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Sumter County, FL

Name: Building Permits — Sumter County, FL
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,516
Construction valuation (2025): $790,254,871
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 3,105 · 2-unit 186 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 225

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,516	$790,254,871
2024	3,961	$894,089,504
2023	3,339	$814,317,463
2022	4,439	$1,149,634,407
2021	4,611	$1,203,827,201
2020	3,698	$875,644,975
2019	2,928	$740,077,215
2018	2,076	$552,266,283
2017	1,814	$504,233,383
2016	1,072	$308,368,325
2015	1,568	$451,041,226

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.