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Georgetown County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 377
Construction valuation (2025): $221,870,209
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 377 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	377	$221,870,209
2024	327	$195,124,777
2023	355	$160,468,257
2022	469	$198,118,583
2021	665	$202,231,748
2020	622	$154,184,487
2019	330	$113,051,313
2018	368	$103,241,719
2017	563	$100,935,275
2016	366	$82,833,852
2015	299	$68,830,928

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.