Counties in Alabama by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Name: Counties in Alabama by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
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Madison County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 67 counties in 2025, at 4,070. Wilcox County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 21. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,070Madison County

Lowest0Wilcox County

Median2167 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Madison County Estimated	4,070	-13.6%
2	Baldwin County Estimated	2,665	-31.4%
3	Jefferson County Estimated	2,391	+12.9%
4	Lee County Estimated	1,575	-16.1%
5	Shelby County Estimated	1,308	+32.1%
6	Mobile County Estimated	1,102	-35.7%
7	Montgomery County Estimated	729	+58.5%
8	Tuscaloosa County Estimated	603	-4.4%
9	Houston County Estimated	470	+1.5%
10	Limestone County Estimated	449	-9.5%
11	St. Clair County Estimated	411	-24.3%
12	Morgan County Estimated	400	+74.7%
13	Lauderdale County Estimated	316	+89.2%
14	Tallapoosa County Estimated	230	+6.5%
15	Marshall County Estimated	222	+36.2%
16	Autauga County Estimated	200	-9.5%
17	Coffee County Estimated	198	+35.6%
18	Cullman County Estimated	196	+10.7%
19	Talladega County Estimated	195	0%
20	Russell County Estimated	151	-17.5%
21	Calhoun County Estimated	144	+4.3%
22	Elmore County Estimated	140	+30.8%
23	Etowah County Estimated	123	-7.5%
24	Chambers County Estimated	100	+163.2%
24	Henry County Estimated	100	+38.9%
26	Colbert County Estimated	84	-10.6%
27	Chilton County Estimated	72	+188%
28	Jackson County Estimated	49	-7.5%
29	DeKalb County Estimated	45	+15.4%
30	Monroe County Estimated	37	-21.3%
31	Dale County Estimated	29	-25.6%
32	Franklin County Estimated	27	+107.7%
32	Pike County Estimated	27	-37.2%
34	Cherokee County Estimated	21	-46.2%
35	Blount County Estimated	20	+17.6%
35	Geneva County Estimated	20	-23.1%
37	Barbour County Estimated	14	-58.8%
38	Covington County Estimated	13	-7.1%
39	Marion County Estimated	12	+1,100%
39	Walker County Estimated	12	-68.4%
41	Cleburne County Estimated	11	+120%
42	Clarke County Estimated	10	0%
43	Clay County Estimated	8	-11.1%
43	Hale County Estimated	8	-27.3%
45	Butler County Estimated	6	-25%
45	Escambia County Estimated	6	-82.9%
45	Lawrence County Estimated	6	+20%
45	Macon County Estimated	6	0%
49	Bibb County Estimated	5	-68.8%
49	Dallas County Estimated	5	-16.7%
51	Crenshaw County Estimated	4	+100%
51	Lowndes County Estimated	4	+100%
51	Pickens County Estimated	4	-20%
51	Sumter County Estimated	4	-20%
55	Winston County Estimated	2	+100%
56	Conecuh County Estimated	1	0%
56	Greene County Estimated	1	-50%
58	Bullock County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Choctaw County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Coosa County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Fayette County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Lamar County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Marengo County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Perry County Estimated	0	n/a
58	Randolph County Estimated	0	-100%
58	Washington County Estimated	0	-100%
58	Wilcox County Estimated	0	n/a

Other periods

2025
2024
2023

About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Madison County, with 4,070 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Wilcox County, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.