Counties in Oklahoma by housing units authorized by building permits

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

Oklahoma County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 75 counties in 2024, at 6,164. Tillman County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 15. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,164Oklahoma County

Lowest0Tillman County

Median1575 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	Oklahoma County Estimated	6,164	+19.5%
2	Tulsa County Estimated	2,818	-21.9%
3	Rogers County Estimated	618	+16.6%
4	Cleveland County Estimated	585	+1.4%
5	Wagoner County Estimated	581	+13.3%
6	McClain County Estimated	331	-31.2%
7	Canadian County Estimated	264	-13.4%
8	Grady County Estimated	229	+97.4%
9	Creek County Estimated	193	-13.1%
10	Pottawatomie County Estimated	179	+13.3%
11	Bryan County Estimated	176	+91.3%
12	Payne County Estimated	145	-29.3%
13	Comanche County Estimated	132	-13.2%
14	Sequoyah County Estimated	122	+29.8%
15	Logan County Estimated	113	+48.7%
16	Seminole County Estimated	92	+24.3%
17	Osage County Estimated	89	-27%
18	Muskogee County Estimated	61	+13%
19	Carter County Estimated	59	+136%
19	Le Flore County Estimated	59	-15.7%
21	Delaware County Estimated	56	+16.7%
22	Pittsburg County Estimated	51	-41.4%
23	Washington County Estimated	49	+22.5%
24	Cherokee County Estimated	48	-46.7%
25	Marshall County Estimated	42	+75%
26	Kingfisher County Estimated	37	-2.6%
27	Atoka County Estimated	35	+1,650%
28	Adair County Estimated	30	+20%
29	Custer County Estimated	28	-17.6%
30	Nowata County Estimated	26	+271.4%
31	Lincoln County Estimated	21	-12.5%
32	Garfield County Estimated	19	+90%
33	Ottawa County Estimated	18	+350%
34	McCurtain County Estimated	16	+166.7%
34	Stephens County Estimated	16	-20%
34	Texas County Estimated	16	+700%
37	Kay County Estimated	15	-81.7%
37	Mayes County Estimated	15	-48.3%
39	McIntosh County Estimated	13	-27.8%
39	Murray County Estimated	13	-35%
41	Okmulgee County Estimated	12	0%
42	Craig County Estimated	11	0%
43	Haskell County Estimated	7	-69.6%
43	Hughes County Estimated	7	+16.7%
43	Jackson County Estimated	7	-81.6%
43	Woods County Estimated	7	n/a
47	Coal County Estimated	6	-14.3%
47	Noble County Estimated	6	+20%
49	Beckham County Estimated	4	-71.4%
50	Caddo County Estimated	3	+50%
50	Cotton County Estimated	3	+200%
50	Dewey County Estimated	3	+50%
50	Major County Estimated	3	+50%
50	Okfuskee County Estimated	3	-25%
50	Washita County Estimated	3	+200%
56	Harper County Estimated	2	+100%
56	Johnston County Estimated	2	-33.3%
56	Pontotoc County Estimated	2	-90.5%
59	Blaine County Estimated	1	-50%
59	Garvin County Estimated	1	-80%
59	Grant County Estimated	1	0%
59	Woodward County Estimated	1	0%
63	Alfalfa County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Beaver County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Choctaw County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Cimarron County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Ellis County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Greer County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Kiowa County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Latimer County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Love County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Pawnee County Estimated	0	-100%
63	Pushmataha County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Roger Mills County Estimated	0	n/a
63	Tillman 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?

Oklahoma County, with 6,164 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Tillman 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.