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

Deschutes County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 34 counties in 2025, at 2,574. Gilliam County had the lowest, at 2. The median was 157. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,574Deschutes County
Lowest2Gilliam County
Median15734 counties

All counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 2,574 count2,574Washington CountyWashington County: 1,886 count1,886Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 1,594 count1,594Lane CountyLane County: 1,545 count1,545Marion CountyMarion County: 1,323 count1,323Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 1,235 count1,235Jackson CountyJackson County: 944 count944Benton CountyBenton County: 484 count484Crook CountyCrook County: 414 count414Josephine CountyJosephine County: 293 count293Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 237 count237Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 214 count214Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 209 count209Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 200 count200Linn CountyLinn County: 189 count189Douglas CountyDouglas County: 182 count182Hood River CountyHood River County: 180 count180Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 134 count134Klamath CountyKlamath County: 103 count103Polk CountyPolk County: 103 count103Malheur CountyMalheur County: 88 count88Columbia CountyColumbia County: 84 count84Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 77 count77Coos CountyCoos County: 67 count67Morrow CountyMorrow County: 64 count64Union CountyUnion County: 50 count50Baker CountyBaker County: 44 count44Curry CountyCurry County: 42 count42Wasco CountyWasco County: 39 count39Harney CountyHarney County: 34 count34Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 18 count18Lake CountyLake County: 12 count12Grant CountyGrant County: 6 count6Gilliam CountyGilliam County: 2 count2
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Deschutes County Estimated2,574+58.5%
2Washington County Estimated1,886-17%
3Multnomah County Estimated1,594-21.9%
4Lane County Estimated1,545-14.8%
5Marion County Estimated1,323-21.3%
6Clackamas County Estimated1,235+8.3%
7Jackson County Estimated944+5.4%
8Benton County Estimated484+317.2%
9Crook County Estimated414+191.5%
10Josephine County Estimated293+45%
11Clatsop County Estimated237+144.3%
12Yamhill County Estimated214-32.3%
13Lincoln County Estimated209-25.4%
14Umatilla County Estimated200-2.4%
15Linn County Estimated189-38.8%
16Douglas County Estimated182-4.2%
17Hood River County Estimated180+400%
18Jefferson County Estimated134+32.7%
19Klamath County Estimated103-55.6%
19Polk County Estimated103-41.8%
21Malheur County Estimated88+95.6%
22Columbia County Estimated84+52.7%
23Tillamook County Estimated77-10.5%
24Coos County Estimated67-44.6%
25Morrow County Estimated64+12.3%
26Union County Estimated50+31.6%
27Baker County Estimated44+57.1%
28Curry County Estimated42-19.2%
29Wasco County Estimated39-18.8%
30Harney County Estimated34+54.5%
31Wallowa County Estimated18-41.9%
32Lake County Estimated12-40%
33Grant County Estimated6-33.3%
34Gilliam County Estimated2n/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?

Deschutes County, with 2,574 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Gilliam County, with 2 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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