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Counties in West Virginia by housing units authorized by building permits

Berkeley County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 54 counties in 2023, at 1,378. Wyoming County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 11. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest1,378Berkeley County
Lowest0Wyoming County
Median1154 counties

All counties, 2023

CSVChart (SVG)

Berkeley CountyBerkeley County: 1,378 count1,378Jefferson CountyJefferson County: 1,007 count1,007Hardy CountyHardy County: 200 count200Kanawha CountyKanawha County: 151 count151Hampshire CountyHampshire County: 142 count142Harrison CountyHarrison County: 125 count125Morgan CountyMorgan County: 109 count109Putnam CountyPutnam County: 103 count103Cabell CountyCabell County: 84 count84Wood CountyWood County: 84 count84Greenbrier CountyGreenbrier County: 80 count80Raleigh CountyRaleigh County: 65 count65Wayne CountyWayne County: 62 count62Mineral CountyMineral County: 53 count53Upshur CountyUpshur County: 51 count51Grant CountyGrant County: 47 count47Pendleton CountyPendleton County: 28 count28Roane CountyRoane County: 27 count27Fayette CountyFayette County: 26 count26Ritchie CountyRitchie County: 19 count19Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 18 count18Summers CountySummers County: 18 count18Monongalia CountyMonongalia County: 14 count14Calhoun CountyCalhoun County: 12 count12Gilmer CountyGilmer County: 12 count12Hancock CountyHancock County: 12 count12Wirt CountyWirt County: 12 count12Marion CountyMarion County: 9 count9Boone CountyBoone County: 8 count8Clay CountyClay County: 8 count8Mercer CountyMercer County: 8 count8Barbour CountyBarbour County: 7 count7Marshall CountyMarshall County: 6 count6McDowell CountyMcDowell County: 5 count5Mason CountyMason County: 4 count4Braxton CountyBraxton County: 3 count3Ohio CountyOhio County: 3 count3Pleasants CountyPleasants County: 3 count3Preston CountyPreston County: 3 count3Tucker CountyTucker County: 3 count3Brooke CountyBrooke County: 2 count2Mingo CountyMingo County: 1 count1Randolph CountyRandolph County: 1 count1Wetzel CountyWetzel County: 1 count1Jackson CountyJackson County: 0 count0Lewis CountyLewis County: 0 count0Logan CountyLogan County: 0 count0Monroe CountyMonroe County: 0 count0Nicholas CountyNicholas County: 0 count0Pocahontas CountyPocahontas County: 0 count0Taylor CountyTaylor County: 0 count0Tyler CountyTyler County: 0 count0Webster CountyWebster County: 0 count0Wyoming CountyWyoming County: 0 count0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Berkeley County Estimated1,378
2Jefferson County Estimated1,007
3Hardy County Estimated200
4Kanawha County Estimated151
5Hampshire County Estimated142
6Harrison County Estimated125
7Morgan County Estimated109
8Putnam County Estimated103
9Cabell County Estimated84
9Wood County Estimated84
11Greenbrier County Estimated80
12Raleigh County Estimated65
13Wayne County Estimated62
14Mineral County Estimated53
15Upshur County Estimated51
16Grant County Estimated47
17Pendleton County Estimated28
18Roane County Estimated27
19Fayette County Estimated26
20Ritchie County Estimated19
21Lincoln County Estimated18
21Summers County Estimated18
23Monongalia County Estimated14
24Calhoun County Estimated12
24Gilmer County Estimated12
24Hancock County Estimated12
24Wirt County Estimated12
28Marion County Estimated9
29Boone County Estimated8
29Clay County Estimated8
29Mercer County Estimated8
32Barbour County Estimated7
33Marshall County Estimated6
34McDowell County Estimated5
35Mason County Estimated4
36Braxton County Estimated3
36Ohio County Estimated3
36Pleasants County Estimated3
36Preston County Estimated3
36Tucker County Estimated3
41Brooke County Estimated2
42Mingo County Estimated1
42Randolph County Estimated1
42Wetzel County Estimated1
45Jackson County Estimated0
45Lewis County Estimated0
45Logan County Estimated0
45Monroe County Estimated0
45Nicholas County Estimated0
45Pocahontas County Estimated0
45Taylor County Estimated0
45Tyler County Estimated0
45Webster County Estimated0
45Wyoming County Estimated0

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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?

Berkeley County, with 1,378 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wyoming County, with 0 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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