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Which counties in New York are building the most new homes?

Hamilton County (8.0 per 1,000 residents), Sullivan County (7.0 per 1,000 residents) and Essex County (5.2 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in New York in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 62 ranked New York counties

New York counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Hamilton County8.0405,006
2Sullivan County7.056880,586
3Essex County5.218836,438
4Lewis County5.013326,479
5Wayne County4.541491,250
6Tompkins County4.5471104,047
7Bronx County4.36,0321,406,332
8Ontario County4.1467113,130
9Orange County4.01,668417,669
10Warren County3.724365,020
11Saratoga County3.7884241,343
12Onondaga County3.61,701466,584
13Yates County3.58724,547
14Tioga County3.215447,453
15Schuyler County3.25416,924
16Franklin County3.114646,500
17Greene County3.014047,238
18Madison County2.818767,120
19Jefferson County2.6288111,540
20Kings County2.66,8442,653,963
21Delaware County2.410844,305
22Clinton County2.418978,138
23Ulster County2.4434183,330
24Albany County2.1683321,225
25Montgomery County2.110550,046
26St. Lawrence County2.1221105,488
27Rensselaer County2.1335160,510
28Allegany County2.19746,800
29Otsego County2.112560,589
30Cattaraugus County2.015075,390
31Columbia County1.811160,168
32Dutchess County1.8552300,708
33New York County1.82,9841,664,862
34Seneca County1.85832,883
35Wyoming County1.87039,741
36Genesee County1.710258,416
37Fulton County1.68552,216
38Broome County1.6314195,736
39Cayuga County1.511074,365
40Queens County1.43,3952,358,182
41Washington County1.48459,353
42Chautauqua County1.4168124,126
43Livingston County1.38061,438
44Niagara County1.3271208,912
45Oswego County1.3153118,569
46Erie County1.31,213946,741
47Chemung County1.29880,415
48Chenango County1.25545,715
49Rockland County1.2429357,397
50Schoharie County1.23530,176
51Steuben County1.110491,855
52Oneida County1.1254226,392
53Richmond County1.0508501,290
54Monroe County1.0755750,506
55Westchester County1.09961,015,743
56Herkimer County0.95459,219
57Suffolk County0.91,3991,546,090
58Orleans County0.93439,825
59Cortland County0.83745,850
60Putnam County0.77299,028
61Schenectady County0.7110162,581
62Nassau County0.68211,398,939

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 New York is building the most new homes?

Hamilton County: 8.0 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Sullivan County (7.0 per 1,000 residents) and Essex County (5.2 per 1,000 residents), of 62 New York 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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