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Cecil County, MD

Name: Building Permits — Cecil County, MD
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 142
Construction valuation (2025): $36,854,797
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 142 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	142	$36,854,797
2024	561	$116,860,164
2023	228	$55,971,018
2022	241	$69,045,735
2021	366	$77,463,451
2020	234	$51,605,614
2019	188	$38,172,138
2018	155	$36,921,358
2017	99	$22,864,985
2016	78	$18,587,622
2015	109	$24,254,285

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.