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Washington County, MN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,382
Construction valuation (2025): $717,138,630
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,225 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 4 · 5+ 1,153

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,382	$717,138,630
2024	1,397	$493,157,279
2023	2,263	$617,067,959
2022	2,485	$652,111,653
2021	2,617	$745,260,136
2020	2,684	$635,358,953
2019	1,766	$443,892,082
2018	1,699	$405,835,348
2017	1,328	$340,699,267
2016	1,181	$320,448,776
2015	888	$257,376,695

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.