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Counties in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Oklahoma County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 75 counties in 2025, at 6,803. Tillman County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 17. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,803Oklahoma County
Lowest0Tillman County
Median1775 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 6,803 count6,803Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 3,184 count3,184Rogers CountyRogers County: 833 count833Wagoner CountyWagoner County: 680 count680Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 590 count590McClain CountyMcClain County: 393 count393Canadian CountyCanadian County: 370 count370Creek CountyCreek County: 270 count270Payne CountyPayne County: 217 count217Grady CountyGrady County: 208 count208Comanche CountyComanche County: 200 count200Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 194 count194Osage CountyOsage County: 167 count167Logan CountyLogan County: 157 count157Bryan CountyBryan County: 155 count155Seminole CountySeminole County: 101 count101Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 92 count92Delaware CountyDelaware County: 65 count65Marshall CountyMarshall County: 63 count63Carter CountyCarter County: 55 count55Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 55 count55Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 53 count53Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 52 count52Mayes CountyMayes County: 46 count46Stephens CountyStephens County: 41 count41Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 31 count31Custer CountyCuster County: 29 count29Kay CountyKay County: 29 count29Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 27 count27Nowata CountyNowata County: 26 count26Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 22 count22Garfield CountyGarfield County: 20 count20Jackson CountyJackson County: 20 count20Washington CountyWashington County: 19 count19Kingfisher CountyKingfisher County: 18 count18Love CountyLove County: 18 count18Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 18 count18Ottawa CountyOttawa County: 17 count17Texas CountyTexas County: 16 count16McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 15 count15
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Oklahoma County Estimated6,803+10.4%
2Tulsa County Estimated3,184+13%
3Rogers County Estimated833+34.8%
4Wagoner County Estimated680+17%
5Cleveland County Estimated590+0.9%
6McClain County Estimated393+18.7%
7Canadian County Estimated370+40.2%
8Creek County Estimated270+39.9%
9Payne County Estimated217+49.7%
10Grady County Estimated208-9.2%
11Comanche County Estimated200+51.5%
12Pottawatomie County Estimated194+8.4%
13Osage County Estimated167+87.6%
14Logan County Estimated157+38.9%
15Bryan County Estimated155-11.9%
16Seminole County Estimated101+9.8%
17Sequoyah County Estimated92-24.6%
18Delaware County Estimated65+16.1%
19Marshall County Estimated63+50%
20Carter County Estimated55-6.8%
20Lincoln County Estimated55+161.9%
22Muskogee County Estimated53-13.1%
23Le Flore County Estimated52-11.9%
24Mayes County Estimated46+206.7%
25Stephens County Estimated41+156.3%
26Pittsburg County Estimated31-39.2%
27Custer County Estimated29+3.6%
27Kay County Estimated29+93.3%
29Pontotoc County Estimated27+1,250%
30Nowata County Estimated260%
31Cherokee County Estimated22-54.2%
32Garfield County Estimated20+5.3%
32Jackson County Estimated20+185.7%
34Washington County Estimated19-61.2%
35Kingfisher County Estimated18-51.4%
35Love County Estimated18n/a
35Okmulgee County Estimated18+50%
38Ottawa County Estimated17-5.6%
39Texas County Estimated160%
40McIntosh County Estimated15+15.4%
40Murray County Estimated15+15.4%
42Atoka County Estimated14-60%
43Coal County Estimated13+116.7%
44Garvin County Estimated12+1,100%
45McCurtain County Estimated11-31.3%
46Johnston County Estimated10+400%
46Washita County Estimated10+233.3%
48Woods County Estimated70%
49Dewey County Estimated6+100%
49Haskell County Estimated6-14.3%
49Woodward County Estimated6+500%
52Craig County Estimated4-63.6%
52Noble County Estimated4-33.3%
54Blaine County Estimated3+200%
54Caddo County Estimated30%
54Grant County Estimated3+200%
54Major County Estimated30%
54Okfuskee County Estimated30%
59Beckham County Estimated2-50%
59Harper County Estimated20%
59Latimer County Estimated2n/a
59Pawnee County Estimated2n/a
63Adair County Estimated1-96.7%
63Cotton County Estimated1-66.7%
63Ellis County Estimated1n/a
66Alfalfa County Estimated0n/a
66Beaver County Estimated0n/a
66Choctaw County Estimated0n/a
66Cimarron County Estimated0n/a
66Greer County Estimated0n/a
66Hughes County Estimated0-100%
66Kiowa County Estimated0n/a
66Pushmataha County Estimated0n/a
66Roger Mills County Estimated0n/a
66Tillman County Estimated0n/a

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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/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Oklahoma County, with 6,803 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tillman County, with 0 in 2025.

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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