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Laurens County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 869
Construction valuation (2025): $168,256,807
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 866 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	869	$168,256,807
2024	621	$103,000,141
2023	422	$62,549,497
2022	317	$45,917,582
2021	185	$27,264,300
2020	186	$24,881,295
2019	159	$21,316,647
2018	161	$25,297,370
2017	139	$21,688,783
2016	115	$17,066,108
2015	114	$17,077,217

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.