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Beaufort County, SC

Name: Building Permits — Beaufort County, SC
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,219
Construction valuation (2025): $817,848,339
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,144 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 75

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,219	$817,848,339
2024	1,638	$816,350,355
2023	1,634	$763,350,966
2022	1,904	$1,003,842,254
2021	2,827	$943,049,298
2020	2,287	$849,990,990
2019	2,311	$730,049,895
2018	1,889	$700,620,541
2017	2,020	$685,513,393
2016	1,551	$550,489,351
2015	1,783	$582,878,413

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.