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Counties in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Utah County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 29 counties in 2025, at 7,202. Daggett County had the lowest, at 17. The median was 146. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7,202Utah County
Lowest17Daggett County
Median14629 counties

All counties, 2025

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Utah CountyUtah County: 7,202 count7,202Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 7,179 count7,179Washington CountyWashington County: 2,857 count2,857Davis CountyDavis County: 1,917 count1,917Weber CountyWeber County: 1,490 count1,490Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 1,128 count1,128Cache CountyCache County: 1,112 count1,112Iron CountyIron County: 678 count678Summit CountySummit County: 563 count563Tooele CountyTooele County: 523 count523Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 456 count456Sanpete CountySanpete County: 238 count238Morgan CountyMorgan County: 192 count192Uintah CountyUintah County: 170 count170Kane CountyKane County: 146 count146Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 127 count127Grand CountyGrand County: 124 count124Juab CountyJuab County: 102 count102Sevier CountySevier County: 97 count97Rich CountyRich County: 82 count82Emery CountyEmery County: 77 count77Millard CountyMillard County: 73 count73San Juan CountySan Juan County: 55 count55Beaver CountyBeaver County: 48 count48Carbon CountyCarbon County: 45 count45Wayne CountyWayne County: 29 count29Garfield CountyGarfield County: 27 count27Piute CountyPiute County: 21 count21Daggett CountyDaggett County: 17 count17
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Utah County Estimated7,202+13.9%
2Salt Lake County Estimated7,179+57.8%
3Washington County Estimated2,857-9.4%
4Davis County Estimated1,917+30.6%
5Weber County Estimated1,490-8.6%
6Wasatch County Estimated1,128+35.1%
7Cache County Estimated1,112+8.9%
8Iron County Estimated678+3.5%
9Summit County Estimated563-38.7%
10Tooele County Estimated523-41.7%
11Box Elder County Estimated456-4.8%
12Sanpete County Estimated238-10.5%
13Morgan County Estimated192-2%
14Uintah County Estimated170+97.7%
15Kane County Estimated146-27.7%
16Duchesne County Estimated127+3.3%
17Grand County Estimated124-47.9%
18Juab County Estimated102-4.7%
19Sevier County Estimated97-11%
20Rich County Estimated82-15.5%
21Emery County Estimated77+40%
22Millard County Estimated73-21.5%
23San Juan County Estimated55+5.8%
24Beaver County Estimated48+23.1%
25Carbon County Estimated45-77%
26Wayne County Estimated29+20.8%
27Garfield County Estimated27-52.6%
28Piute County Estimated21-16%
29Daggett County Estimated17+70%

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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.

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Questions

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

Utah County, with 7,202 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Daggett County, with 17 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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