Counties in Indiana by housing units authorized by building permits
Hamilton County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 91 counties in 2024, at 4,561. Benton County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 76. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamilton County Estimated | 4,561 | -5.8% |
| 2 | Marion County Estimated | 1,906 | -22.9% |
| 3 | Allen County Estimated | 1,861 | -20.6% |
| 4 | Lake County Estimated | 1,649 | +28.2% |
| 5 | Tippecanoe County Estimated | 1,548 | -22.8% |
| 6 | Hendricks County Estimated | 1,295 | -3% |
| 7 | Johnson County Estimated | 1,134 | -8.8% |
| 8 | Hancock County Estimated | 1,091 | +18.6% |
| 9 | Clark County Estimated | 911 | -36.4% |
| 10 | Boone County Estimated | 893 | +2.3% |
| 11 | Monroe County Estimated | 872 | +82% |
| 12 | St. Joseph County Estimated | 752 | +158.4% |
| 13 | Porter County Estimated | 556 | -11.3% |
| 14 | Elkhart County Estimated | 484 | +68.6% |
| 15 | Vanderburgh County Estimated | 416 | -22.1% |
| 16 | Morgan County Estimated | 330 | +1.2% |
| 17 | Floyd County Estimated | 297 | +33.8% |
| 18 | LaPorte County Estimated | 296 | +27% |
| 19 | Shelby County Estimated | 284 | +212.1% |
| 20 | Kosciusko County Estimated | 261 | -5.8% |
| 21 | Warrick County Estimated | 251 | -13.7% |
| 22 | Steuben County Estimated | 209 | +59.5% |
| 23 | Dubois County Estimated | 197 | +22.4% |
| 24 | Bartholomew County Estimated | 195 | +25% |
| 25 | Howard County Estimated | 194 | +40.6% |
| 26 | Madison County Estimated | 186 | -31.6% |
| 27 | Delaware County Estimated | 173 | +111% |
| 28 | Gibson County Estimated | 167 | +2.5% |
| 29 | Putnam County Estimated | 166 | +61.2% |
| 30 | Harrison County Estimated | 158 | -11.7% |
| 31 | Jackson County Estimated | 154 | +105.3% |
| 32 | Marshall County Estimated | 147 | +0.7% |
| 33 | LaGrange County Estimated | 136 | 0% |
| 34 | Noble County Estimated | 128 | +23.1% |
| 35 | Dearborn County Estimated | 120 | -6.3% |
| 36 | DeKalb County Estimated | 116 | -18.3% |
| 36 | Owen County Estimated | 116 | +19.6% |
| 38 | Ripley County Estimated | 110 | +2.8% |
| 39 | Whitley County Estimated | 100 | +9.9% |
| 40 | Vigo County Estimated | 98 | +108.5% |
| 41 | Adams County Estimated | 85 | -29.2% |
| 42 | Jasper County Estimated | 84 | -15.2% |
| 42 | Jennings County Estimated | 84 | +3.7% |
| 44 | Switzerland County Estimated | 80 | +8.1% |
| 45 | Huntington County Estimated | 79 | +29.5% |
| 46 | Brown County Estimated | 76 | +1.3% |
| 47 | Scott County Estimated | 73 | +40.4% |
| 47 | Wells County Estimated | 73 | -31.8% |
| 49 | Daviess County Estimated | 71 | -50.7% |
| 50 | Clay County Estimated | 68 | +119.4% |
| 51 | Spencer County Estimated | 67 | +1.5% |
| 52 | Decatur County Estimated | 66 | +15.8% |
| 53 | Parke County Estimated | 65 | +91.2% |
| 54 | Clinton County Estimated | 59 | +28.3% |
| 55 | Franklin County Estimated | 58 | +7.4% |
| 55 | Jefferson County Estimated | 58 | -19.4% |
| 55 | Orange County Estimated | 58 | +5.5% |
| 58 | Starke County Estimated | 55 | -25.7% |
| 59 | Grant County Estimated | 52 | -44.7% |
| 59 | Montgomery County Estimated | 52 | -1.9% |
| 61 | Henry County Estimated | 51 | +10.9% |
| 62 | White County Estimated | 47 | +30.6% |
| 63 | Posey County Estimated | 46 | +58.6% |
| 63 | Wabash County Estimated | 46 | -9.8% |
| 65 | Wayne County Estimated | 45 | +28.6% |
| 66 | Cass County Estimated | 38 | +58.3% |
| 67 | Knox County Estimated | 36 | -12.2% |
| 68 | Miami County Estimated | 35 | +75% |
| 69 | Carroll County Estimated | 32 | -25.6% |
| 69 | Tipton County Estimated | 32 | +14.3% |
| 71 | Perry County Estimated | 28 | -17.6% |
| 72 | Warren County Estimated | 27 | -41.3% |
| 73 | Newton County Estimated | 26 | 0% |
| 74 | Pulaski County Estimated | 25 | -7.4% |
| 75 | Fulton County Estimated | 23 | -8% |
| 75 | Vermillion County Estimated | 23 | +21.1% |
| 75 | Washington County Estimated | 23 | +4.5% |
| 78 | Fayette County Estimated | 20 | +42.9% |
| 78 | Pike County Estimated | 20 | +122.2% |
| 80 | Fountain County Estimated | 19 | +72.7% |
| 80 | Jay County Estimated | 19 | +11.8% |
| 80 | Randolph County Estimated | 19 | +11.8% |
| 80 | Rush County Estimated | 19 | -71.6% |
| 84 | Lawrence County Estimated | 10 | +100% |
| 84 | Martin County Estimated | 10 | +233.3% |
| 84 | Ohio County Estimated | 10 | 0% |
| 87 | Blackford County Estimated | 9 | 0% |
| 88 | Union County Estimated | 7 | 0% |
| 89 | Sullivan County Estimated | 4 | -55.6% |
| 90 | Crawford County Estimated | 3 | -50% |
| 91 | Benton County Estimated | 0 |
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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/co2024a.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 4,561 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Benton County, with 0 in 2024.
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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