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Chester County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 310
Construction valuation (2025): $106,219,508
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 310 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	310	$106,219,508
2024	269	$91,100,030
2023	164	$44,168,467
2022	114	$38,794,842
2021	78	$23,013,951
2020	82	$20,372,844
2019	65	$16,149,206
2018	31	$5,984,164
2017	32	$5,389,332
2016	49	$8,992,712
2015	15	$5,332,187

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.