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Counties in Arizona by housing units authorized by building permits

Maricopa County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 15 counties in 2023, at 38,292. Greenlee County had the lowest, at 27. The median was 486. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest38,292Maricopa County
Lowest27Greenlee County
Median48615 counties

All counties, 2023

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Maricopa CountyMaricopa County: 38,292 count38,292Pinal CountyPinal County: 7,324 count7,324Pima CountyPima County: 5,255 count5,255Mohave CountyMohave County: 2,241 count2,241Yavapai CountyYavapai County: 1,567 count1,567Coconino CountyCoconino County: 1,123 count1,123Yuma CountyYuma County: 873 count873Cochise CountyCochise County: 486 count486Navajo CountyNavajo County: 381 count381Santa Cruz CountySanta Cruz County: 315 count315Gila CountyGila County: 231 count231Graham CountyGraham County: 181 count181Apache CountyApache County: 94 count94La Paz CountyLa Paz County: 43 count43Greenlee CountyGreenlee County: 27 count27
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Maricopa County Estimated38,292
2Pinal County Estimated7,324
3Pima County Estimated5,255
4Mohave County Estimated2,241
5Yavapai County Estimated1,567
6Coconino County Estimated1,123
7Yuma County Estimated873
8Cochise County Estimated486
9Navajo County Estimated381
10Santa Cruz County Estimated315
11Gila County Estimated231
12Graham County Estimated181
13Apache County Estimated94
14La Paz County Estimated43
15Greenlee County Estimated27

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Maricopa County, with 38,292 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Greenlee County, with 27 in 2023.

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.

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