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Counties in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits

Salt Lake County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 29 counties in 2023, at 8,315. Wayne County had the lowest, at 20. The median was 143. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,315Salt Lake County
Lowest20Wayne County
Median14329 counties

All counties, 2023

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Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 8,315 count8,315Utah CountyUtah County: 6,036 count6,036Washington CountyWashington County: 2,820 count2,820Davis CountyDavis County: 1,547 count1,547Weber CountyWeber County: 1,440 count1,440Cache CountyCache County: 957 count957Tooele CountyTooele County: 920 count920Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 700 count700Iron CountyIron County: 460 count460Summit CountySummit County: 333 count333Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 270 count270Sanpete CountySanpete County: 238 count238Kane CountyKane County: 153 count153Juab CountyJuab County: 145 count145Morgan CountyMorgan County: 143 count143Sevier CountySevier County: 140 count140Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 113 count113Millard CountyMillard County: 94 count94Uintah CountyUintah County: 86 count86Grand CountyGrand County: 82 count82San Juan CountySan Juan County: 65 count65Emery CountyEmery County: 55 count55Garfield CountyGarfield County: 53 count53Rich CountyRich County: 53 count53Carbon CountyCarbon County: 41 count41Beaver CountyBeaver County: 37 count37Piute CountyPiute County: 25 count25Daggett CountyDaggett County: 20 count20Wayne CountyWayne County: 20 count20
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Salt Lake County Estimated8,315
2Utah County Estimated6,036
3Washington County Estimated2,820
4Davis County Estimated1,547
5Weber County Estimated1,440
6Cache County Estimated957
7Tooele County Estimated920
8Wasatch County Estimated700
9Iron County Estimated460
10Summit County Estimated333
11Box Elder County Estimated270
12Sanpete County Estimated238
13Kane County Estimated153
14Juab County Estimated145
15Morgan County Estimated143
16Sevier County Estimated140
17Duchesne County Estimated113
18Millard County Estimated94
19Uintah County Estimated86
20Grand County Estimated82
21San Juan County Estimated65
22Emery County Estimated55
23Garfield County Estimated53
23Rich County Estimated53
25Carbon County Estimated41
26Beaver County Estimated37
27Piute County Estimated25
28Daggett County Estimated20
28Wayne County Estimated20

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Salt Lake County, with 8,315 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wayne County, with 20 in 2023.

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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