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Greenville County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,947
Construction valuation (2025): $2,036,109,599
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 4,222 · 2-unit 32 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 693

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,947	$2,036,109,599
2024	5,575	$2,016,272,960
2023	4,774	$1,411,026,476
2022	4,738	$1,152,029,871
2021	7,964	$1,539,475,212
2020	6,122	$1,278,145,651
2019	4,588	$1,018,793,634
2018	4,669	$1,393,236,211
2017	3,543	$1,428,321,890
2016	3,799	$812,574,913
2015	4,338	$796,617,166

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.