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Sumter County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 36
Construction valuation (2025): $8,272,534
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 24 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 12

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	36	$8,272,534
2024	39	$6,658,413
2023	23	$4,929,810
2022	103	$12,392,752
2021	25	$5,145,774
2020	21	$4,335,726
2019	17	$2,600,686
2018	17	$2,314,685
2017	17	$2,591,480
2016	16	$2,450,634
2015	10	$1,408,457

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.