Counties in South Dakota by housing units authorized by building permits

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

Minnehaha County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 63 counties in 2023, at 2,863. Todd County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 15. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,863Minnehaha County

Lowest0Todd County

Median1563 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2023 count
1	Minnehaha County Estimated	2,863
2	Pennington County Estimated	1,428
3	Lincoln County Estimated	521
4	Lawrence County Estimated	393
5	Custer County Estimated	304
6	Yankton County Estimated	182
7	Union County Estimated	154
8	Meade County Estimated	146
9	Codington County Estimated	131
10	Brookings County Estimated	128
11	Davison County Estimated	70
12	Brown County Estimated	63
12	Hamlin County Estimated	63
14	Lake County Estimated	48
15	Butte County Estimated	47
16	Spink County Estimated	34
17	Clay County Estimated	33
17	Turner County Estimated	33
19	Grant County Estimated	29
20	Hughes County Estimated	26
20	Moody County Estimated	26
22	Deuel County Estimated	25
23	Day County Estimated	24
24	Beadle County Estimated	22
24	Gregory County Estimated	22
24	McCook County Estimated	22
27	Kingsbury County Estimated	20
28	Hutchinson County Estimated	19
29	Bon Homme County Estimated	17
29	Marshall County Estimated	17
31	Roberts County Estimated	16
32	Charles Mix County Estimated	15
33	Hanson County Estimated	11
34	Fall River County Estimated	10
34	Hand County Estimated	10
34	Stanley County Estimated	10
37	Brule County Estimated	8
37	Clark County Estimated	8
37	Faulk County Estimated	8
37	McPherson County Estimated	8
37	Potter County Estimated	8
42	Dewey County Estimated	7
43	Aurora County Estimated	5
43	Sully County Estimated	5
45	Douglas County Estimated	4
45	Harding County Estimated	4
45	Sanborn County Estimated	4
45	Walworth County Estimated	4
49	Jerauld County Estimated	3
49	Jones County Estimated	3
49	Miner County Estimated	3
52	Edmunds County Estimated	2
52	Lyman County Estimated	2
52	Mellette County Estimated	2
52	Tripp County Estimated	2
56	Bennett County Estimated	0
56	Campbell County Estimated	0
56	Corson County Estimated	0
56	Haakon County Estimated	0
56	Hyde County Estimated	0
56	Jackson County Estimated	0
56	Perkins County Estimated	0
56	Todd County Estimated	0

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

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Questions

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

Minnehaha County, with 2,863 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Todd 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.