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Harford County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 715
Construction valuation (2025): $178,854,984
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 578 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 137

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	715	$178,854,984
2024	803	$186,109,563
2023	1,410	$250,715,732
2022	1,406	$280,479,150
2021	902	$238,152,726
2020	1,198	$292,455,704
2019	930	$204,433,109
2018	863	$168,483,090
2017	886	$161,547,025
2016	847	$150,409,075
2015	923	$156,419,412

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.