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Counties in Tennessee by housing units authorized by building permits

Davidson County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 94 counties in 2024, at 6,880. Morgan County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 129. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,880Davidson County
Lowest0Morgan County
Median12994 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

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Davidson CountyDavidson County: 6,880 count6,880Knox CountyKnox County: 4,508 count4,508Rutherford CountyRutherford County: 3,420 count3,420Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 2,583 count2,583Hamilton CountyHamilton County: 2,130 count2,130Shelby CountyShelby County: 2,061 count2,061Williamson CountyWilliamson County: 1,994 count1,994Wilson CountyWilson County: 1,927 count1,927Sumner CountySumner County: 1,778 count1,778Maury CountyMaury County: 1,672 count1,672Sevier CountySevier County: 1,441 count1,441Washington CountyWashington County: 1,155 count1,155Robertson CountyRobertson County: 983 count983Blount CountyBlount County: 871 count871Bradley CountyBradley County: 768 count768Putnam CountyPutnam County: 700 count700Bedford CountyBedford County: 631 count631Loudon CountyLoudon County: 608 count608Sullivan CountySullivan County: 453 count453Franklin CountyFranklin County: 422 count422Marshall CountyMarshall County: 400 count400Anderson CountyAnderson County: 398 count398Dickson CountyDickson County: 376 count376Coffee CountyCoffee County: 367 count367Greene CountyGreene County: 337 count337Hamblen CountyHamblen County: 298 count298Warren CountyWarren County: 282 count282Cheatham CountyCheatham County: 275 count275Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 254 count254Roane CountyRoane County: 248 count248Madison CountyMadison County: 247 count247Marion CountyMarion County: 226 count226Fayette CountyFayette County: 225 count225Tipton CountyTipton County: 215 count215Polk CountyPolk County: 211 count211White CountyWhite County: 209 count209Rhea CountyRhea County: 198 count198Macon CountyMacon County: 181 count181Carter CountyCarter County: 177 count177Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 173 count173
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Davidson County Estimated6,880-38.7%
2Knox County Estimated4,508+5%
3Rutherford County Estimated3,420-3.4%
4Montgomery County Estimated2,583-7.2%
5Hamilton County Estimated2,130+4.3%
6Shelby County Estimated2,061+4.9%
7Williamson County Estimated1,994+39.2%
8Wilson County Estimated1,927+2.8%
9Sumner County Estimated1,778+1.8%
10Maury County Estimated1,672+7%
11Sevier County Estimated1,441+41.1%
12Washington County Estimated1,155+36%
13Robertson County Estimated983+4.7%
14Blount County Estimated871+30.2%
15Bradley County Estimated768+23.7%
16Putnam County Estimated700+12.4%
17Bedford County Estimated631+65.2%
18Loudon County Estimated608-8.2%
19Sullivan County Estimated453-12.9%
20Franklin County Estimated422+5.2%
21Marshall County Estimated400+18%
22Anderson County Estimated398+0.3%
23Dickson County Estimated376-8.7%
24Coffee County Estimated367-2.7%
25Greene County Estimated337+27.2%
26Hamblen County Estimated298+3.1%
27Warren County Estimated282-14%
28Cheatham County Estimated275-3.5%
29Jefferson County Estimated254-46.5%
30Roane County Estimated248+77.1%
31Madison County Estimated247+5.1%
32Marion County Estimated226+14.1%
33Fayette County Estimated225-33%
34Tipton County Estimated215+5.4%
35Polk County Estimated211+5.5%
36White County Estimated209+5.6%
37Rhea County Estimated198+52.3%
38Macon County Estimated181-6.2%
39Carter County Estimated177-2.7%
40Lincoln County Estimated173+29.1%
41Smith County Estimated159+27.2%
42Cannon County Estimated157+52.4%
42Monroe County Estimated157+9.8%
44Hawkins County Estimated153+4.8%
45Gibson County Estimated152-7.3%
46DeKalb County Estimated143+3.6%
47Union County Estimated134+28.8%
48Hickman County Estimated124+5.1%
49Cumberland County Estimated114-73.4%
50Trousdale County Estimated112-8.2%
51Campbell County Estimated111-18.4%
52Claiborne County Estimated107+21.6%
53Meigs County Estimated94-11.3%
54Dyer County Estimated74+25.4%
55Giles County Estimated72-47.8%
56Grainger County Estimated680%
57Weakley County Estimated67-2.9%
58Humphreys County Estimated39+14.7%
59McMinn County Estimated38-61.6%
60Sequatchie County Estimated37+236.4%
61Moore County Estimated31+3.3%
62Hardeman County Estimated30-41.2%
63Haywood County Estimated27+58.8%
63Henderson County Estimated27-12.9%
63Lawrence County Estimated27+8%
66Crockett County Estimated26+4%
66Unicoi County Estimated26+100%
68Clay County Estimated250%
69Hardin County Estimated24-46.7%
70Lauderdale County Estimated21-19.2%
70Obion County Estimated21-44.7%
72Henry County Estimated19-5%
73Chester County Estimated18+80%
74Overton County Estimated17+54.5%
75Grundy County Estimated16-20%
76Stewart County Estimated15+50%
77Carroll County Estimated13+44.4%
77Cocke County Estimated13+62.5%
79Decatur County Estimated12+140%
79Lewis County Estimated12-84%
79Perry County Estimated120%
82Fentress County Estimated7n/a
82McNairy County Estimated7-90%
84Benton County Estimated6+100%
84Johnson County Estimated6+20%
86Lake County Estimated30%
86Scott County Estimated3+50%
86Van Buren County Estimated3-57.1%
89Houston County Estimated1n/a
89Wayne County Estimated1n/a
91Bledsoe County Estimated0n/a
91Hancock County Estimated0-100%
91Jackson County Estimated0n/a
91Morgan County Estimated0n/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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Davidson County, with 6,880 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Morgan 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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