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Fairfield County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 74
Construction valuation (2025): $25,657,495
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 74 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	74	$25,657,495
2024	91	$28,054,092
2023	76	$29,780,462
2022	66	$19,708,334
2021	55	$16,614,504
2020	72	$13,696,816
2019	50	$11,136,688
2018	51	$11,538,543
2017	51	$11,648,714
2016	47	$9,884,552
2015	33	$7,015,335

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.