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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 2024, at 14,754. Mineral County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 48. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest14,754Clark County
Lowest0Mineral County
Median4814 counties

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Clark CountyClark County: 14,754 count14,754Washoe CountyWashoe County: 4,085 count4,085Douglas CountyDouglas County: 314 count314Lyon CountyLyon County: 297 count297Carson CityCarson City: 264 count264Elko CountyElko County: 122 count122Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 50 count50Churchill CountyChurchill County: 45 count45Humboldt CountyHumboldt County: 37 count37White Pine CountyWhite Pine County: 10 count10Storey CountyStorey County: 9 count9Lander CountyLander County: 5 count5Pershing CountyPershing County: 2 count2Mineral CountyMineral County: 0 count0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Clark County Estimated14,754+12.9%
2Washoe County Estimated4,085-4.1%
3Douglas County Estimated314+0.6%
4Lyon County Estimated297-21.6%
5Carson City Estimated264+9.1%
6Elko County Estimated122+45.2%
7Lincoln County Estimated50+194.1%
8Churchill County Estimated45+15.4%
9Humboldt County Estimated37+32.1%
10White Pine County Estimated10+66.7%
11Storey County Estimated9-25%
12Lander County Estimated5n/a
13Pershing County Estimated2n/a
14Mineral County Estimated0n/a

Other periods

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?

Clark County, with 14,754 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Mineral 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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