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Which counties in Pennsylvania are building the most new homes?

Franklin County (6.4 per 1,000 residents), Butler County (6.2 per 1,000 residents) and Adams County (4.4 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Pennsylvania in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 67 ranked Pennsylvania counties

Pennsylvania counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Franklin County6.41,033160,652
2Butler County6.21,246200,169
3Adams County4.4476107,594
4Lebanon County3.7542146,380
5York County3.41,589473,197
6Northampton County3.21,050324,411
7Carbon County3.019565,868
8Wayne County2.915051,703
9Perry County2.712746,806
10Cumberland County2.7745277,270
11Pike County2.716762,808
12Allegheny County2.63,1911,225,035
13Wyoming County2.66725,790
14Montgomery County2.52,231877,643
15Chester County2.51,400557,116
16Lancaster County2.31,296563,159
17Philadelphia County2.13,3661,574,281
18Sullivan County2.0125,856
19Centre County2.0314157,393
20Tioga County1.87440,502
21Snyder County1.76939,655
22Beaver County1.7285166,032
23Washington County1.7359210,802
24Columbia County1.711166,193
25Susquehanna County1.66138,237
26Fayette County1.6196123,021
27Bedford County1.67547,480
28Monroe County1.5257167,179
29Union County1.56342,313
30Huntingdon County1.56443,001
31Schuylkill County1.5211145,085
32Berks County1.3582440,072
33Potter County1.32115,897
34Juniata County1.33023,403
35Lackawanna County1.3277216,502
36Crawford County1.29981,792
37Westmoreland County1.2421349,324
38Bucks County1.2780647,828
39Fulton County1.21714,483
40Mifflin County1.25446,127
41Dauphin County1.1329293,351
42Greene County1.13633,885
43Bradford County1.06259,600
44Lehigh County1.0394384,383
45Venango County1.05049,346
46Montour County1.01817,868
47Clinton County1.03837,870
48Clearfield County1.07578,100
49Warren County0.93537,038
50Erie County0.9243265,832
51Luzerne County0.9295332,126
52McKean County0.83338,984
53Mercer County0.890107,860
54Lawrence County0.87083,911
55Somerset County0.85772,004
56Elk County0.82329,926
57Blair County0.786119,541
58Clarion County0.62336,680
59Lycoming County0.669112,587
60Indiana County0.54082,878
61Cambria County0.561128,968
62Armstrong County0.52963,698
63Delaware County0.4217580,937
64Northumberland County0.33189,920
65Forest County0.326,614
66Jefferson County0.0043,255
67Cameron County0.004,211

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 Pennsylvania is building the most new homes?

Franklin County: 6.4 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Butler County (6.2 per 1,000 residents) and Adams County (4.4 per 1,000 residents), of 67 Pennsylvania 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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