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Richland County, SC

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 3,382
Construction valuation (2025): $598,081,183
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,336 · 2-unit 38 · 3-4 144 · 5+ 864

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	3,382	$598,081,183
2024	3,469	$624,544,078
2023	2,843	$584,415,143
2022	3,439	$609,742,550
2021	3,263	$609,894,123
2020	1,781	$340,176,102
2019	1,687	$323,313,255
2018	2,644	$332,327,030
2017	2,361	$303,876,290
2016	2,151	$265,931,948
2015	2,368	$261,813,801

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.