Counties in North Dakota by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in North Dakota by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Cass County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 53 counties in 2024, at 1,223. Towner County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 3. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,223Cass County

Lowest0Towner County

Median353 counties

All counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Cass County Estimated	1,223	-27.5%
2	Burleigh County Estimated	258	+29%
3	Grand Forks County Estimated	182	+65.5%
4	Ward County Estimated	130	+8.3%
5	Williams County Estimated	90	+45.2%
6	Morton County Estimated	87	-11.2%
7	McLean County Estimated	43	+43.3%
8	Richland County Estimated	39	-13.3%
9	McKenzie County Estimated	38	+31%
10	Mountrail County Estimated	29	+52.6%
11	Stark County Estimated	27	-61.4%
12	Emmons County Estimated	26	+13%
13	Stutsman County Estimated	21	+31.3%
14	Dunn County Estimated	20	+300%
15	Bottineau County Estimated	11	-26.7%
15	McHenry County Estimated	11	+83.3%
17	Billings County Estimated	7	0%
17	Oliver County Estimated	7	n/a
17	Walsh County Estimated	7	+75%
20	Golden Valley County Estimated	6	+20%
20	Mercer County Estimated	6	-57.1%
20	Ramsey County Estimated	6	n/a
20	Sheridan County Estimated	6	0%
24	Pembina County Estimated	4	+300%
25	Barnes County Estimated	3	-50%
25	Foster County Estimated	3	+50%
25	Nelson County Estimated	3	n/a
25	Ransom County Estimated	3	-40%
25	Sargent County Estimated	3	0%
25	Traill County Estimated	3	-25%
31	Benson County Estimated	2	0%
31	Bowman County Estimated	2	0%
31	Cavalier County Estimated	2	-33.3%
31	Dickey County Estimated	2	0%
31	Pierce County Estimated	2	-33.3%
36	Adams County Estimated	1	0%
36	Kidder County Estimated	1	n/a
36	LaMoure County Estimated	1	n/a
36	Logan County Estimated	1	n/a
36	McIntosh County Estimated	1	n/a
36	Steele County Estimated	1	-66.7%
36	Wells County Estimated	1	0%
43	Burke County Estimated	0	-100%
43	Divide County Estimated	0	-100%
43	Eddy County Estimated	0	n/a
43	Grant County Estimated	0	-100%
43	Griggs County Estimated	0	-100%
43	Hettinger County Estimated	0	n/a
43	Renville County Estimated	0	-100%
43	Rolette County Estimated	0	n/a
43	Sioux County Estimated	0	n/a
43	Slope County Estimated	0	n/a
43	Towner County Estimated	0	n/a

Other periods

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2024
2023

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?

Cass County, with 1,223 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Towner 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.