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Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits

Oklahoma City, OK had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 46 cities in 2020, at 3,916. Miami, OK had the lowest, at 1. The median was 89 and the figure for Oklahoma was 13,733. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,916Oklahoma City, OK
Lowest1Miami, OK
Median8946 cities
Oklahoma13,733History

All cities, 2020

Oklahoma City, OK: 3,916 countOklahoma City, OK3,916Broken Arrow, OK: 1,096 countBroken Arrow, OK1,096Tulsa, OK: 831 countTulsa, OK831Norman, OK: 795 countNorman, OK795Edmond, OK: 617 countEdmond, OK617Newcastle, OK: 382 countNewcastle, OK382Jenks, OK: 251 countJenks, OK251Bixby, OK: 235 countBixby, OK235Owasso, OK: 192 countOwasso, OK192Moore, OK: 174 countMoore, OK174Mustang, OK: 160 countMustang, OK160Sapulpa, OK: 160 countSapulpa, OK160Coweta, OK: 159 countCoweta, OK159Claremore, OK: 158 countClaremore, OK158Tahlequah, OK: 125 countTahlequah, OK125Midwest City, OK: 123 countMidwest City, OK123Shawnee, OK: 123 countShawnee, OK123Chickasha, OK: 119 countChickasha, OK119Stillwater, OK: 110 countStillwater, OK110Yukon, OK: 102 countYukon, OK102Ada, OK: 101 countAda, OK101Blanchard, OK: 92 countBlanchard, OK92El Reno, OK: 90 countEl Reno, OK90Durant, OK: 88 countDurant, OK88Glenpool, OK: 76 countGlenpool, OK76Okmulgee, OK: 75 countOkmulgee, OK75Sand Springs, OK: 71 countSand Springs, OK71Choctaw, OK: 48 countChoctaw, OK48Warr Acres, OK: 47 countWarr Acres, OK47McAlester, OK: 46 countMcAlester, OK46Lawton, OK: 45 countLawton, OK45Altus, OK: 42 countAltus, OK42Ardmore, OK: 31 countArdmore, OK31Muskogee, OK: 25 countMuskogee, OK25Bartlesville, OK: 22 countBartlesville, OK22Enid, OK: 22 countEnid, OK22Weatherford, OK: 18 countWeatherford, OK18Guthrie, OK: 12 countGuthrie, OK12Duncan, OK: 11 countDuncan, OK11Bethany, OK: 9 countBethany, OK9Ponca City, OK: 9 countPonca City, OK9Woodward, OK: 6 countWoodward, OK6Elk City, OK: 5 countElk City, OK5Del City, OK: 3 countDel City, OK3Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Miami, OK: 1 countMiami, OK1Oklahoma City, OK: 3,916 countOklahoma City, OK3,916Broken Arrow, OK: 1,096 countBroken Arrow, OK1,096Tulsa, OK: 831 countTulsa, OK831Norman, OK: 795 countNorman, OK795Edmond, OK: 617 countEdmond, OK617Newcastle, OK: 382 countNewcastle, OK382Jenks, OK: 251 countJenks, OK251Bixby, OK: 235 countBixby, OK235Owasso, OK: 192 countOwasso, OK192Moore, OK: 174 countMoore, OK174Mustang, OK: 160 countMustang, OK160Sapulpa, OK: 160 countSapulpa, OK160Coweta, OK: 159 countCoweta, OK159Claremore, OK: 158 countClaremore, OK158Tahlequah, OK: 125 countTahlequah, OK125Midwest City, OK: 123 countMidwest City, OK123Shawnee, OK: 123 countShawnee, OK123Chickasha, OK: 119 countChickasha, OK119Stillwater, OK: 110 countStillwater, OK110Yukon, OK: 102 countYukon, OK102Ada, OK: 101 countAda, OK101Blanchard, OK: 92 countBlanchard, OK92El Reno, OK: 90 countEl Reno, OK90Durant, OK: 88 countDurant, OK88Glenpool, OK: 76 countGlenpool, OK76Okmulgee, OK: 75 countOkmulgee, OK75Sand Springs, OK: 71 countSand Springs, OK71Choctaw, OK: 48 countChoctaw, OK48Warr Acres, OK: 47 countWarr Acres, OK47McAlester, OK: 46 countMcAlester, OK46Lawton, OK: 45 countLawton, OK45Altus, OK: 42 countAltus, OK42Ardmore, OK: 31 countArdmore, OK31Muskogee, OK: 25 countMuskogee, OK25Bartlesville, OK: 22 countBartlesville, OK22Enid, OK: 22 countEnid, OK22Weatherford, OK: 18 countWeatherford, OK18Guthrie, OK: 12 countGuthrie, OK12Duncan, OK: 11 countDuncan, OK11Bethany, OK: 9 countBethany, OK9Ponca City, OK: 9 countPonca City, OK9Woodward, OK: 6 countWoodward, OK6Elk City, OK: 5 countElk City, OK5Del City, OK: 3 countDel City, OK3Guymon, OK: 1 countGuymon, OK1Miami, OK: 1 countMiami, OK1
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2020
count		Change on 2019
1Oklahoma City, OK Estimated3,916+16.2%
2Broken Arrow, OK Estimated1,096+90.6%
3Tulsa, OK Estimated831-31.3%
4Norman, OK Estimated795+77.1%
5Edmond, OK Estimated617+7.7%
6Newcastle, OK Estimated382+15.1%
7Jenks, OK Estimated251+37.2%
8Bixby, OK Estimated235+26.3%
9Owasso, OK Estimated192+28%
10Moore, OK Estimated174-59.2%
11Mustang, OK Estimated160-28.9%
11Sapulpa, OK Estimated160+7.4%
13Coweta, OK Estimated159+96.3%
14Claremore, OK Estimated158-26.2%
15Tahlequah, OK Estimated125+16.8%
16Midwest City, OK Estimated123-19.1%
16Shawnee, OK Estimated123+86.4%
18Chickasha, OK Estimated119+1,090%
19Stillwater, OK Estimated110-14.1%
20Yukon, OK Estimated102+34.2%
21Ada, OK Estimated101+461.1%
22Blanchard, OK Estimated92-25.8%
23El Reno, OK Estimated90-27.4%
24Durant, OK Estimated88-37.1%
25Glenpool, OK Estimated76+145.2%
26Okmulgee, OK Estimated75+837.5%
27Sand Springs, OK Estimated71+26.8%
28Choctaw, OK Estimated480%
29Warr Acres, OK Estimated47+1,075%
30McAlester, OK Estimated46+475%
31Lawton, OK Estimated45+21.6%
32Altus, OK Estimated42+121.1%
33Ardmore, OK Estimated31+3.3%
34Muskogee, OK Estimated25+127.3%
35Bartlesville, OK Estimated22+37.5%
35Enid, OK Estimated22-15.4%
37Weatherford, OK Estimated18-47.1%
38Guthrie, OK Estimated12+9.1%
39Duncan, OK Estimated11+37.5%
40Bethany, OK Estimated9-47.1%
40Ponca City, OK Estimated9+350%
42Woodward, OK Estimated6+100%
43Elk City, OK Estimated5-44.4%
44Del City, OK Estimated3-40%
45Guymon, OK Estimated10%
45Miami, OK Estimated1-90.9%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2020a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2021). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2020) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2020a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2020. U.S. Census Bureau, 3 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2020a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2020. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2021. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2020. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2020a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2020.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2021) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2020 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2020a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/oklahoma-cities?period=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Oklahoma City, OK, with 3,916 in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Miami, OK, with 1 in 2020.

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