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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 2024, at 10,063. Orleans County had the lowest, at 31. The median was 161. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest10,063Kings County
Lowest31Orleans County
Median16162 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Kings CountyKings County: 10,063 count10,063Bronx CountyBronx County: 6,929 count6,929Queens CountyQueens County: 5,302 count5,302New York CountyNew York County: 4,467 count4,467Orange CountyOrange County: 2,172 count2,172Westchester CountyWestchester County: 1,592 count1,592Suffolk CountySuffolk County: 1,407 count1,407Erie CountyErie County: 1,208 count1,208Monroe CountyMonroe County: 1,156 count1,156Saratoga CountySaratoga County: 1,112 count1,112Nassau CountyNassau County: 830 count830Sullivan CountySullivan County: 757 count757Albany CountyAlbany County: 741 count741Dutchess CountyDutchess County: 633 count633Onondaga CountyOnondaga County: 633 count633Ulster CountyUlster County: 521 count521Richmond CountyRichmond County: 480 count480Rockland CountyRockland County: 415 count415Broome CountyBroome County: 341 count341Tompkins CountyTompkins County: 337 count337Rensselaer CountyRensselaer County: 320 count320Ontario CountyOntario County: 287 count287Wayne CountyWayne County: 263 count263Warren CountyWarren County: 255 count255St. Lawrence CountySt. Lawrence County: 228 count228Oneida CountyOneida County: 221 count221Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 212 count212Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 191 count191Clinton CountyClinton County: 183 count183Oswego CountyOswego County: 183 count183Niagara CountyNiagara County: 167 count167Schenectady CountySchenectady County: 154 count154Essex CountyEssex County: 153 count153Chenango CountyChenango County: 150 count150Tioga CountyTioga County: 142 count142Putnam CountyPutnam County: 140 count140Columbia CountyColumbia County: 137 count137Franklin CountyFranklin County: 130 count130Chautauqua CountyChautauqua County: 125 count125Otsego CountyOtsego County: 123 count123
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Kings County Estimated10,063-33.3%
2Bronx County Estimated6,929+26.7%
3Queens County Estimated5,302-33.1%
4New York County Estimated4,467+47.4%
5Orange County Estimated2,172+50.3%
6Westchester County Estimated1,592+7.7%
7Suffolk County Estimated1,407+15.3%
8Erie County Estimated1,208+14.6%
9Monroe County Estimated1,156+5.5%
10Saratoga County Estimated1,112+25.4%
11Nassau County Estimated830-27.4%
12Sullivan County Estimated757+76.9%
13Albany County Estimated741+19.5%
14Dutchess County Estimated633-19.4%
14Onondaga County Estimated633+82.9%
16Ulster County Estimated521+51.5%
17Richmond County Estimated480+4.3%
18Rockland County Estimated415+4%
19Broome County Estimated341+51.6%
20Tompkins County Estimated337-1.7%
21Rensselaer County Estimated320+13.9%
22Ontario County Estimated287-7.4%
23Wayne County Estimated263+52.9%
24Warren County Estimated255+84.8%
25St. Lawrence County Estimated228+16.9%
26Oneida County Estimated221+21.4%
27Montgomery County Estimated212+351.1%
28Jefferson County Estimated191-1.5%
29Clinton County Estimated183-26.8%
29Oswego County Estimated183+28%
31Niagara County Estimated167-19.3%
32Schenectady County Estimated154+81.2%
33Essex County Estimated153-22.3%
34Chenango County Estimated150+6.4%
35Tioga County Estimated142+25.7%
36Putnam County Estimated140+97.2%
37Columbia County Estimated137+17.1%
38Franklin County Estimated130+15%
39Chautauqua County Estimated125-6.7%
40Otsego County Estimated123+8.8%
41Madison County Estimated120-22.1%
41Steuben County Estimated120-33.3%
43Yates County Estimated119+77.6%
44Lewis County Estimated114-8.8%
45Greene County Estimated112+15.5%
46Cayuga County Estimated110-15.4%
47Cattaraugus County Estimated100-16.7%
47Washington County Estimated1000%
49Chemung County Estimated93+17.7%
50Delaware County Estimated79+17.9%
51Allegany County Estimated75-14.8%
52Genesee County Estimated70+34.6%
53Livingston County Estimated64+3.2%
54Fulton County Estimated60-55.9%
55Schuyler County Estimated55-14.1%
56Herkimer County Estimated50-28.6%
57Seneca County Estimated48+4.3%
57Wyoming County Estimated48+11.6%
59Cortland County Estimated41-12.8%
59Hamilton County Estimated41-14.6%
61Schoharie County Estimated39+14.7%
62Orleans County Estimated31+93.8%

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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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Kings County, with 10,063 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Orleans County, with 31 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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