Housing units authorized by building permits in South Dakota
Housing units authorized by building permits in South Dakota was 5,305 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.8% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 51 states in 2025.
Housing units authorized by building permits in South Dakota, 2000 to 2025
All 26 values
| Period | count |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,305 Estimated |
| 2024 | 6,017 Estimated |
| 2023 | 7,072 Estimated |
| 2022 | 9,421 Estimated |
| 2021 | 7,917 Estimated |
| 2020 | 6,660 Estimated |
| 2019 | 4,415 Estimated |
| 2018 | 4,963 Estimated |
| 2017 | 5,407 Estimated |
| 2016 | 5,686 Estimated |
| 2015 | 4,482 Estimated |
| 2014 | 4,722 Estimated |
| 2013 | 5,482 Estimated |
| 2012 | 4,178 Estimated |
| 2011 | 2,813 Estimated |
| 2010 | 2,946 Estimated |
| 2009 | 3,691 Estimated |
| 2008 | 3,884 Estimated |
| 2007 | 5,112 Estimated |
| 2006 | 5,304 Estimated |
| 2005 | 5,685 Estimated |
| 2004 | 5,839 Estimated |
| 2003 | 4,986 Estimated |
| 2002 | 4,816 Estimated |
| 2001 | 4,455 Estimated |
| 2000 | 4,196 Estimated |
Compared with United States
| Place | 2025 |
|---|---|
| South Dakota | 5,305 |
| United States | 1,431,616 |
South Dakota compared with nearby places
- Under 5,000
- 5,000 to 10K
- 10K to 16K
- 16K to 26K
- 26K to 37K
- 37K and over
Rankings
Definition
Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.
Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.
How to cite
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.Citation styles
APA 7
U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states (Housing units authorized by building permits, South Dakota, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt
MLA 9
Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, South Dakota, 2000 to 2025. U.S. Census Bureau, 14 May 2026, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/south-dakota. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Housing units authorized by building permits, South Dakota, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/south-dakota.
Harvard
U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states, Housing units authorized by building permits, South Dakota, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/south-dakota (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{census_housing_units_authorized_by_2025,
author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
title = {{Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states: Housing units authorized by building permits, South Dakota, 2000 to 2025}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/building-permit-housing-units/south-dakota. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/State/st2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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What is the housing units authorized by building permits in South Dakota?
Housing units authorized by building permits in South Dakota was 5,305 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 11.8% from 2024. That is the 41st highest of 51 states in 2025.
Where does this figure come from?
U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual state estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation, United States and states. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest housing units authorized by building permits in South Dakota?
9,421 in 2022, the highest value since 2000 in this series.