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

All 132 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/virginia-counties
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/virginia-counties.csv

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Fairfax County | 2,862 |
| 2 | Richmond city | 2,681 |
| 3 | Henrico County | 2,323 |
| 4 | Chesterfield County | 2,194 |
| 5 | Loudoun County | 1,561 |
| 6 | Prince William County | 1,340 |
| 7 | Arlington County | 1,309 |
| 8 | Charlottesville city | 889 |
| 9 | Chesapeake city | 846 |
| 10 | Albemarle County | 729 |
| 11 | Frederick County | 707 |
| 12 | Rockingham County | 685 |
| 13 | Spotsylvania County | 681 |
| 14 | Suffolk city | 589 |
| 15 | Hanover County | 511 |
| 16 | Augusta County | 495 |
| 17 | Stafford County | 450 |
| 18 | Virginia Beach city | 436 |
| 19 | Fauquier County | 417 |
| 20 | Roanoke city | 410 |
| 21 | Louisa County | 404 |
| 22 | Culpeper County | 366 |
| 23 | Bedford County | 355 |
| 24 | Waynesboro city | 353 |
| 25 | Campbell County | 350 |
| 26 | Orange County | 339 |
| 27 | Montgomery County | 328 |
| 28 | Goochland County | 314 |
| 29 | Isle of Wight County | 303 |
| 30 | New Kent County | 295 |
| 31 | Greene County | 266 |
| 32 | James City County | 225 |
| 33 | Caroline County | 224 |
| 34 | King William County | 215 |
| 35 | Westmoreland County | 214 |
| 36 | Lynchburg city | 213 |
| 37 | York County | 204 |
| 38 | Shenandoah County | 191 |
| 38 | Washington County | 191 |
| 40 | Fluvanna County | 189 |
| 41 | Portsmouth city | 179 |
| 42 | Mecklenburg County | 174 |
| 43 | Harrisonburg city | 162 |
| 44 | Roanoke County | 161 |
| 45 | Warren County | 157 |
| 46 | Norfolk city | 156 |
| 47 | Accomack County | 154 |
| 48 | Staunton city | 147 |
| 49 | Northampton County | 145 |
| 50 | Franklin County | 143 |
| 51 | Page County | 141 |
| 52 | Prince George County | 132 |
| 53 | Botetourt County | 127 |
| 53 | Powhatan County | 127 |
| 55 | Newport News city | 125 |
| 56 | Gloucester County | 122 |
| 57 | Lancaster County | 116 |
| 58 | Manassas city | 115 |
| 59 | Amherst County | 112 |
| 60 | Halifax County | 101 |
| 61 | Hampton city | 100 |
| 62 | Poquoson city | 98 |
| 63 | Petersburg city | 95 |
| 64 | King George County | 93 |
| 65 | Rockbridge County | 91 |
| 66 | Fairfax city | 89 |
| 67 | Buckingham County | 86 |
| 68 | Appomattox County | 85 |
| 69 | Wythe County | 81 |
| 70 | Carroll County | 77 |
| 71 | Floyd County | 73 |
| 72 | Pittsylvania County | 72 |
| 73 | Cumberland County | 70 |
| 74 | Winchester city | 68 |
| 75 | Northumberland County | 65 |
| 76 | Essex County | 62 |
| 76 | Middlesex County | 62 |
| 76 | Nelson County | 62 |
| 79 | Pulaski County | 55 |
| 80 | Amelia County | 50 |
| 81 | Southampton County | 49 |
| 82 | Madison County | 48 |
| 83 | Wise County | 45 |
| 84 | Henry County | 44 |
| 85 | Charlotte County | 42 |
| 85 | Nottoway County | 42 |
| 87 | Rappahannock County | 39 |
| 88 | Brunswick County | 36 |
| 88 | King and Queen County | 36 |
| 90 | Surry County | 35 |
| 91 | Patrick County | 34 |
| 91 | Sussex County | 34 |
| 93 | Grayson County | 33 |
| 94 | Mathews County | 32 |
| 94 | Scott County | 32 |
| 96 | Hopewell city | 31 |
| 97 | Lunenburg County | 27 |
| 97 | Prince Edward County | 27 |
| 97 | Richmond County | 27 |
| 100 | Fredericksburg city | 25 |
| 101 | Charles City County | 24 |
| 102 | Giles County | 23 |
| 103 | Williamsburg city | 22 |
| 104 | Bristol city | 21 |
| 105 | Craig County | 19 |
| 106 | Falls Church city | 18 |
| 107 | Alexandria city | 17 |
| 107 | Clarke County | 17 |
| 107 | Salem city | 17 |
| 110 | Lee County | 16 |
| 111 | Colonial Heights city | 15 |
| 111 | Tazewell County | 15 |
| 113 | Danville city | 14 |
| 113 | Dinwiddie County | 14 |
| 115 | Alleghany County | 13 |
| 115 | Buena Vista city | 13 |
| 115 | Radford city | 13 |
| 118 | Buchanan County | 12 |
| 118 | Smyth County | 12 |
| 120 | Highland County | 11 |
| 120 | Russell County | 11 |
| 122 | Bland County | 10 |
| 122 | Greensville County | 10 |
| 124 | Manassas Park city | 8 |
| 125 | Bath County | 6 |
| 125 | Galax city | 6 |
| 127 | Covington city | 5 |
| 127 | Dickenson County | 5 |
| 129 | Emporia city | 4 |
| 130 | Norton city | 1 |
| 131 | Lexington city | 0 |
| 131 | Martinsville city | 0 |