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Counties in Oregon by housing units authorized by building permits

Washington County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 33 counties in 2024, at 2,273. Grant County had the lowest, at 9. The median was 121. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,273Washington County
Lowest9Grant County
Median12133 counties

All counties, 2024

CSVChart (SVG)

Washington CountyWashington County: 2,273 count2,273Multnomah CountyMultnomah County: 2,040 count2,040Lane CountyLane County: 1,814 count1,814Marion CountyMarion County: 1,682 count1,682Deschutes CountyDeschutes County: 1,624 count1,624Clackamas CountyClackamas County: 1,140 count1,140Jackson CountyJackson County: 896 count896Yamhill CountyYamhill County: 316 count316Linn CountyLinn County: 309 count309Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 280 count280Klamath CountyKlamath County: 232 count232Umatilla CountyUmatilla County: 205 count205Josephine CountyJosephine County: 202 count202Douglas CountyDouglas County: 190 count190Polk CountyPolk County: 177 count177Crook CountyCrook County: 142 count142Coos CountyCoos County: 121 count121Benton CountyBenton County: 116 count116Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 101 count101Clatsop CountyClatsop County: 97 count97Tillamook CountyTillamook County: 86 count86Morrow CountyMorrow County: 57 count57Columbia CountyColumbia County: 55 count55Curry CountyCurry County: 52 count52Wasco CountyWasco County: 48 count48Malheur CountyMalheur County: 45 count45Union CountyUnion County: 38 count38Hood River CountyHood River County: 36 count36Wallowa CountyWallowa County: 31 count31Baker CountyBaker County: 28 count28Harney CountyHarney County: 22 count22Lake CountyLake County: 20 count20Grant CountyGrant County: 9 count9
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Washington County Estimated2,273-14.5%
2Multnomah County Estimated2,040-43.4%
3Lane County Estimated1,814+46.4%
4Marion County Estimated1,682-3.7%
5Deschutes County Estimated1,624-32.2%
6Clackamas County Estimated1,140-1.1%
7Jackson County Estimated896-35.3%
8Yamhill County Estimated316-5.4%
9Linn County Estimated309-18%
10Lincoln County Estimated280+47.4%
11Klamath County Estimated232+60%
12Umatilla County Estimated205+7.3%
13Josephine County Estimated202-3.3%
14Douglas County Estimated190-21.5%
15Polk County Estimated177-19.2%
16Crook County Estimated142-22.8%
17Coos County Estimated121+303.3%
18Benton County Estimated116-71.3%
19Jefferson County Estimated101-21.1%
20Clatsop County Estimated97-33.1%
21Tillamook County Estimated86-6.5%
22Morrow County Estimated570%
23Columbia County Estimated55-17.9%
24Curry County Estimated52-18.8%
25Wasco County Estimated48-27.3%
26Malheur County Estimated45+4.7%
27Union County Estimated38-2.6%
28Hood River County Estimated36-7.7%
29Wallowa County Estimated31+933.3%
30Baker County Estimated28-33.3%
31Harney County Estimated22+144.4%
32Lake County Estimated20+17.6%
33Grant County Estimated9-55%

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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 2024 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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Washington County, with 2,273 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Grant County, with 9 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. 1 counties have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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