Counties in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
Hamilton County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 91 counties in 2025, at 4,146. Pike County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 89. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County Estimated | 4,146 | -9.1% |
| 2 | Tippecanoe County Estimated | 3,979 | +157% |
| 3 | Hendricks County Estimated | 1,654 | +27.7% |
| 4 | Allen County Estimated | 1,388 | -25.4% |
| 5 | Marion County Estimated | 1,342 | -29.6% |
| 6 | Lake County Estimated | 1,262 | -23.5% |
| 7 | Hancock County Estimated | 1,212 | +11.1% |
| 8 | Boone County Estimated | 1,195 | +33.8% |
| 9 | Monroe County Estimated | 1,139 | +30.6% |
| 10 | Johnson County Estimated | 1,088 | -4.1% |
| 11 | Clark County Estimated | 794 | -12.8% |
| 12 | Elkhart County Estimated | 777 | +60.5% |
| 13 | St. Joseph County Estimated | 611 | -18.8% |
| 14 | Porter County Estimated | 564 | +1.4% |
| 15 | Vanderburgh County Estimated | 441 | +6% |
| 16 | Kosciusko County Estimated | 409 | +56.7% |
| 17 | Floyd County Estimated | 376 | +26.6% |
| 17 | Morgan County Estimated | 376 | +13.9% |
| 19 | Warrick County Estimated | 343 | +36.7% |
| 20 | Delaware County Estimated | 328 | +89.6% |
| 21 | LaPorte County Estimated | 291 | -1.7% |
| 22 | Wayne County Estimated | 271 | +502.2% |
| 23 | Dubois County Estimated | 267 | +35.5% |
| 24 | Vigo County Estimated | 234 | +138.8% |
| 25 | Shelby County Estimated | 192 | -32.4% |
| 26 | Bartholomew County Estimated | 187 | -4.1% |
| 27 | Madison County Estimated | 186 | 0% |
| 28 | Wells County Estimated | 172 | +135.6% |
| 29 | Harrison County Estimated | 159 | +0.6% |
| 30 | Dearborn County Estimated | 155 | +29.2% |
| 31 | LaGrange County Estimated | 153 | +12.5% |
| 32 | Steuben County Estimated | 127 | -39.2% |
| 33 | Owen County Estimated | 122 | +5.2% |
| 34 | Marshall County Estimated | 118 | -19.7% |
| 35 | DeKalb County Estimated | 114 | -1.7% |
| 35 | Jackson County Estimated | 114 | -26% |
| 37 | Noble County Estimated | 113 | -11.7% |
| 38 | Lawrence County Estimated | 110 | +1,000% |
| 39 | Howard County Estimated | 106 | -45.4% |
| 40 | Spencer County Estimated | 100 | +49.3% |
| 41 | Putnam County Estimated | 99 | -40.4% |
| 42 | Adams County Estimated | 98 | +15.3% |
| 43 | Montgomery County Estimated | 93 | +78.8% |
| 43 | Wabash County Estimated | 93 | +102.2% |
| 45 | Jasper County Estimated | 90 | +7.1% |
| 46 | Gibson County Estimated | 89 | -46.7% |
| 47 | Ripley County Estimated | 88 | -20% |
| 48 | Miami County Estimated | 84 | +140% |
| 49 | Switzerland County Estimated | 81 | +1.3% |
| 49 | Whitley County Estimated | 81 | -19% |
| 51 | Jennings County Estimated | 77 | -8.3% |
| 52 | Daviess County Estimated | 74 | +4.2% |
| 53 | Decatur County Estimated | 70 | +6.1% |
| 54 | Jefferson County Estimated | 68 | +17.2% |
| 55 | Fulton County Estimated | 64 | +178.3% |
| 55 | Huntington County Estimated | 64 | -19% |
| 55 | Martin County Estimated | 64 | +540% |
| 58 | Parke County Estimated | 63 | -3.1% |
| 59 | Brown County Estimated | 59 | -22.4% |
| 59 | Franklin County Estimated | 59 | +1.7% |
| 61 | Starke County Estimated | 58 | +5.5% |
| 62 | Carroll County Estimated | 52 | +62.5% |
| 63 | Henry County Estimated | 44 | -13.7% |
| 64 | Posey County Estimated | 41 | -10.9% |
| 65 | Knox County Estimated | 39 | +8.3% |
| 66 | Grant County Estimated | 38 | -26.9% |
| 66 | Scott County Estimated | 38 | -47.9% |
| 68 | White County Estimated | 37 | -21.3% |
| 69 | Clinton County Estimated | 36 | -39% |
| 70 | Newton County Estimated | 34 | +30.8% |
| 70 | Washington County Estimated | 34 | +47.8% |
| 72 | Perry County Estimated | 32 | +14.3% |
| 73 | Rush County Estimated | 30 | +57.9% |
| 74 | Fountain County Estimated | 29 | +52.6% |
| 75 | Cass County Estimated | 28 | -26.3% |
| 76 | Pulaski County Estimated | 27 | +8% |
| 77 | Clay County Estimated | 26 | -61.8% |
| 78 | Jay County Estimated | 25 | +31.6% |
| 79 | Warren County Estimated | 21 | -22.2% |
| 80 | Vermillion County Estimated | 20 | -13% |
| 81 | Randolph County Estimated | 18 | -5.3% |
| 82 | Blackford County Estimated | 17 | +88.9% |
| 83 | Fayette County Estimated | 16 | -20% |
| 84 | Sullivan County Estimated | 15 | +275% |
| 85 | Tipton County Estimated | 13 | -59.4% |
| 86 | Orange County Estimated | 10 | -82.8% |
| 86 | Union County Estimated | 10 | +42.9% |
| 88 | Ohio County Estimated | 9 | -10% |
| 89 | Benton County Estimated | 6 | |
| 90 | Crawford County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 90 | Pike County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
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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.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?
Hamilton County, with 4,146 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Pike 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.
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