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Horry County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 6,511
Construction valuation (2025): $1,405,885,507
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 6,418 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 16 · 5+ 77

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	6,511	$1,405,885,507
2024	7,331	$1,491,824,161
2023	6,513	$1,291,604,339
2022	7,071	$1,454,313,980
2021	6,970	$1,300,499,709
2020	5,419	$914,879,146
2019	4,488	$761,613,366
2018	4,520	$765,471,909
2017	5,245	$818,203,754
2016	4,097	$757,616,534
2015	3,829	$630,917,135

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.