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Kent County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 53
Construction valuation (2025): $16,092,500
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 37 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 10

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	53	$16,092,500
2024	48	$20,164,196
2023	71	$24,275,638
2022	83	$23,215,739
2021	48	$14,373,077
2020	46	$10,806,971
2019	25	$6,414,837
2018	28	$7,184,770
2017	33	$8,782,493
2016	28	$5,935,023
2015	25	$7,528,422

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.