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Which counties in Missouri are building the most new homes?

Taney County (15.1 per 1,000 residents), Camden County (9.5 per 1,000 residents) and Warren County (9.2 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Missouri in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 113 ranked Missouri counties

Missouri counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Taney County15.186357,001
2Camden County9.541944,047
3Warren County9.236039,016
4Franklin County7.3794108,090
5Stone County6.521232,503
6Jackson County5.54,036732,994
7Webster County5.222643,054
8Christian County5.149596,725
9Montgomery County4.95711,590
10Jasper County4.3545127,428
11Cass County4.2487115,859
12Boone County4.1787191,746
13Barton County3.94611,795
14St. Charles County3.91,661426,499
15Clinton County3.88221,661
16Lawrence County3.814939,401
17Lincoln County3.825266,676
18Platte County3.7425114,400
19Randolph County3.68924,513
20Monroe County3.5318,959
21Miller County3.38625,817
22Lafayette County3.110533,531
23Greene County3.1966309,286
24Madison County3.14012,858
25Ray County2.86623,398
26Jefferson County2.6617233,132
27Pettis County2.611744,254
28Nodaway County2.65320,174
29Clark County2.3156,475
30Ste. Genevieve County2.24218,689
31Phelps County2.210145,247
32Carroll County2.1188,417
33St. Francois County2.114467,809
34Livingston County2.13114,708
35Perry County2.03919,093
36Johnson County2.011356,670
37Cole County2.015477,908
38Douglas County1.92412,342
39Barry County1.97036,200
40Pulaski County1.89954,442
41Scott County1.86937,975
42Polk County1.86133,604
43Howell County1.66740,798
44Wright County1.63119,671
45Gasconade County1.62314,784
46Cooper County1.52617,136
47Marion County1.44128,525
48Iron County1.3129,318
49New Madrid County1.21815,086
50Howard County1.21210,180
51Cape Girardeau County1.29983,999
52Pemiscot County1.21714,465
53Audrain County1.12824,528
54Clay County1.1297265,032
55Dunklin County1.13026,855
56Pike County1.12017,955
57Gentry County1.176,384
58Bates County1.11816,512
59Butler County1.14541,904
60Morgan County1.02322,418
61Callaway County1.04645,765
62Saline County1.02323,265
63St. Louis (city)1.0272278,144
64St. Louis County1.0957990,911
65Carter County0.955,418
66Newton County0.95662,263
67Caldwell County0.989,012
68Macon County0.91315,190
69Mississippi County0.81012,003
70Henry County0.81822,671
71Vernon County0.81519,946
72McDonald County0.81823,992
73Dallas County0.71318,025
74Crawford County0.71522,929
75Ozark County0.769,172
76Buchanan County0.65283,540
77Daviess County0.658,558
78Cedar County0.5814,888
79Knox County0.523,728
80Shelby County0.535,870
81Harrison County0.548,281
82Maries County0.548,397
83Lewis County0.449,879
84Moniteau County0.4615,428
85Adair County0.4925,684
86Grundy County0.339,744
87St. Clair County0.339,976
88Mercer County0.313,404
89Ralls County0.3310,444
90Stoddard County0.3828,284
91Chariton County0.327,377
92Schuyler County0.214,140
93Holt County0.214,200
94Dent County0.2314,584
95Benton County0.2420,536
96Andrew County0.2318,241
97Texas County0.2425,994
98Laclede County0.1436,943
99DeKalb County0.119,795
100Washington County0.0123,810
101Worth County0.001,914
102Sullivan County0.005,738
103Shannon County0.007,285
104Scotland County0.004,796
105Ripley County0.0010,717
106Reynolds County0.005,992
107Putnam County0.004,546
108Osage County0.0013,611
109Oregon County0.008,709
110Linn County0.0011,815
111Dade County0.007,804
112Bollinger County0.0010,646
113Atchison County0.005,175

2 of 115 Missouri 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 Missouri is building the most new homes?

Taney County: 15.1 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Camden County (9.5 per 1,000 residents) and Warren County (9.2 per 1,000 residents), of 113 Missouri 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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