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Counties in Utah by housing units authorized by building permits

Utah County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 29 counties in 2024, at 6,321. Daggett County had the lowest, at 10. The median was 196. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,321Utah County
Lowest10Daggett County
Median19629 counties

All counties, 2024

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Utah CountyUtah County: 6,321 count6,321Salt Lake CountySalt Lake County: 4,550 count4,550Washington CountyWashington County: 3,152 count3,152Weber CountyWeber County: 1,630 count1,630Davis CountyDavis County: 1,468 count1,468Cache CountyCache County: 1,021 count1,021Summit CountySummit County: 919 count919Tooele CountyTooele County: 897 count897Wasatch CountyWasatch County: 835 count835Iron CountyIron County: 655 count655Box Elder CountyBox Elder County: 479 count479Sanpete CountySanpete County: 266 count266Grand CountyGrand County: 238 count238Kane CountyKane County: 202 count202Carbon CountyCarbon County: 196 count196Morgan CountyMorgan County: 196 count196Duchesne CountyDuchesne County: 123 count123Sevier CountySevier County: 109 count109Juab CountyJuab County: 107 count107Rich CountyRich County: 97 count97Millard CountyMillard County: 93 count93Uintah CountyUintah County: 86 count86Garfield CountyGarfield County: 57 count57Emery CountyEmery County: 55 count55San Juan CountySan Juan County: 52 count52Beaver CountyBeaver County: 39 count39Piute CountyPiute County: 25 count25Wayne CountyWayne County: 24 count24Daggett CountyDaggett County: 10 count10
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Utah County Estimated6,321+4.7%
2Salt Lake County Estimated4,550-45.3%
3Washington County Estimated3,152+11.8%
4Weber County Estimated1,630+13.2%
5Davis County Estimated1,468-5.1%
6Cache County Estimated1,021+6.7%
7Summit County Estimated919+176%
8Tooele County Estimated897-2.5%
9Wasatch County Estimated835+19.3%
10Iron County Estimated655+42.4%
11Box Elder County Estimated479+77.4%
12Sanpete County Estimated266+11.8%
13Grand County Estimated238+190.2%
14Kane County Estimated202+32%
15Carbon County Estimated196+378%
15Morgan County Estimated196+37.1%
17Duchesne County Estimated123+8.8%
18Sevier County Estimated109-22.1%
19Juab County Estimated107-26.2%
20Rich County Estimated97+83%
21Millard County Estimated93-1.1%
22Uintah County Estimated860%
23Garfield County Estimated57+7.5%
24Emery County Estimated550%
25San Juan County Estimated52-20%
26Beaver County Estimated39+5.4%
27Piute County Estimated250%
28Wayne County Estimated24+20%
29Daggett County Estimated10-50%

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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?

Utah County, with 6,321 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Daggett County, with 10 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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