Counties in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Name: Counties in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025
Creator: U.S. Census Bureau
License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)

Dane County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 72 counties in 2025, at 6,629. Menominee County had the lowest, at 7. The median was 168. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,629Dane County

Lowest7Menominee County

Median16872 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2025 count	Change on 2024
1	Dane County Estimated	6,629	+21%
2	Brown County Estimated	1,210	-23.8%
3	Waukesha County Estimated	1,178	-38.5%
4	Milwaukee County Estimated	1,046	+4.1%
5	Outagamie County Estimated	1,022	+125.6%
6	Kenosha County Estimated	892	+243.1%
7	Eau Claire County Estimated	727	+23.2%
8	Walworth County Estimated	691	+44.9%
9	Winnebago County Estimated	682	+4%
10	Racine County Estimated	667	+140.8%
11	Ozaukee County Estimated	483	-29.9%
12	St. Croix County Estimated	460	+15%
13	Jefferson County Estimated	420	+187.7%
14	Washington County Estimated	398	-11%
15	Rock County Estimated	388	-38.2%
16	Pierce County Estimated	367	+81.7%
17	Sheboygan County Estimated	364	+24.7%
18	La Crosse County Estimated	363	-24.1%
19	Dodge County Estimated	356	+80.7%
20	Marathon County Estimated	348	-14.7%
20	Oneida County Estimated	348	+18.8%
22	Vilas County Estimated	314	-7.9%
23	Door County Estimated	302	-3.5%
24	Portage County Estimated	244	-12.5%
25	Polk County Estimated	243	-1.6%
26	Calumet County Estimated	242	+17.5%
27	Sauk County Estimated	231	-57.1%
28	Chippewa County Estimated	219	-39.8%
29	Marinette County Estimated	215	+42.4%
30	Waupaca County Estimated	214	-28.7%
31	Juneau County Estimated	204	+27.5%
32	Sawyer County Estimated	201	-8.6%
33	Fond du Lac County Estimated	190	+3.8%
34	Langlade County Estimated	188	+1.1%
35	Adams County Estimated	168	+32.3%
35	Bayfield County Estimated	168	+61.5%
37	Columbia County Estimated	167	-7.7%
38	Wood County Estimated	156	+13%
39	Barron County Estimated	152	-5.6%
39	Manitowoc County Estimated	152	+35.7%
41	Washburn County Estimated	145	-7.6%
42	Burnett County Estimated	143	+21.2%
43	Lincoln County Estimated	139	-2.8%
44	Oconto County Estimated	132	-30.2%
45	Clark County Estimated	123	+68.5%
46	Grant County Estimated	122	+6.1%
47	Monroe County Estimated	116	0%
47	Shawano County Estimated	116	+45%
49	Trempealeau County Estimated	112	-21.1%
50	Green Lake County Estimated	107	+52.9%
51	Waushara County Estimated	101	-15.8%
52	Dunn County Estimated	95	-34.5%
53	Richland County Estimated	92	+240.7%
54	Green County Estimated	82	+1.2%
55	Douglas County Estimated	80	-15.8%
56	Rusk County Estimated	77	+4.1%
57	Vernon County Estimated	76	-29.6%
58	Kewaunee County Estimated	71	+44.9%
59	Iowa County Estimated	69	-30.3%
60	Jackson County Estimated	64	+25.5%
61	Marquette County Estimated	62	-33.3%
62	Crawford County Estimated	50	+2%
63	Ashland County Estimated	49	+69%
64	Taylor County Estimated	48	+14.3%
65	Forest County Estimated	46	-29.2%
65	Lafayette County Estimated	46	-16.4%
67	Iron County Estimated	44	-38.9%
68	Price County Estimated	42	-14.3%
69	Buffalo County Estimated	40	-27.3%
70	Florence County Estimated	34	-10.5%
71	Pepin County Estimated	30	+36.4%
72	Menominee County Estimated	7	-50%

Other periods

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2024
2023

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?

Dane County, with 6,629 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Menominee County, with 7 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.