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Lancaster County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,110
Construction valuation (2025): $499,414,027
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,110 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,110	$499,414,027
2024	997	$425,946,292
2023	699	$295,043,937
2022	1,072	$464,014,605
2021	1,445	$521,219,367
2020	1,458	$513,734,203
2019	1,238	$435,002,260
2018	1,228	$363,462,501
2017	976	$312,447,300
2016	1,231	$323,534,269
2015	1,109	$341,007,767

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.