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Counties in New Mexico by housing units authorized by building permits

Bernalillo County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 19 counties in 2023, at 1,294. San Miguel County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 117. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,294Bernalillo County
Lowest0San Miguel County
Median11719 counties

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Bernalillo CountyBernalillo County: 1,294 count1,294Sandoval CountySandoval County: 1,281 count1,281Santa Fe CountySanta Fe County: 926 count926Doña Ana CountyDoña Ana County: 861 count861Eddy CountyEddy County: 264 count264Valencia CountyValencia County: 259 count259Curry CountyCurry County: 205 count205Lea CountyLea County: 186 count186Taos CountyTaos County: 118 count118San Juan CountySan Juan County: 117 count117Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 83 count83Chaves CountyChaves County: 72 count72Los Alamos CountyLos Alamos County: 35 count35Roosevelt CountyRoosevelt County: 23 count23Luna CountyLuna County: 6 count6Otero CountyOtero County: 5 count5McKinley CountyMcKinley County: 1 count1Grant CountyGrant County: 0 count0San Miguel CountySan Miguel County: 0 count0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Bernalillo County Estimated1,294
2Sandoval County Estimated1,281
3Santa Fe County Estimated926
4Doña Ana County Estimated861
5Eddy County Estimated264
6Valencia County Estimated259
7Curry County Estimated205
8Lea County Estimated186
9Taos County Estimated118
10San Juan County Estimated117
11Lincoln County Estimated83
12Chaves County Estimated72
13Los Alamos County Estimated35
14Roosevelt County Estimated23
15Luna County Estimated6
16Otero County Estimated5
17McKinley County Estimated1
18Grant County Estimated0
18San Miguel 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?

Bernalillo County, with 1,294 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

San Miguel 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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