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

Miami-Dade County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 67 counties in 2025, at 16,535. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 1,060. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest16,535Miami-Dade County
Lowest4Calhoun County
Median1,06067 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Miami-Dade CountyMiami-Dade County: 16,535 count16,535Lee CountyLee County: 13,547 count13,547Orange CountyOrange County: 13,140 count13,140Manatee CountyManatee County: 11,015 count11,015Hillsborough CountyHillsborough County: 8,696 count8,696Polk CountyPolk County: 8,236 count8,236Pasco CountyPasco County: 7,878 count7,878Osceola CountyOsceola County: 7,366 count7,366Sarasota CountySarasota County: 6,627 count6,627Duval CountyDuval County: 6,017 count6,017Marion CountyMarion County: 5,985 count5,985Lake CountyLake County: 5,342 count5,342St. Johns CountySt. Johns County: 4,735 count4,735Brevard CountyBrevard County: 4,624 count4,624Palm Beach CountyPalm Beach County: 4,228 count4,228Pinellas CountyPinellas County: 4,198 count4,198St. Lucie CountySt. Lucie County: 4,008 count4,008Sumter CountySumter County: 3,516 count3,516Alachua CountyAlachua County: 3,336 count3,336Charlotte CountyCharlotte County: 3,015 count3,015Volusia CountyVolusia County: 2,826 count2,826Collier CountyCollier County: 2,736 count2,736Broward CountyBroward County: 2,690 count2,690Flagler CountyFlagler County: 2,586 count2,586Walton CountyWalton County: 2,399 count2,399Citrus CountyCitrus County: 2,102 count2,102Bay CountyBay County: 2,072 count2,072Leon CountyLeon County: 2,047 count2,047Seminole CountySeminole County: 1,997 count1,997Hernando CountyHernando County: 1,975 count1,975Santa Rosa CountySanta Rosa County: 1,929 count1,929Clay CountyClay County: 1,522 count1,522Escambia CountyEscambia County: 1,398 count1,398Nassau CountyNassau County: 1,060 count1,060Okaloosa CountyOkaloosa County: 1,057 count1,057Martin CountyMartin County: 845 count845Highlands CountyHighlands County: 768 count768Wakulla CountyWakulla County: 518 count518Hendry CountyHendry County: 470 count470Gulf CountyGulf County: 302 count302
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Miami-Dade County Estimated16,535+55.9%
2Lee County Estimated13,547-12.1%
3Orange County Estimated13,140+63.2%
4Manatee County Estimated11,015+47.4%
5Hillsborough County Estimated8,696-3.9%
6Polk County Estimated8,236-20.7%
7Pasco County Estimated7,878+16.5%
8Osceola County Estimated7,366-16.4%
9Sarasota County Estimated6,627-11.2%
10Duval County Estimated6,017-7.4%
11Marion County Estimated5,985-11.1%
12Lake County Estimated5,342+7.1%
13St. Johns County Estimated4,735-15.1%
14Brevard County Estimated4,624+0.5%
15Palm Beach County Estimated4,228+3.4%
16Pinellas County Estimated4,198+59.8%
17St. Lucie County Estimated4,008-17.7%
18Sumter County Estimated3,516-11.2%
19Alachua County Estimated3,336+90.6%
20Charlotte County Estimated3,015-34.2%
21Volusia County Estimated2,826-17%
22Collier County Estimated2,736-22.4%
23Broward County Estimated2,690+62.5%
24Flagler County Estimated2,586-0.1%
25Walton County Estimated2,399-16.8%
26Citrus County Estimated2,102-14%
27Bay County Estimated2,072-16.2%
28Leon County Estimated2,047+16%
29Seminole County Estimated1,997-12.4%
30Hernando County Estimated1,975-21.2%
31Santa Rosa County Estimated1,929-2.7%
32Clay County Estimated1,522-19%
33Escambia County Estimated1,398-4.4%
34Nassau County Estimated1,060+11.2%
35Okaloosa County Estimated1,057-16.6%
36Martin County Estimated845+30.8%
37Highlands County Estimated768-21.6%
38Wakulla County Estimated518+10.7%
39Hendry County Estimated470-15.6%
40Gulf County Estimated3020%
41Monroe County Estimated279-16.5%
42Indian River County Estimated252-54.8%
43Levy County Estimated244+22.6%
44Washington County Estimated223+2.8%
45Columbia County Estimated182+2.2%
46DeSoto County Estimated159+123.9%
47Suwannee County Estimated1360%
48Putnam County Estimated127+15.5%
49Dixie County Estimated126+157.1%
50Gadsden County Estimated122+11.9%
51Baker County Estimated121+22.2%
52Franklin County Estimated112-0.9%
53Glades County Estimated108+66.2%
54Hardee County Estimated104-15.4%
55Jackson County Estimated98-32.4%
56Gilchrist County Estimated940%
57Okeechobee County Estimated88+388.9%
58Bradford County Estimated66-26.7%
59Taylor County Estimated58+18.4%
60Jefferson County Estimated55-14.1%
61Union County Estimated450%
62Lafayette County Estimated41-2.4%
63Madison County Estimated39+30%
64Hamilton County Estimated34+30.8%
65Liberty County Estimated25+212.5%
66Holmes County Estimated120%
67Calhoun County Estimated4-85.7%

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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/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Miami-Dade County, with 16,535 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Calhoun County, with 4 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.

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