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Which counties in Tennessee are building the most new homes?

Sumner County (14.1 per 1,000 residents), Loudon County (13.6 per 1,000 residents) and Maury County (11.9 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Tennessee in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 94 ranked Tennessee counties

Tennessee counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Sumner County14.13,045215,538
2Loudon County13.686963,764
3Maury County11.91,408118,131
4Wilson County11.31,982175,033
5Sevier County11.21,139101,342
6Montgomery County10.92,723249,935
7Robertson County10.382380,175
8Dickson County10.159058,662
9Knox County9.85,013511,453
10Marshall County9.636738,071
11Trousdale County8.911212,623
12Coffee County8.754562,419
13Rutherford County8.23,169386,352
14Polk County8.115018,592
15Fayette County7.935645,071
16Davidson County7.65,632745,904
17Smith County7.315320,981
18Putnam County7.362986,612
19Union County7.215421,450
20Franklin County7.132345,579
21Bedford County6.837855,273
22Bradley County6.8788115,465
23Marion County6.820329,804
24Cheatham County6.728542,778
25Roane County6.638057,395
26DeKalb County6.614421,873
27Meigs County6.49114,186
28Macon County6.317527,663
29Warren County6.227143,717
30Cannon County6.09215,296
31Williamson County6.01,621272,061
32Jefferson County5.533160,024
33White County5.516329,612
34Blount County5.5790143,820
35Anderson County5.242882,066
36Washington County4.9697141,199
37Hamilton County4.81,887390,833
38Haywood County4.88217,042
39Sullivan County4.7771163,759
40Hickman County4.411626,219
41Rhea County4.315134,844
42Lincoln County4.315936,853
43Moore County4.0286,920
44Campbell County3.915640,290
45Gibson County3.819951,779
46Hamblen County3.725868,843
47Greene County3.727673,831
48Monroe County3.517549,730
49Clay County3.3267,821
50Carter County3.319057,361
51Giles County3.19831,433
52Claiborne County2.99633,229
53Grainger County2.56525,739
54Hawkins County2.414159,559
55Madison County2.3236100,790
56Tipton County2.213962,287
57McMinn County2.212557,404
58Humphreys County2.14219,646
59Weakley County2.17133,261
60Dyer County2.17536,320
61Cumberland County1.912866,300
62Crockett County1.82514,006
63Lewis County1.82413,487
64Unicoi County1.62817,856
65Shelby County1.41,230910,226
66Hardeman County1.33425,274
67Perry County1.3129,126
68Stewart County1.21814,439
69Grundy County1.11614,116
70Lauderdale County1.12624,617
71Van Buren County1.076,874
72McNairy County1.02626,236
73Hardin County0.92627,983
74Obion County0.92730,067
75Henderson County0.92528,518
76Sequatchie County0.81417,861
77Lawrence County0.73246,914
78Chester County0.71217,994
79Decatur County0.6711,820
80Carroll County0.51629,200
81Henry County0.51832,896
82Lake County0.536,249
83Fentress County0.4820,322
84Overton County0.4923,787
85Johnson County0.3618,718
86Hancock County0.327,075
87Benton County0.2316,183
88Cocke County0.2737,889
89Scott County0.1322,671
90Houston County0.118,479
91Wayne County0.0016,416
92Morgan County0.0022,160
93Jackson County0.0012,466
94Bledsoe County0.0015,920

1 of 95 Tennessee 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 Tennessee is building the most new homes?

Sumner County: 14.1 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Loudon County (13.6 per 1,000 residents) and Maury County (11.9 per 1,000 residents), of 94 Tennessee 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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