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Worcester County, MD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 242
Construction valuation (2025): $92,988,255
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 242 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	242	$92,988,255
2024	354	$111,030,630
2023	508	$128,975,321
2022	304	$97,276,335
2021	462	$110,439,467
2020	265	$63,808,452
2019	316	$62,524,766
2018	239	$47,783,237
2017	282	$54,071,354
2016	233	$46,626,623
2015	266	$51,944,779

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.