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Dorchester County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 64
Construction valuation (2025): $15,472,513
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 64 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	64	$15,472,513
2024	79	$20,085,370
2023	69	$15,551,388
2022	74	$16,455,617
2021	69	$15,541,026
2020	58	$12,998,249
2019	54	$12,057,019
2018	54	$11,617,790
2017	43	$8,834,761
2016	81	$13,824,800
2015	36	$9,103,016

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.