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

Jefferson County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 54 counties in 2025, at 1,324. Webster County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,324Jefferson County
Lowest0Webster County
Median1154 counties

All counties, 2025

CSVChart (SVG)

Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,324 count1,324Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,140 count1,140Harrison CountyHarrison County: 192 count192Morgan CountyMorgan County: 130 count130Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 129 count129Putnam CountyPutnam County: 118 count118Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 108 count108Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 97 count97Wood CountyWood County: 87 count87Cabell CountyCabell County: 71 count71Hardy CountyHardy County: 66 count66Wayne CountyWayne County: 61 count61Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 50 count50Mineral CountyMineral County: 43 count43Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 32 count32Upshur CountyUpshur County: 30 count30Fayette CountyFayette County: 27 count27Grant CountyGrant County: 23 count23Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 23 count23Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 22 count22Roane CountyRoane County: 21 count21Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 20 count20Hancock CountyHancock County: 14 count14Summers CountySummers County: 12 count12Wirt CountyWirt County: 12 count12Braxton CountyBraxton County: 11 count11Clay CountyClay County: 11 count11Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 11 count11Marion CountyMarion County: 10 count10Preston CountyPreston County: 8 count8Mason CountyMason County: 7 count7Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 7 count7Boone CountyBoone County: 6 count6Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 6 count6Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 6 count6Lewis CountyLewis County: 5 count5Mercer CountyMercer County: 5 count5Monroe CountyMonroe County: 3 count3Ohio CountyOhio County: 3 count3Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 3 count3Barbour CountyBarbour County: 2 count2Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 2 count2Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 2 count2Logan CountyLogan County: 1 count1Tucker CountyTucker County: 1 count1Brooke CountyBrooke County: 0 count0Jackson CountyJackson County: 0 count0Marshall CountyMarshall County: 0 count0McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 0 count0Mingo CountyMingo County: 0 count0Randolph CountyRandolph County: 0 count0Taylor CountyTaylor County: 0 count0Tyler CountyTyler County: 0 count0Webster CountyWebster County: 0 count0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Jefferson County Estimated1,324+33.7%
2Berkeley County Estimated1,140-21.9%
3Harrison County Estimated192+131.3%
4Morgan County Estimated130+26.2%
5Hampshire County Estimated129+7.5%
6Putnam County Estimated118-70.6%
7Greenbrier County Estimated108+56.5%
8Kanawha County Estimated97-1%
9Wood County Estimated87-29.8%
10Cabell County Estimated71-10.1%
11Hardy County Estimated66-10.8%
12Wayne County Estimated61-10.3%
13Raleigh County Estimated50+22%
14Mineral County Estimated43-32.8%
15Ritchie County Estimated32+23.1%
16Upshur County Estimated30-51.6%
17Fayette County Estimated27-3.6%
18Grant County Estimated23-17.9%
18Pendleton County Estimated23-39.5%
20Monongalia County Estimated22+46.7%
21Roane County Estimated210%
22Wyoming County Estimated20-44.4%
23Hancock County Estimated14-6.7%
24Summers County Estimated120%
24Wirt County Estimated12-14.3%
26Braxton County Estimated110%
26Clay County Estimated11+1,000%
26Lincoln County Estimated11-8.3%
29Marion County Estimated10+66.7%
30Preston County Estimated8+700%
31Mason County Estimated7-12.5%
31Pocahontas County Estimated70%
33Boone County Estimated6-14.3%
33Calhoun County Estimated6-66.7%
33Gilmer County Estimated6-25%
36Lewis County Estimated50%
36Mercer County Estimated5-44.4%
38Monroe County Estimated3n/a
38Ohio County Estimated3n/a
38Pleasants County Estimated3-40%
41Barbour County Estimated20%
41Nicholas County Estimated20%
41Wetzel County Estimated2n/a
44Logan County Estimated10%
44Tucker County Estimated10%
46Brooke County Estimated0n/a
46Jackson County Estimated0n/a
46Marshall County Estimated0-100%
46McDowell County Estimated0-100%
46Mingo County Estimated0n/a
46Randolph County Estimated0-100%
46Taylor County Estimated0n/a
46Tyler County Estimated0n/a
46Webster County Estimated0n/a

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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?

Jefferson County, with 1,324 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Webster County, with 0 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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