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Counties in Nevada by housing units authorized by building permits

Clark County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 14 counties in 2023, at 13,073. Pershing County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 34. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest13,073Clark County
Lowest0Pershing County
Median3414 counties

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Clark CountyClark County: 13,073 count13,073Washoe CountyWashoe County: 4,259 count4,259Lyon CountyLyon County: 379 count379Douglas CountyDouglas County: 312 count312Carson CityCarson City: 242 count242Elko CountyElko County: 84 count84Churchill CountyChurchill County: 39 count39Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 28 count28Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 17 count17Storey CountyStorey County: 12 count12White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 6 count6Lander CountyLander County: 0 count0Mineral 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

RankCounties2023
count
1Clark County Estimated13,073
2Washoe County Estimated4,259
3Lyon County Estimated379
4Douglas County Estimated312
5Carson City Estimated242
6Elko County Estimated84
7Churchill County Estimated39
8Humboldt County Estimated28
9Lincoln County Estimated17
10Storey County Estimated12
11White Pine County Estimated6
12Lander County Estimated0
12Mineral County Estimated0
12Pershing County Estimated0

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

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Questions

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

Clark County, with 13,073 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Pershing 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.

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