# Counties in Texas by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

All 223 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `building_permit_units`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/texas-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/texas-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Harris County | 30,909 |
| 2 | Collin County | 19,082 |
| 3 | Travis County | 15,059 |
| 4 | Tarrant County | 13,924 |
| 5 | Montgomery County | 13,614 |
| 6 | Dallas County | 12,691 |
| 7 | Fort Bend County | 12,487 |
| 8 | Denton County | 10,210 |
| 9 | Hidalgo County | 7,301 |
| 10 | Bexar County | 6,333 |
| 11 | Williamson County | 4,956 |
| 12 | Hays County | 4,595 |
| 13 | Ellis County | 3,678 |
| 14 | Lubbock County | 2,858 |
| 15 | Bell County | 2,839 |
| 16 | Brazoria County | 2,800 |
| 17 | Cameron County | 2,702 |
| 18 | Galveston County | 2,525 |
| 19 | Johnson County | 2,356 |
| 20 | Brazos County | 2,330 |
| 21 | Bastrop County | 2,269 |
| 22 | El Paso County | 2,050 |
| 23 | Grayson County | 1,881 |
| 24 | Comal County | 1,726 |
| 25 | Guadalupe County | 1,697 |
| 26 | Rockwall County | 1,591 |
| 27 | Nueces County | 1,496 |
| 28 | McLennan County | 1,442 |
| 29 | Webb County | 1,340 |
| 30 | Midland County | 1,317 |
| 31 | Kaufman County | 1,069 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 1,057 |
| 33 | Liberty County | 1,010 |
| 34 | Ector County | 921 |
| 35 | Potter County | 865 |
| 36 | Hunt County | 834 |
| 37 | Burnet County | 736 |
| 38 | Polk County | 661 |
| 39 | Chambers County | 564 |
| 40 | Smith County | 543 |
| 41 | Walker County | 533 |
| 42 | San Jacinto County | 523 |
| 43 | Coryell County | 503 |
| 44 | Navarro County | 477 |
| 45 | Caldwell County | 443 |
| 46 | San Patricio County | 432 |
| 47 | Wise County | 402 |
| 48 | Hardin County | 374 |
| 49 | Kendall County | 351 |
| 50 | Parker County | 342 |
| 51 | Jefferson County | 341 |
| 52 | Waller County | 339 |
| 53 | Tom Green County | 335 |
| 54 | Austin County | 304 |
| 55 | Matagorda County | 300 |
| 56 | Hood County | 258 |
| 57 | Bowie County | 257 |
| 58 | Titus County | 253 |
| 59 | Orange County | 245 |
| 60 | Atascosa County | 242 |
| 61 | Brown County | 205 |
| 62 | Washington County | 197 |
| 63 | Gregg County | 194 |
| 64 | Aransas County | 188 |
| 65 | Victoria County | 185 |
| 66 | Kerr County | 179 |
| 67 | Henderson County | 176 |
| 68 | Angelina County | 157 |
| 69 | Wichita County | 131 |
| 70 | Wilson County | 127 |
| 71 | Llano County | 117 |
| 72 | Wharton County | 116 |
| 73 | Calhoun County | 108 |
| 74 | Callahan County | 103 |
| 75 | Maverick County | 94 |
| 76 | Andrews County | 93 |
| 77 | Randall County | 90 |
| 78 | Fannin County | 84 |
| 79 | Eastland County | 75 |
| 80 | Milam County | 73 |
| 80 | Val Verde County | 73 |
| 82 | Van Zandt County | 72 |
| 83 | Medina County | 70 |
| 84 | Cooke County | 69 |
| 85 | Grimes County | 68 |
| 85 | Hill County | 68 |
| 87 | Wood County | 67 |
| 88 | Hopkins County | 62 |
| 88 | Karnes County | 62 |
| 90 | Harrison County | 59 |
| 91 | Gillespie County | 51 |
| 92 | Lamar County | 48 |
| 93 | Cherokee County | 43 |
| 93 | Willacy County | 43 |
| 95 | Reeves County | 41 |
| 96 | Carson County | 39 |
| 97 | Erath County | 36 |
| 98 | Deaf Smith County | 33 |
| 98 | Hamilton County | 33 |
| 100 | Burleson County | 31 |
| 100 | Nacogdoches County | 31 |
| 102 | Robertson County | 30 |
| 103 | Colorado County | 28 |
| 104 | Jasper County | 27 |
| 104 | Somervell County | 27 |
| 106 | Upshur County | 26 |
| 106 | Young County | 26 |
| 108 | Gonzales County | 25 |
| 109 | Culberson County | 23 |
| 110 | Fayette County | 22 |
| 110 | Palo Pinto County | 22 |
| 112 | Archer County | 21 |
| 113 | Montague County | 20 |
| 114 | Anderson County | 19 |
| 114 | DeWitt County | 19 |
| 114 | Gaines County | 19 |
| 114 | Moore County | 19 |
| 118 | Kleberg County | 18 |
| 118 | Panola County | 18 |
| 118 | Ward County | 18 |
| 121 | Presidio County | 17 |
| 121 | Refugio County | 17 |
| 123 | Lampasas County | 16 |
| 124 | Lee County | 15 |
| 124 | Sherman County | 15 |
| 126 | Bee County | 14 |
| 126 | Cass County | 14 |
| 126 | Comanche County | 14 |
| 126 | Limestone County | 14 |
| 130 | Bosque County | 12 |
| 130 | Red River County | 12 |
| 132 | Marion County | 11 |
| 132 | Rains County | 11 |
| 132 | Uvalde County | 11 |
| 135 | Blanco County | 9 |
| 135 | Frio County | 9 |
| 135 | Hockley County | 9 |
| 135 | Live Oak County | 9 |
| 135 | Rusk County | 9 |
| 140 | Camp County | 8 |
| 140 | Clay County | 8 |
| 140 | Delta County | 8 |
| 140 | Gray County | 8 |
| 140 | Nolan County | 8 |
| 145 | Lavaca County | 7 |
| 145 | Morris County | 7 |
| 147 | Falls County | 6 |
| 147 | Hale County | 6 |
| 147 | Howard County | 6 |
| 147 | Lamb County | 6 |
| 147 | McCulloch County | 6 |
| 147 | Wilbarger County | 6 |
| 153 | Coleman County | 5 |
| 153 | Donley County | 5 |
| 153 | Martin County | 5 |
| 156 | Crane County | 4 |
| 156 | Dimmit County | 4 |
| 156 | Freestone County | 4 |
| 156 | Mason County | 4 |
| 156 | Ochiltree County | 4 |
| 156 | Parmer County | 4 |
| 156 | Pecos County | 4 |
| 156 | Runnels County | 4 |
| 156 | Shelby County | 4 |
| 165 | Brewster County | 3 |
| 165 | Dawson County | 3 |
| 165 | Jim Wells County | 3 |
| 165 | Leon County | 3 |
| 165 | Mitchell County | 3 |
| 165 | Reagan County | 3 |
| 165 | Schleicher County | 3 |
| 165 | Stephens County | 3 |
| 165 | Winkler County | 3 |
| 174 | Bailey County | 2 |
| 174 | Dallam County | 2 |
| 174 | Garza County | 2 |
| 174 | Hutchinson County | 2 |
| 174 | Jack County | 2 |
| 174 | Madison County | 2 |
| 180 | Floyd County | 1 |
| 180 | Goliad County | 1 |
| 180 | Houston County | 1 |
| 180 | Kimble County | 1 |
| 180 | La Salle County | 1 |
| 180 | San Augustine County | 1 |
| 180 | Scurry County | 1 |
| 180 | Upton County | 1 |
| 180 | Yoakum County | 1 |
| 189 | Armstrong County | 0 |
| 189 | Bandera County | 0 |
| 189 | Baylor County | 0 |
| 189 | Brooks County | 0 |
| 189 | Castro County | 0 |
| 189 | Childress County | 0 |
| 189 | Cochran County | 0 |
| 189 | Coke County | 0 |
| 189 | Collingsworth County | 0 |
| 189 | Concho County | 0 |
| 189 | Cottle County | 0 |
| 189 | Crosby County | 0 |
| 189 | Franklin County | 0 |
| 189 | Hall County | 0 |
| 189 | Hansford County | 0 |
| 189 | Hardeman County | 0 |
| 189 | Haskell County | 0 |
| 189 | Hemphill County | 0 |
| 189 | Jackson County | 0 |
| 189 | Jones County | 0 |
| 189 | Kinney County | 0 |
| 189 | Lipscomb County | 0 |
| 189 | Lynn County | 0 |
| 189 | Oldham County | 0 |
| 189 | Real County | 0 |
| 189 | Sabine County | 0 |
| 189 | San Saba County | 0 |
| 189 | Starr County | 0 |
| 189 | Sutton County | 0 |
| 189 | Swisher County | 0 |
| 189 | Terry County | 0 |
| 189 | Trinity County | 0 |
| 189 | Tyler County | 0 |
| 189 | Wheeler County | 0 |
| 189 | Zavala County | 0 |