Counties in Missouri by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
Jackson County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 113 counties in 2025, at 4,036. Worth County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 23. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jackson County Estimated | 4,036 | +0.8% |
| 2 | St. Charles County Estimated | 1,661 | -18.6% |
| 3 | Greene County Estimated | 966 | -26.2% |
| 4 | St. Louis County Estimated | 957 | -19.8% |
| 5 | Taney County Estimated | 863 | +167.2% |
| 6 | Franklin County Estimated | 794 | +20.1% |
| 7 | Boone County Estimated | 787 | -39.6% |
| 8 | Jefferson County Estimated | 617 | -23.9% |
| 9 | Jasper County Estimated | 545 | -5.1% |
| 10 | Christian County Estimated | 495 | -10.5% |
| 11 | Cass County Estimated | 487 | -18.8% |
| 12 | Platte County Estimated | 425 | +79.3% |
| 13 | Camden County Estimated | 419 | +54% |
| 14 | Warren County Estimated | 360 | -15.1% |
| 15 | Clay County Estimated | 297 | -16.6% |
| 16 | St. Louis city Estimated | 272 | -7.5% |
| 17 | Lincoln County Estimated | 252 | +66.9% |
| 18 | Webster County Estimated | 226 | +32.9% |
| 19 | Stone County Estimated | 212 | +8.7% |
| 20 | Cole County Estimated | 154 | -9.9% |
| 21 | Lawrence County Estimated | 149 | +88.6% |
| 22 | St. Francois County Estimated | 144 | -3.4% |
| 23 | Pettis County Estimated | 117 | +18.2% |
| 24 | Johnson County Estimated | 113 | +10.8% |
| 25 | Lafayette County Estimated | 105 | -13.2% |
| 26 | Phelps County Estimated | 101 | -33.6% |
| 27 | Cape Girardeau County Estimated | 99 | +23.8% |
| 27 | Pulaski County Estimated | 99 | +65% |
| 29 | Randolph County Estimated | 89 | +256% |
| 30 | Miller County Estimated | 86 | -2.3% |
| 31 | Clinton County Estimated | 82 | +20.6% |
| 32 | Barry County Estimated | 70 | -6.7% |
| 33 | Scott County Estimated | 69 | -42% |
| 34 | Howell County Estimated | 67 | +26.4% |
| 35 | Ray County Estimated | 66 | -5.7% |
| 36 | Polk County Estimated | 61 | -67.6% |
| 37 | Montgomery County Estimated | 57 | +9.6% |
| 38 | Newton County Estimated | 56 | -45.6% |
| 39 | Nodaway County Estimated | 53 | +8.2% |
| 40 | Buchanan County Estimated | 52 | -27.8% |
| 41 | Barton County Estimated | 46 | +557.1% |
| 41 | Callaway County Estimated | 46 | +21.1% |
| 43 | Butler County Estimated | 45 | -28.6% |
| 44 | Ste. Genevieve County Estimated | 42 | +600% |
| 45 | Marion County Estimated | 41 | +7.9% |
| 46 | Madison County Estimated | 40 | |
| 47 | Perry County Estimated | 39 | -48.7% |
| 48 | Livingston County Estimated | 31 | 0% |
| 48 | Monroe County Estimated | 31 | +3.3% |
| 48 | Wright County Estimated | 31 | +121.4% |
| 51 | Dunklin County Estimated | 30 | 0% |
| 52 | Audrain County Estimated | 28 | +12% |
| 53 | Cooper County Estimated | 26 | +52.9% |
| 54 | Douglas County Estimated | 24 | +14.3% |
| 55 | Gasconade County Estimated | 23 | +155.6% |
| 55 | Morgan County Estimated | 23 | +4.5% |
| 55 | Saline County Estimated | 23 | +76.9% |
| 58 | Pike County Estimated | 20 | -47.4% |
| 59 | Bates County Estimated | 18 | +100% |
| 59 | Carroll County Estimated | 18 | -41.9% |
| 59 | Henry County Estimated | 18 | +20% |
| 59 | McDonald County Estimated | 18 | -14.3% |
| 59 | New Madrid County Estimated | 18 | +63.6% |
| 64 | Pemiscot County Estimated | 17 | -5.6% |
| 65 | Clark County Estimated | 15 | 0% |
| 65 | Crawford County Estimated | 15 | -40% |
| 65 | Vernon County Estimated | 15 | -73.7% |
| 68 | Dallas County Estimated | 13 | +62.5% |
| 68 | Macon County Estimated | 13 | -55.2% |
| 70 | Howard County Estimated | 12 | +9.1% |
| 70 | Iron County Estimated | 12 | -7.7% |
| 72 | Mississippi County Estimated | 10 | +11.1% |
| 73 | Adair County Estimated | 9 | -50% |
| 74 | Caldwell County Estimated | 8 | -76.5% |
| 74 | Cedar County Estimated | 8 | -27.3% |
| 74 | Stoddard County Estimated | 8 | -11.1% |
| 77 | Gentry County Estimated | 7 | |
| 78 | Moniteau County Estimated | 6 | 0% |
| 78 | Ozark County Estimated | 6 | |
| 80 | Carter County Estimated | 5 | +25% |
| 80 | Daviess County Estimated | 5 | +400% |
| 82 | Benton County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 82 | Harrison County Estimated | 4 | -33.3% |
| 82 | Laclede County Estimated | 4 | -93.4% |
| 82 | Lewis County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 82 | Maries County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 82 | Texas County Estimated | 4 | -90.9% |
| 88 | Andrew County Estimated | 3 | +50% |
| 88 | Dent County Estimated | 3 | 0% |
| 88 | Grundy County Estimated | 3 | +50% |
| 88 | Ralls County Estimated | 3 | -66.7% |
| 88 | Shelby County Estimated | 3 | -40% |
| 88 | St. Clair County Estimated | 3 | -75% |
| 94 | Chariton County Estimated | 2 | +100% |
| 94 | Knox County Estimated | 2 | -60% |
| 96 | DeKalb County Estimated | 1 | -75% |
| 96 | Holt County Estimated | 1 | -83.3% |
| 96 | Mercer County Estimated | 1 | |
| 96 | Schuyler County Estimated | 1 | -87.5% |
| 96 | Washington County Estimated | 1 | |
| 101 | Atchison County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Bollinger County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 101 | Dade County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Linn County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 101 | Oregon County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Osage County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Putnam County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Reynolds County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Ripley County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Scotland County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 101 | Shannon County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Sullivan County Estimated | 0 | |
| 101 | Worth 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/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?
Jackson County, with 4,036 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Worth 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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