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Counties in Idaho by housing units authorized by building permits

Ada County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 44 counties in 2023, at 6,089. Clark County had the lowest, at 1. The median was 87. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,089Ada County
Lowest1Clark County
Median8744 counties

All counties, 2023

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Ada CountyAda County: 6,089 count6,089Canyon CountyCanyon County: 3,550 count3,550Kootenai CountyKootenai County: 2,043 count2,043Bonneville CountyBonneville County: 1,619 count1,619Madison CountyMadison County: 403 count403Twin Falls CountyTwin Falls County: 380 count380Teton CountyTeton County: 360 count360Bannock CountyBannock County: 343 count343Valley CountyValley County: 282 count282Bingham CountyBingham County: 234 count234Payette CountyPayette County: 220 count220Elmore CountyElmore County: 202 count202Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 181 count181Blaine CountyBlaine County: 173 count173Latah CountyLatah County: 169 count169Cassia CountyCassia County: 161 count161Fremont CountyFremont County: 136 count136Bonner CountyBonner County: 133 count133Gem CountyGem County: 110 count110Minidoka CountyMinidoka County: 105 count105Nez Perce CountyNez Perce County: 95 count95Boise CountyBoise County: 90 count90Franklin CountyFranklin County: 83 count83Bear Lake CountyBear Lake County: 78 count78Jerome CountyJerome County: 75 count75Boundary CountyBoundary County: 56 count56Washington CountyWashington County: 53 count53Lemhi CountyLemhi County: 52 count52Owyhee CountyOwyhee County: 52 count52Gooding CountyGooding County: 51 count51Benewah CountyBenewah County: 50 count50Clearwater CountyClearwater County: 45 count45Shoshone CountyShoshone County: 45 count45Caribou CountyCaribou County: 40 count40Custer CountyCuster County: 40 count40Oneida CountyOneida County: 32 count32Lewis CountyLewis County: 29 count29Camas CountyCamas County: 23 count23Adams CountyAdams County: 11 count11Butte CountyButte County: 8 count8Idaho CountyIdaho County: 8 count8Power CountyPower County: 5 count5Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 4 count4Clark CountyClark County: 1 count1
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Ada County Estimated6,089
2Canyon County Estimated3,550
3Kootenai County Estimated2,043
4Bonneville County Estimated1,619
5Madison County Estimated403
6Twin Falls County Estimated380
7Teton County Estimated360
8Bannock County Estimated343
9Valley County Estimated282
10Bingham County Estimated234
11Payette County Estimated220
12Elmore County Estimated202
13Jefferson County Estimated181
14Blaine County Estimated173
15Latah County Estimated169
16Cassia County Estimated161
17Fremont County Estimated136
18Bonner County Estimated133
19Gem County Estimated110
20Minidoka County Estimated105
21Nez Perce County Estimated95
22Boise County Estimated90
23Franklin County Estimated83
24Bear Lake County Estimated78
25Jerome County Estimated75
26Boundary County Estimated56
27Washington County Estimated53
28Lemhi County Estimated52
28Owyhee County Estimated52
30Gooding County Estimated51
31Benewah County Estimated50
32Clearwater County Estimated45
32Shoshone County Estimated45
34Caribou County Estimated40
34Custer County Estimated40
36Oneida County Estimated32
37Lewis County Estimated29
38Camas County Estimated23
39Adams County Estimated11
40Butte County Estimated8
40Idaho County Estimated8
42Power County Estimated5
43Lincoln County Estimated4
44Clark County Estimated1

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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?

Ada County, with 6,089 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Clark County, with 1 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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