Counties in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Michigan by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Oakland County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 83 counties in 2024, at 2,886. Montmorency County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 94. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,886Oakland County

Lowest0Montmorency County

Median9483 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Oakland County Estimated	2,886	+24%
2	Wayne County Estimated	2,629	+38.1%
3	Kent County Estimated	2,090	+5.2%
4	Macomb County Estimated	1,317	+4.3%
5	Ottawa County Estimated	1,235	-7.4%
6	Washtenaw County Estimated	1,193	-25.3%
7	Grand Traverse County Estimated	883	+42.6%
8	Livingston County Estimated	488	-39%
9	Allegan County Estimated	423	+11%
9	Muskegon County Estimated	423	+35.6%
11	Genesee County Estimated	420	+10.5%
12	Ingham County Estimated	377	-40.3%
13	Berrien County Estimated	354	-0.3%
14	Jackson County Estimated	334	+115.5%
15	Midland County Estimated	314	+101.3%
16	Kalamazoo County Estimated	301	-58.1%
17	Montcalm County Estimated	271	+51.4%
18	Manistee County Estimated	248	+150.5%
19	Monroe County Estimated	237	-8.1%
20	St. Clair County Estimated	235	-20.3%
21	Van Buren County Estimated	212	+3.4%
22	Leelanau County Estimated	201	-2.9%
23	St. Joseph County Estimated	180	+56.5%
24	Mason County Estimated	177	+121.2%
25	Barry County Estimated	171	+13.2%
26	Lenawee County Estimated	168	+31.3%
27	Emmet County Estimated	161	+6.6%
28	Iron County Estimated	156	+5.4%
29	Clinton County Estimated	154	+4.8%
30	Newaygo County Estimated	152	+4.1%
31	Lapeer County Estimated	149	+3.5%
32	Oceana County Estimated	147	+1.4%
33	Saginaw County Estimated	141	-25.8%
34	Cass County Estimated	140	+6.9%
35	Eaton County Estimated	118	+10.3%
36	Mecosta County Estimated	116	-1.7%
37	Charlevoix County Estimated	113	+7.6%
38	Houghton County Estimated	111	-5.9%
39	Benzie County Estimated	110	-16%
40	Wexford County Estimated	109	-7.6%
41	Antrim County Estimated	101	+7.4%
42	Ionia County Estimated	94	-9.6%
43	Calhoun County Estimated	91	-30.5%
43	Marquette County Estimated	91	-2.2%
45	Gladwin County Estimated	90	+8.4%
46	Cheboygan County Estimated	78	+6.8%
47	Crawford County Estimated	75	+127.3%
47	Isabella County Estimated	75	+15.4%
49	Hillsdale County Estimated	72	-18.2%
50	Shiawassee County Estimated	67	+6.3%
51	Huron County Estimated	64	+42.2%
52	Sanilac County Estimated	63	-6%
53	Iosco County Estimated	58	+9.4%
54	Ogemaw County Estimated	56	+1.8%
54	Roscommon County Estimated	56	-20%
56	Chippewa County Estimated	55	-34.5%
56	Tuscola County Estimated	55	+7.8%
58	Presque Isle County Estimated	46	+7%
59	Branch County Estimated	43	+4.9%
60	Dickinson County Estimated	42	-6.7%
60	Mackinac County Estimated	42	+2.4%
62	Alcona County Estimated	38	+8.6%
62	Delta County Estimated	38	+11.8%
62	Kalkaska County Estimated	38	+5.6%
65	Alpena County Estimated	37	-24.5%
65	Gratiot County Estimated	37	-9.8%
67	Bay County Estimated	35	-7.9%
67	Missaukee County Estimated	35	0%
69	Alger County Estimated	33	+6.5%
70	Clare County Estimated	30	-36.2%
70	Gogebic County Estimated	30	0%
70	Lake County Estimated	30	+7.1%
73	Oscoda County Estimated	29	+52.6%
74	Arenac County Estimated	28	+86.7%
75	Menominee County Estimated	26	+8.3%
76	Keweenaw County Estimated	25	+8.7%
77	Otsego County Estimated	24	+4.3%
78	Ontonagon County Estimated	16	+45.5%
79	Schoolcraft County Estimated	14	+16.7%
80	Baraga County Estimated	13	-18.8%
81	Luce County Estimated	9	0%
82	Osceola County Estimated	5	-44.4%
83	Montmorency County Estimated	0	n/a

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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Oakland County, with 2,886 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Montmorency 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.