Counties in South Dakota by housing units authorized by building permits
Minnehaha County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 63 counties in 2024, at 2,421. Todd County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 17. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnehaha County Estimated | 2,421 | -15.4% |
| 2 | Pennington County Estimated | 1,183 | -17.2% |
| 3 | Lincoln County Estimated | 268 | -48.6% |
| 4 | Custer County Estimated | 232 | -23.7% |
| 5 | Lawrence County Estimated | 219 | -44.3% |
| 6 | Brookings County Estimated | 208 | +62.5% |
| 7 | Yankton County Estimated | 179 | -1.6% |
| 8 | Codington County Estimated | 159 | +21.4% |
| 9 | Meade County Estimated | 138 | -5.5% |
| 10 | Hughes County Estimated | 134 | +415.4% |
| 11 | Brown County Estimated | 85 | +34.9% |
| 12 | Butte County Estimated | 70 | +48.9% |
| 13 | Hamlin County Estimated | 62 | -1.6% |
| 14 | Davison County Estimated | 48 | -31.4% |
| 14 | Union County Estimated | 48 | -68.8% |
| 16 | Day County Estimated | 34 | +41.7% |
| 17 | Beadle County Estimated | 30 | +36.4% |
| 17 | Charles Mix County Estimated | 30 | +100% |
| 17 | Lake County Estimated | 30 | -37.5% |
| 20 | Clay County Estimated | 28 | -15.2% |
| 21 | Gregory County Estimated | 24 | +9.1% |
| 21 | Turner County Estimated | 24 | -27.3% |
| 23 | Roberts County Estimated | 23 | +43.8% |
| 24 | Grant County Estimated | 22 | -24.1% |
| 24 | Kingsbury County Estimated | 22 | +10% |
| 26 | Hutchinson County Estimated | 21 | +10.5% |
| 26 | McCook County Estimated | 21 | -4.5% |
| 28 | Deuel County Estimated | 20 | -20% |
| 28 | Spink County Estimated | 20 | -41.2% |
| 30 | Bon Homme County Estimated | 18 | +5.9% |
| 30 | Moody County Estimated | 18 | -30.8% |
| 32 | Sully County Estimated | 17 | +240% |
| 33 | Marshall County Estimated | 16 | -5.9% |
| 34 | Hanson County Estimated | 15 | +36.4% |
| 35 | Clark County Estimated | 13 | +62.5% |
| 36 | Stanley County Estimated | 12 | +20% |
| 37 | Sanborn County Estimated | 11 | +175% |
| 38 | Brule County Estimated | 10 | +25% |
| 38 | Tripp County Estimated | 10 | +400% |
| 40 | Aurora County Estimated | 9 | +80% |
| 40 | Fall River County Estimated | 9 | -10% |
| 42 | McPherson County Estimated | 8 | 0% |
| 42 | Miner County Estimated | 8 | +166.7% |
| 44 | Douglas County Estimated | 6 | +50% |
| 44 | Lyman County Estimated | 6 | +200% |
| 46 | Hand County Estimated | 5 | -50% |
| 46 | Jerauld County Estimated | 5 | +66.7% |
| 48 | Faulk County Estimated | 4 | -50% |
| 48 | Potter County Estimated | 4 | -50% |
| 50 | Dewey County Estimated | 3 | -57.1% |
| 51 | Haakon County Estimated | 2 | |
| 51 | Mellette County Estimated | 2 | 0% |
| 51 | Walworth County Estimated | 2 | -50% |
| 54 | Edmunds County Estimated | 1 | -50% |
| 55 | Bennett County Estimated | 0 | |
| 55 | Campbell County Estimated | 0 | |
| 55 | Corson County Estimated | 0 | |
| 55 | Harding County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 55 | Hyde County Estimated | 0 | |
| 55 | Jackson County Estimated | 0 | |
| 55 | Jones County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 55 | Perkins County Estimated | 0 | |
| 55 | Todd County Estimated | 0 |
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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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?
Minnehaha County, with 2,421 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Todd 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.
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