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Lexington County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 2,006
Construction valuation (2025): $725,928,195
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,004 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	2,006	$725,928,195
2024	1,758	$559,439,968
2023	1,815	$574,180,440
2022	1,816	$539,800,259
2021	2,692	$700,713,831
2020	2,396	$622,040,123
2019	2,322	$570,874,374
2018	1,896	$472,822,105
2017	1,897	$438,532,400
2016	2,000	$453,817,568
2015	1,897	$436,514,746

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.