Counties in Ohio by housing units authorized by building permits

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

Franklin County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 88 counties in 2024, at 8,122. Monroe County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 79. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,122Franklin County

Lowest0Monroe County

Median7988 counties

Top 40 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	Franklin County Estimated	8,122	+12%
2	Delaware County Estimated	2,747	+33.7%
3	Cuyahoga County Estimated	1,685	+31.5%
4	Union County Estimated	1,498	+76.7%
5	Lorain County Estimated	1,331	+40.1%
6	Warren County Estimated	1,232	+66.7%
7	Butler County Estimated	1,162	+64.6%
8	Summit County Estimated	1,082	+69.3%
9	Clermont County Estimated	996	-31.2%
10	Montgomery County Estimated	933	-17.4%
11	Hamilton County Estimated	822	-33.1%
12	Greene County Estimated	797	+88.9%
13	Shelby County Estimated	563	+492.6%
14	Stark County Estimated	528	+3.7%
15	Madison County Estimated	519	+95.8%
16	Wood County Estimated	491	-7.5%
17	Medina County Estimated	471	-29.6%
18	Fairfield County Estimated	464	+1.8%
19	Lake County Estimated	428	-1.6%
20	Lucas County Estimated	413	-32.8%
21	Miami County Estimated	326	+52.3%
22	Pickaway County Estimated	312	+35.1%
23	Wayne County Estimated	282	+33%
24	Hancock County Estimated	261	+82.5%
25	Clark County Estimated	232	+7.9%
26	Geauga County Estimated	219	+40.4%
27	Portage County Estimated	200	-33.6%
28	Knox County Estimated	194	-48.4%
29	Licking County Estimated	156	-10.3%
30	Ashtabula County Estimated	155	+3.3%
31	Brown County Estimated	147	+6.5%
31	Mahoning County Estimated	147	+15.7%
33	Logan County Estimated	143	+127%
33	Richland County Estimated	143	+8.3%
35	Trumbull County Estimated	127	+29.6%
36	Ottawa County Estimated	126	-15.4%
37	Highland County Estimated	121	+1,000%
38	Clinton County Estimated	120	+18.8%
39	Erie County Estimated	113	-16.3%
40	Allen County Estimated	100	+29.9%
41	Morrow County Estimated	99	-19.5%
42	Muskingum County Estimated	95	-44.8%
43	Auglaize County Estimated	87	-35.1%
44	Mercer County Estimated	86	-8.5%
45	Fayette County Estimated	71	+10.9%
46	Tuscarawas County Estimated	70	-77.8%
47	Preble County Estimated	58	+93.3%
48	Ashland County Estimated	57	+32.6%
49	Pike County Estimated	49	+75%
50	Defiance County Estimated	46	+84%
50	Huron County Estimated	46	-37%
52	Columbiana County Estimated	43	-15.7%
52	Darke County Estimated	43	+4.9%
52	Seneca County Estimated	43	+10.3%
55	Champaign County Estimated	42	+55.6%
56	Marion County Estimated	41	-21.2%
57	Williams County Estimated	39	0%
58	Van Wert County Estimated	38	+5.6%
59	Putnam County Estimated	37	-17.8%
60	Guernsey County Estimated	35	+59.1%
61	Perry County Estimated	34	+9.7%
62	Jackson County Estimated	33	+17.9%
63	Morgan County Estimated	32	+10.3%
64	Sandusky County Estimated	26	+18.2%
65	Fulton County Estimated	24	-45.5%
65	Hardin County Estimated	24	+100%
65	Ross County Estimated	24	+14.3%
68	Henry County Estimated	23	+4.5%
69	Paulding County Estimated	22	-15.4%
70	Adams County Estimated	20	-35.5%
71	Noble County Estimated	19	+46.2%
72	Lawrence County Estimated	18	+12.5%
72	Wyandot County Estimated	18	-5.3%
74	Hocking County Estimated	11	+83.3%
75	Scioto County Estimated	8	+14.3%
76	Gallia County Estimated	7	-30%
76	Holmes County Estimated	7	-66.7%
78	Athens County Estimated	6	+50%
79	Crawford County Estimated	5	-58.3%
79	Washington County Estimated	5	+150%
81	Coshocton County Estimated	4	+33.3%
82	Jefferson County Estimated	3	+50%
82	Vinton County Estimated	3	n/a
84	Belmont County Estimated	1	-50%
84	Meigs County Estimated	1	0%
86	Carroll County Estimated	0	-100%
86	Harrison County Estimated	0	-100%
86	Monroe 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?

Franklin County, with 8,122 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Monroe 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.