Counties in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
Harris County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 223 counties in 2025, at 30,909. Zavala County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 21. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2025
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2025 | Change on 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harris County Estimated | 30,909 | +3.3% |
| 2 | Collin County Estimated | 19,082 | +1.4% |
| 3 | Travis County Estimated | 15,059 | -11.4% |
| 4 | Tarrant County Estimated | 13,924 | -26.2% |
| 5 | Montgomery County Estimated | 13,614 | +2.8% |
| 6 | Dallas County Estimated | 12,691 | -0.2% |
| 7 | Fort Bend County Estimated | 12,487 | +3.9% |
| 8 | Denton County Estimated | 10,210 | -2.8% |
| 9 | Hidalgo County Estimated | 7,301 | +0.1% |
| 10 | Bexar County Estimated | 6,333 | -24.1% |
| 11 | Williamson County Estimated | 4,956 | -34.2% |
| 12 | Hays County Estimated | 4,595 | -15% |
| 13 | Ellis County Estimated | 3,678 | +23.8% |
| 14 | Lubbock County Estimated | 2,858 | +29.4% |
| 15 | Bell County Estimated | 2,839 | -12.5% |
| 16 | Brazoria County Estimated | 2,800 | -29.3% |
| 17 | Cameron County Estimated | 2,702 | +15.1% |
| 18 | Galveston County Estimated | 2,525 | -19.8% |
| 19 | Johnson County Estimated | 2,356 | +7.9% |
| 20 | Brazos County Estimated | 2,330 | +5.4% |
| 21 | Bastrop County Estimated | 2,269 | +23.2% |
| 22 | El Paso County Estimated | 2,050 | -11.6% |
| 23 | Grayson County Estimated | 1,881 | -12.2% |
| 24 | Comal County Estimated | 1,726 | -49.7% |
| 25 | Guadalupe County Estimated | 1,697 | -17.7% |
| 26 | Rockwall County Estimated | 1,591 | -12.1% |
| 27 | Nueces County Estimated | 1,496 | -9.1% |
| 28 | McLennan County Estimated | 1,442 | +37.9% |
| 29 | Webb County Estimated | 1,340 | -7.5% |
| 30 | Midland County Estimated | 1,317 | -12.4% |
| 31 | Kaufman County Estimated | 1,069 | -38.7% |
| 32 | Taylor County Estimated | 1,057 | +104.8% |
| 33 | Liberty County Estimated | 1,010 | -23.5% |
| 34 | Ector County Estimated | 921 | -8.3% |
| 35 | Potter County Estimated | 865 | -28.7% |
| 36 | Hunt County Estimated | 834 | -35.2% |
| 37 | Burnet County Estimated | 736 | -0.8% |
| 38 | Polk County Estimated | 661 | -12.5% |
| 39 | Chambers County Estimated | 564 | -12.7% |
| 40 | Smith County Estimated | 543 | -10.7% |
| 41 | Walker County Estimated | 533 | -35.7% |
| 42 | San Jacinto County Estimated | 523 | -9.5% |
| 43 | Coryell County Estimated | 503 | +30.6% |
| 44 | Navarro County Estimated | 477 | -10% |
| 45 | Caldwell County Estimated | 443 | -16.3% |
| 46 | San Patricio County Estimated | 432 | -8.3% |
| 47 | Wise County Estimated | 402 | -13.2% |
| 48 | Hardin County Estimated | 374 | +18.7% |
| 49 | Kendall County Estimated | 351 | -37.3% |
| 50 | Parker County Estimated | 342 | -22.1% |
| 51 | Jefferson County Estimated | 341 | -4.2% |
| 52 | Waller County Estimated | 339 | -29.4% |
| 53 | Tom Green County Estimated | 335 | +43.8% |
| 54 | Austin County Estimated | 304 | -26.2% |
| 55 | Matagorda County Estimated | 300 | +96.1% |
| 56 | Hood County Estimated | 258 | +83% |
| 57 | Bowie County Estimated | 257 | +90.4% |
| 58 | Titus County Estimated | 253 | +622.9% |
| 59 | Orange County Estimated | 245 | +0.4% |
| 60 | Atascosa County Estimated | 242 | +10% |
| 61 | Brown County Estimated | 205 | +38.5% |
| 62 | Washington County Estimated | 197 | +77.5% |
| 63 | Gregg County Estimated | 194 | +1% |
| 64 | Aransas County Estimated | 188 | -7.8% |
| 65 | Victoria County Estimated | 185 | +330.2% |
| 66 | Kerr County Estimated | 179 | -55.9% |
| 67 | Henderson County Estimated | 176 | -35.8% |
| 68 | Angelina County Estimated | 157 | +30.8% |
| 69 | Wichita County Estimated | 131 | -34.8% |
| 70 | Wilson County Estimated | 127 | -5.2% |
| 71 | Llano County Estimated | 117 | -1.7% |
| 72 | Wharton County Estimated | 116 | -37% |
| 73 | Calhoun County Estimated | 108 | +14.9% |
| 74 | Callahan County Estimated | 103 | +836.4% |
| 75 | Maverick County Estimated | 94 | +22.1% |
| 76 | Andrews County Estimated | 93 | +29.2% |
| 77 | Randall County Estimated | 90 | +114.3% |
| 78 | Fannin County Estimated | 84 | -22.9% |
| 79 | Eastland County Estimated | 75 | +368.8% |
| 80 | Milam County Estimated | 73 | -25.5% |
| 80 | Val Verde County Estimated | 73 | -14.1% |
| 82 | Van Zandt County Estimated | 72 | -28% |
| 83 | Medina County Estimated | 70 | -30% |
| 84 | Cooke County Estimated | 69 | -55.5% |
| 85 | Grimes County Estimated | 68 | -35.8% |
| 85 | Hill County Estimated | 68 | +11.5% |
| 87 | Wood County Estimated | 67 | -6.9% |
| 88 | Hopkins County Estimated | 62 | -4.6% |
| 88 | Karnes County Estimated | 62 | -22.5% |
| 90 | Harrison County Estimated | 59 | +11.3% |
| 91 | Gillespie County Estimated | 51 | -1.9% |
| 92 | Lamar County Estimated | 48 | -59% |
| 93 | Cherokee County Estimated | 43 | +104.8% |
| 93 | Willacy County Estimated | 43 | +19.4% |
| 95 | Reeves County Estimated | 41 | +36.7% |
| 96 | Carson County Estimated | 39 | -4.9% |
| 97 | Erath County Estimated | 36 | -67.3% |
| 98 | Deaf Smith County Estimated | 33 | -29.8% |
| 98 | Hamilton County Estimated | 33 | +106.3% |
| 100 | Burleson County Estimated | 31 | -26.2% |
| 100 | Nacogdoches County Estimated | 31 | -11.4% |
| 102 | Robertson County Estimated | 30 | -55.9% |
| 103 | Colorado County Estimated | 28 | -3.4% |
| 104 | Jasper County Estimated | 27 | -41.3% |
| 104 | Somervell County Estimated | 27 | -30.8% |
| 106 | Upshur County Estimated | 26 | -35% |
| 106 | Young County Estimated | 26 | +13% |
| 108 | Gonzales County Estimated | 25 | +78.6% |
| 109 | Culberson County Estimated | 23 | -8% |
| 110 | Fayette County Estimated | 22 | +29.4% |
| 110 | Palo Pinto County Estimated | 22 | -8.3% |
| 112 | Archer County Estimated | 21 | -12.5% |
| 113 | Montague County Estimated | 20 | -9.1% |
| 114 | Anderson County Estimated | 19 | -29.6% |
| 114 | DeWitt County Estimated | 19 | +137.5% |
| 114 | Gaines County Estimated | 19 | +72.7% |
| 114 | Moore County Estimated | 19 | -26.9% |
| 118 | Kleberg County Estimated | 18 | +63.6% |
| 118 | Panola County Estimated | 18 | +5.9% |
| 118 | Ward County Estimated | 18 | -30.8% |
| 121 | Presidio County Estimated | 17 | -26.1% |
| 121 | Refugio County Estimated | 17 | +21.4% |
| 123 | Lampasas County Estimated | 16 | -11.1% |
| 124 | Lee County Estimated | 15 | -25% |
| 124 | Sherman County Estimated | 15 | -11.8% |
| 126 | Bee County Estimated | 14 | 0% |
| 126 | Cass County Estimated | 14 | +16.7% |
| 126 | Comanche County Estimated | 14 | -12.5% |
| 126 | Limestone County Estimated | 14 | -62.2% |
| 130 | Bosque County Estimated | 12 | 0% |
| 130 | Red River County Estimated | 12 | 0% |
| 132 | Marion County Estimated | 11 | -26.7% |
| 132 | Rains County Estimated | 11 | -47.6% |
| 132 | Uvalde County Estimated | 11 | -35.3% |
| 135 | Blanco County Estimated | 9 | +12.5% |
| 135 | Frio County Estimated | 9 | -30.8% |
| 135 | Hockley County Estimated | 9 | +50% |
| 135 | Live Oak County Estimated | 9 | 0% |
| 135 | Rusk County Estimated | 9 | +200% |
| 140 | Camp County Estimated | 8 | -75% |
| 140 | Clay County Estimated | 8 | -42.9% |
| 140 | Delta County Estimated | 8 | +14.3% |
| 140 | Gray County Estimated | 8 | +166.7% |
| 140 | Nolan County Estimated | 8 | -57.9% |
| 145 | Lavaca County Estimated | 7 | -41.7% |
| 145 | Morris County Estimated | 7 | +40% |
| 147 | Falls County Estimated | 6 | -14.3% |
| 147 | Hale County Estimated | 6 | 0% |
| 147 | Howard County Estimated | 6 | -92% |
| 147 | Lamb County Estimated | 6 | +500% |
| 147 | McCulloch County Estimated | 6 | |
| 147 | Wilbarger County Estimated | 6 | +100% |
| 153 | Coleman County Estimated | 5 | 0% |
| 153 | Donley County Estimated | 5 | +66.7% |
| 153 | Martin County Estimated | 5 | 0% |
| 156 | Crane County Estimated | 4 | |
| 156 | Dimmit County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 156 | Freestone County Estimated | 4 | +300% |
| 156 | Mason County Estimated | 4 | -71.4% |
| 156 | Ochiltree County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 156 | Parmer County Estimated | 4 | +33.3% |
| 156 | Pecos County Estimated | 4 | -60% |
| 156 | Runnels County Estimated | 4 | +100% |
| 156 | Shelby County Estimated | 4 | 0% |
| 165 | Brewster County Estimated | 3 | -57.1% |
| 165 | Dawson County Estimated | 3 | |
| 165 | Jim Wells County Estimated | 3 | -25% |
| 165 | Leon County Estimated | 3 | |
| 165 | Mitchell County Estimated | 3 | -25% |
| 165 | Reagan County Estimated | 3 | -40% |
| 165 | Schleicher County Estimated | 3 | 0% |
| 165 | Stephens County Estimated | 3 | +50% |
| 165 | Winkler County Estimated | 3 | -70% |
| 174 | Bailey County Estimated | 2 | -60% |
| 174 | Dallam County Estimated | 2 | -60% |
| 174 | Garza County Estimated | 2 | -71.4% |
| 174 | Hutchinson County Estimated | 2 | |
| 174 | Jack County Estimated | 2 | -81.8% |
| 174 | Madison County Estimated | 2 | -33.3% |
| 180 | Floyd County Estimated | 1 | 0% |
| 180 | Goliad County Estimated | 1 | |
| 180 | Houston County Estimated | 1 | -66.7% |
| 180 | Kimble County Estimated | 1 | |
| 180 | La Salle County Estimated | 1 | |
| 180 | San Augustine County Estimated | 1 | 0% |
| 180 | Scurry County Estimated | 1 | -96.9% |
| 180 | Upton County Estimated | 1 | 0% |
| 180 | Yoakum County Estimated | 1 | -85.7% |
| 189 | Armstrong County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Bandera County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Baylor County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Brooks County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Castro County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Childress County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Cochran County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Coke County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Collingsworth County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Concho County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Cottle County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Crosby County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Franklin County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Hall County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Hansford County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Hardeman County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Haskell County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Hemphill County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Jackson County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Jones County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Kinney County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Lipscomb County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Lynn County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Oldham County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Real County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Sabine County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | San Saba County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Starr County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Sutton County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Swisher County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Terry County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Trinity County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Tyler County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 189 | Wheeler County Estimated | 0 | |
| 189 | Zavala County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
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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/co2025a.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?
Harris County, with 30,909 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Zavala County, with 0 in 2025.
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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