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Sussex County, DE

Name: Building Permits — Sussex County, DE
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,885
Construction valuation (2025): $509,113,854
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,264 · 2-unit 128 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 493

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,885	$509,113,854
2024	4,354	$640,322,839
2023	4,134	$599,430,304
2022	4,170	$604,642,999
2021	4,805	$697,389,855
2020	4,523	$624,093,607
2019	3,467	$491,524,060
2018	3,180	$451,169,668
2017	3,178	$443,215,187
2016	2,798	$390,358,682
2015	2,447	$350,688,207

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.