County3.41,388402,329
28Porter County3.2564176,049
29Fulton County3.26420,091
30Wabash County3.09330,713
31Dearborn County3.015551,609
32Ripley County3.08829,434
33Delaware County2.9328113,106
34Jennings County2.87727,622
35Gibson County2.78933,091
36Adams County2.79836,650
37Jasper County2.79033,894
38Decatur County2.67026,576
39LaPorte County2.6291111,294
40Putnam County2.69937,876
41DeKalb County2.611444,535
42Franklin County2.55923,286
43Marshall County2.511846,599
44Carroll County2.55220,655
45Lake County2.51,262504,612
46Warren County2.5218,474
47Starke County2.55823,425
48Miami County2.48434,487
49Vanderburgh County2.4441181,995
50Lawrence County2.411045,568
51Jackson County2.411447,370
52Newton County2.43414,188
53Montgomery County2.49338,954
54Noble County2.411347,937
55Whitley County2.38135,046
56St. Joseph County2.2611272,861
57Vigo County2.2234106,512
58Bartholomew County2.218785,729
59Pulaski County2.22712,463
60Daviess County2.27434,209
61Jefferson County2.06833,279
62Rush County1.83016,767
63Huntington County1.76437,224
64Fountain County1.72917,013
65Perry County1.73219,389
66Posey County1.64124,988
67Scott County1.53825,053
68Ohio County1.595,994
69White County1.53725,164
70Union County1.5106,863
71Blackford County1.41711,730
72Madison County1.4186135,088
73Marion County1.41,342992,196
74Vermillion County1.32015,488
75Howard County1.310683,904
76Jay County1.22520,118
77Washington County1.23428,383
78Knox County1.13935,652
79Clinton County1.13633,322
80Clay County1.02626,410
81Henry County0.94449,137
82Tipton County0.81315,319
83Cass County0.72837,836
84Randolph County0.71824,438
85Sullivan County0.71520,831
86Fayette County0.71623,533
87Benton County0.768,883
88Grant County0.63866,524
89Orange County0.51019,834
90Pike County0.0012,003
91Crawford County0.0010,509

1 of 92 Indiana counties are not ranked on this measure.

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 Indiana is building the most new homes?

Tippecanoe County: 20.9 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Boone County (14.8 per 1,000 residents) and Hancock County (13.3 per 1,000 residents), of 91 Indiana 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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