Counties in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits

Name: Counties in Wisconsin by housing units authorized by building permits, 2024
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 2024, at 5,477. Menominee County had the lowest, at 14. The median was 154. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest5,477Dane County

Lowest14Menominee County

Median15472 counties

Top 40 counties, 2024

CSV Chart (SVG)

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

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2024 count	Change on 2023
1	Dane County Estimated	5,477	+9.3%
2	Waukesha County Estimated	1,917	+76.4%
3	Brown County Estimated	1,587	+94.5%
4	Milwaukee County Estimated	1,005	-17.7%
5	Ozaukee County Estimated	689	+152.4%
6	Winnebago County Estimated	656	+51.9%
7	Rock County Estimated	628	+100.6%
8	Eau Claire County Estimated	590	-48.5%
9	Sauk County Estimated	539	+58.5%
10	La Crosse County Estimated	478	+9.9%
11	Walworth County Estimated	477	+1.1%
12	Outagamie County Estimated	453	-19.3%
13	Washington County Estimated	447	+58%
14	Marathon County Estimated	408	+3%
15	St. Croix County Estimated	400	-2.9%
16	Chippewa County Estimated	364	+2.2%
17	Vilas County Estimated	341	+4%
18	Door County Estimated	313	-15.6%
19	Waupaca County Estimated	300	+147.9%
20	Oneida County Estimated	293	-6.1%
21	Sheboygan County Estimated	292	-47.9%
22	Portage County Estimated	279	+67.1%
23	Racine County Estimated	277	-47.1%
24	Kenosha County Estimated	260	+14.5%
25	Polk County Estimated	247	-3.9%
26	Sawyer County Estimated	220	+4.8%
27	Calumet County Estimated	206	+7.3%
28	Pierce County Estimated	202	-45.8%
29	Dodge County Estimated	197	-23.9%
30	Oconto County Estimated	189	+51.2%
31	Langlade County Estimated	186	+17.7%
32	Fond du Lac County Estimated	183	+37.6%
33	Columbia County Estimated	181	-17.7%
34	Barron County Estimated	161	-2.4%
35	Juneau County Estimated	160	+14.3%
36	Washburn County Estimated	157	+42.7%
37	Marinette County Estimated	151	+14.4%
38	Jefferson County Estimated	146	-1.4%
39	Dunn County Estimated	145	+5.1%
40	Lincoln County Estimated	143	-17.8%
41	Trempealeau County Estimated	142	+71.1%
42	Wood County Estimated	138	+36.6%
43	Adams County Estimated	127	-19.6%
44	Waushara County Estimated	120	+16.5%
45	Burnett County Estimated	118	-21.3%
46	Monroe County Estimated	116	-1.7%
47	Grant County Estimated	115	-1.7%
48	Manitowoc County Estimated	112	+5.7%
49	Vernon County Estimated	108	+22.7%
50	Bayfield County Estimated	104	+8.3%
51	Iowa County Estimated	99	+43.5%
52	Douglas County Estimated	95	-13.6%
53	Marquette County Estimated	93	+116.3%
54	Green County Estimated	81	+35%
55	Shawano County Estimated	80	-4.8%
56	Rusk County Estimated	74	-19.6%
57	Clark County Estimated	73	-33%
58	Iron County Estimated	72	-12.2%
59	Green Lake County Estimated	70	+40%
60	Forest County Estimated	65	+47.7%
61	Buffalo County Estimated	55	+41%
61	Lafayette County Estimated	55	+10%
63	Jackson County Estimated	51	-27.1%
64	Crawford County Estimated	49	+40%
64	Kewaunee County Estimated	49	-5.8%
64	Price County Estimated	49	-7.5%
67	Taylor County Estimated	42	-59.2%
68	Florence County Estimated	38	+15.2%
69	Ashland County Estimated	29	-12.1%
70	Richland County Estimated	27	-37.2%
71	Pepin County Estimated	22	+29.4%
72	Menominee County Estimated	14	+180%

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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Dane County, with 5,477 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Menominee County, with 14 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.