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Counties in New York by housing units authorized by building permits

Kings County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 62 counties in 2023, at 15,076. Orleans County had the lowest, at 16. The median was 149. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest15,076Kings County
Lowest16Orleans County
Median14962 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Kings CountyKings County: 15,076 count15,076Queens CountyQueens County: 7,931 count7,931Bronx CountyBronx County: 5,468 count5,468New York CountyNew York County: 3,030 count3,030Westchester CountyWestchester County: 1,478 count1,478Orange CountyOrange County: 1,445 count1,445Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 1,220 count1,220Nassau CountyNassau County: 1,144 count1,144Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,096 count1,096Erie CountyErie County: 1,054 count1,054Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 887 count887Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 785 count785Albany CountyAlbany County: 620 count620Richmond CountyRichmond County: 460 count460Sullivan CountySullivan County: 428 count428Rockland CountyRockland County: 399 count399Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 346 count346Ulster CountyUlster County: 344 count344Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 343 count343Ontario CountyOntario County: 310 count310Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 281 count281Clinton CountyClinton County: 250 count250Broome CountyBroome County: 225 count225Niagara CountyNiagara County: 207 count207Essex CountyEssex County: 197 count197St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 195 count195Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 194 count194Oneida CountyOneida County: 182 count182Steuben CountySteuben County: 180 count180Wayne CountyWayne County: 172 count172Madison CountyMadison County: 154 count154Oswego CountyOswego County: 143 count143Chenango CountyChenango County: 141 count141Warren CountyWarren County: 138 count138Fulton CountyFulton County: 136 count136Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 134 count134Cayuga CountyCayuga County: 130 count130Lewis CountyLewis County: 125 count125Cattaraugus CountyCattaraugus County: 120 count120Columbia CountyColumbia County: 117 count117
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Kings County Estimated15,076
2Queens County Estimated7,931
3Bronx County Estimated5,468
4New York County Estimated3,030
5Westchester County Estimated1,478
6Orange County Estimated1,445
7Suffolk County Estimated1,220
8Nassau County Estimated1,144
9Monroe County Estimated1,096
10Erie County Estimated1,054
11Saratoga County Estimated887
12Dutchess County Estimated785
13Albany County Estimated620
14Richmond County Estimated460
15Sullivan County Estimated428
16Rockland County Estimated399
17Onondaga County Estimated346
18Ulster County Estimated344
19Tompkins County Estimated343
20Ontario County Estimated310
21Rensselaer County Estimated281
22Clinton County Estimated250
23Broome County Estimated225
24Niagara County Estimated207
25Essex County Estimated197
26St. Lawrence County Estimated195
27Jefferson County Estimated194
28Oneida County Estimated182
29Steuben County Estimated180
30Wayne County Estimated172
31Madison County Estimated154
32Oswego County Estimated143
33Chenango County Estimated141
34Warren County Estimated138
35Fulton County Estimated136
36Chautauqua County Estimated134
37Cayuga County Estimated130
38Lewis County Estimated125
39Cattaraugus County Estimated120
40Columbia County Estimated117
41Franklin County Estimated113
41Otsego County Estimated113
41Tioga County Estimated113
44Washington County Estimated100
45Greene County Estimated97
46Allegany County Estimated88
47Schenectady County Estimated85
48Chemung County Estimated79
49Putnam County Estimated71
50Herkimer County Estimated70
51Delaware County Estimated67
51Yates County Estimated67
53Schuyler County Estimated64
54Livingston County Estimated62
55Genesee County Estimated52
56Hamilton County Estimated48
57Cortland County Estimated47
57Montgomery County Estimated47
59Seneca County Estimated46
60Wyoming County Estimated43
61Schoharie County Estimated34
62Orleans County Estimated16

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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?

Kings County, with 15,076 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orleans County, with 16 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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