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Counties in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits

Oklahoma County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 75 counties in 2023, at 5,157. Woods County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 14. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,157Oklahoma County
Lowest0Woods County
Median1475 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Oklahoma CountyOklahoma County: 5,157 count5,157Tulsa CountyTulsa County: 3,608 count3,608Cleveland CountyCleveland County: 577 count577Rogers CountyRogers County: 530 count530Wagoner CountyWagoner County: 513 count513McClain CountyMcClain County: 481 count481Canadian CountyCanadian County: 305 count305Creek CountyCreek County: 222 count222Payne CountyPayne County: 205 count205Pottawatomie CountyPottawatomie County: 158 count158Comanche CountyComanche County: 152 count152Osage CountyOsage County: 122 count122Grady CountyGrady County: 116 count116Sequoyah CountySequoyah County: 94 count94Bryan CountyBryan County: 92 count92Cherokee CountyCherokee County: 90 count90Pittsburg CountyPittsburg County: 87 count87Kay CountyKay County: 82 count82Logan CountyLogan County: 76 count76Seminole CountySeminole County: 74 count74Le Flore CountyLe Flore County: 70 count70Muskogee CountyMuskogee County: 54 count54Delaware CountyDelaware County: 48 count48Washington CountyWashington County: 40 count40Jackson CountyJackson County: 38 count38Kingfisher CountyKingfisher County: 38 count38Custer CountyCuster County: 34 count34Mayes CountyMayes County: 29 count29Adair CountyAdair County: 25 count25Carter CountyCarter County: 25 count25Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 24 count24Marshall CountyMarshall County: 24 count24Haskell CountyHaskell County: 23 count23Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 21 count21Murray CountyMurray County: 20 count20Stephens CountyStephens County: 20 count20McIntosh CountyMcIntosh County: 18 count18Beckham CountyBeckham County: 14 count14Okmulgee CountyOkmulgee County: 12 count12Craig CountyCraig County: 11 count11
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Oklahoma County Estimated5,157
2Tulsa County Estimated3,608
3Cleveland County Estimated577
4Rogers County Estimated530
5Wagoner County Estimated513
6McClain County Estimated481
7Canadian County Estimated305
8Creek County Estimated222
9Payne County Estimated205
10Pottawatomie County Estimated158
11Comanche County Estimated152
12Osage County Estimated122
13Grady County Estimated116
14Sequoyah County Estimated94
15Bryan County Estimated92
16Cherokee County Estimated90
17Pittsburg County Estimated87
18Kay County Estimated82
19Logan County Estimated76
20Seminole County Estimated74
21Le Flore County Estimated70
22Muskogee County Estimated54
23Delaware County Estimated48
24Washington County Estimated40
25Jackson County Estimated38
25Kingfisher County Estimated38
27Custer County Estimated34
28Mayes County Estimated29
29Adair County Estimated25
29Carter County Estimated25
31Lincoln County Estimated24
31Marshall County Estimated24
33Haskell County Estimated23
34Pontotoc County Estimated21
35Murray County Estimated20
35Stephens County Estimated20
37McIntosh County Estimated18
38Beckham County Estimated14
39Okmulgee County Estimated12
40Craig County Estimated11
41Garfield County Estimated10
42Coal County Estimated7
42Nowata County Estimated7
44Hughes County Estimated6
44McCurtain County Estimated6
46Garvin County Estimated5
46Noble County Estimated5
48Okfuskee County Estimated4
48Ottawa County Estimated4
50Johnston County Estimated3
51Atoka County Estimated2
51Blaine County Estimated2
51Caddo County Estimated2
51Dewey County Estimated2
51Major County Estimated2
51Pawnee County Estimated2
51Texas County Estimated2
58Cotton County Estimated1
58Grant County Estimated1
58Harper County Estimated1
58Washita County Estimated1
58Woodward County Estimated1
63Alfalfa County Estimated0
63Beaver County Estimated0
63Choctaw County Estimated0
63Cimarron County Estimated0
63Ellis County Estimated0
63Greer County Estimated0
63Kiowa County Estimated0
63Latimer County Estimated0
63Love County Estimated0
63Pushmataha County Estimated0
63Roger Mills County Estimated0
63Tillman County Estimated0
63Woods County Estimated0

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Oklahoma County, with 5,157 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Woods County, with 0 in 2023.

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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