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Counties in Nevada by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Clark County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 14 counties in 2025, at 14,466. Pershing County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 34. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14,466Clark County
Lowest0Pershing County
Median3414 counties

All counties, 2025

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Clark CountyClark County: 14,466 count14,466Washoe CountyWashoe County: 2,531 count2,531Carson CityCarson City: 573 count573Lyon CountyLyon County: 409 count409Douglas CountyDouglas County: 324 count324Elko CountyElko County: 118 count118Churchill CountyChurchill County: 40 count40Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 28 count28Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 27 count27Storey CountyStorey County: 11 count11White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 8 count8Lander CountyLander County: 5 count5Mineral CountyMineral County: 0 count0Pershing CountyPershing County: 0 count0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Clark County Estimated14,466-2%
2Washoe County Estimated2,531-38%
3Carson City Estimated573+117%
4Lyon County Estimated409+37.7%
5Douglas County Estimated324+3.2%
6Elko County Estimated118-3.3%
7Churchill County Estimated40-11.1%
8Lincoln County Estimated28-44%
9Humboldt County Estimated27-27%
10Storey County Estimated11+22.2%
11White Pine County Estimated8-20%
12Lander County Estimated50%
13Mineral County Estimated0n/a
13Pershing County Estimated0-100%

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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.

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Questions

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

Clark County, with 14,466 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pershing 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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