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Washington County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 354
Construction valuation (2025): $82,198,460
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 182 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 172

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	354	$82,198,460
2024	232	$66,944,694
2023	267	$67,975,217
2022	543	$108,169,567
2021	332	$85,070,720
2020	284	$63,513,509
2019	247	$58,942,372
2018	310	$74,471,420
2017	308	$69,864,509
2016	200	$49,312,677
2015	320	$59,495,315

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.