Counties in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Hamilton County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 91 counties in 2023, at 4,843. Benton County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 75. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest4,843Hamilton County

Lowest0Benton County

Median7591 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count
1	Hamilton County Estimated	4,843
2	Marion County Estimated	2,472
3	Allen County Estimated	2,345
4	Tippecanoe County Estimated	2,004
5	Clark County Estimated	1,432
6	Hendricks County Estimated	1,335
7	Lake County Estimated	1,286
8	Johnson County Estimated	1,244
9	Hancock County Estimated	920
10	Boone County Estimated	873
11	Porter County Estimated	627
12	Vanderburgh County Estimated	534
13	Monroe County Estimated	479
14	Morgan County Estimated	326
15	St. Joseph County Estimated	291
15	Warrick County Estimated	291
17	Elkhart County Estimated	287
18	Kosciusko County Estimated	277
19	Madison County Estimated	272
20	LaPorte County Estimated	233
21	Floyd County Estimated	222
22	Harrison County Estimated	179
23	Gibson County Estimated	163
24	Dubois County Estimated	161
25	Bartholomew County Estimated	156
26	Marshall County Estimated	146
27	Daviess County Estimated	144
28	DeKalb County Estimated	142
29	Howard County Estimated	138
30	LaGrange County Estimated	136
31	Steuben County Estimated	131
32	Dearborn County Estimated	128
33	Adams County Estimated	120
34	Ripley County Estimated	107
34	Wells County Estimated	107
36	Noble County Estimated	104
37	Putnam County Estimated	103
38	Jasper County Estimated	99
39	Owen County Estimated	97
40	Grant County Estimated	94
41	Shelby County Estimated	91
41	Whitley County Estimated	91
43	Delaware County Estimated	82
44	Jennings County Estimated	81
45	Brown County Estimated	75
45	Jackson County Estimated	75
47	Starke County Estimated	74
47	Switzerland County Estimated	74
49	Jefferson County Estimated	72
50	Rush County Estimated	67
51	Spencer County Estimated	66
52	Huntington County Estimated	61
53	Decatur County Estimated	57
54	Orange County Estimated	55
55	Franklin County Estimated	54
56	Montgomery County Estimated	53
57	Scott County Estimated	52
58	Wabash County Estimated	51
59	Vigo County Estimated	47
60	Clinton County Estimated	46
60	Henry County Estimated	46
60	Warren County Estimated	46
63	Carroll County Estimated	43
64	Knox County Estimated	41
65	White County Estimated	36
66	Wayne County Estimated	35
67	Parke County Estimated	34
67	Perry County Estimated	34
69	Clay County Estimated	31
70	Posey County Estimated	29
71	Tipton County Estimated	28
72	Pulaski County Estimated	27
73	Newton County Estimated	26
74	Fulton County Estimated	25
75	Cass County Estimated	24
76	Washington County Estimated	22
77	Miami County Estimated	20
78	Vermillion County Estimated	19
79	Jay County Estimated	17
79	Randolph County Estimated	17
81	Fayette County Estimated	14
82	Fountain County Estimated	11
83	Ohio County Estimated	10
84	Blackford County Estimated	9
84	Pike County Estimated	9
84	Sullivan County Estimated	9
87	Union County Estimated	7
88	Crawford County Estimated	6
89	Lawrence County Estimated	5
90	Martin County Estimated	3
91	Benton County Estimated	0

Other periods

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

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Questions

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

Hamilton County, with 4,843 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Benton County, with 0 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.