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Scott County, MN

Name: Building Permits — Scott County, MN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 883
Construction valuation (2025): $315,789,000
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 570 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 313

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	883	$315,789,000
2024	699	$302,083,569
2023	887	$286,324,131
2022	1,211	$371,563,177
2021	1,039	$299,122,838
2020	614	$214,364,174
2019	1,521	$362,511,045
2018	853	$237,087,865
2017	1,059	$249,069,855
2016	588	$179,046,467
2015	489	$134,938,226

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.