Counties in Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits, 2023
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Multnomah County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 33 counties in 2023, at 3,607. Wallowa County had the lowest, at 3. The median was 145. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest3,607Multnomah County

Lowest3Wallowa County

Median14533 counties

All counties, 2023

CSV Chart (SVG)

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count
1	Multnomah County Estimated	3,607
2	Washington County Estimated	2,660
3	Deschutes County Estimated	2,397
4	Marion County Estimated	1,747
5	Jackson County Estimated	1,384
6	Lane County Estimated	1,239
7	Clackamas County Estimated	1,153
8	Benton County Estimated	404
9	Linn County Estimated	377
10	Yamhill County Estimated	334
11	Douglas County Estimated	242
12	Polk County Estimated	219
13	Josephine County Estimated	209
14	Umatilla County Estimated	191
15	Lincoln County Estimated	190
16	Crook County Estimated	184
17	Clatsop County Estimated	145
17	Klamath County Estimated	145
19	Jefferson County Estimated	128
20	Tillamook County Estimated	92
21	Columbia County Estimated	67
22	Wasco County Estimated	66
23	Curry County Estimated	64
24	Morrow County Estimated	57
25	Malheur County Estimated	43
26	Baker County Estimated	42
27	Hood River County Estimated	39
27	Union County Estimated	39
29	Coos County Estimated	30
30	Grant County Estimated	20
31	Lake County Estimated	17
32	Harney County Estimated	9
33	Wallowa County Estimated	3

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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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2023 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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?

Multnomah County, with 3,607 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wallowa County, with 3 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. 1 counties have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.