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Brown County, SD

Name: Building Permits — Brown County, SD
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 169
Construction valuation (2025): $27,466,027
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 65 · 2-unit 24 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 80

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	169	$27,466,027
2024	85	$14,574,782
2023	63	$12,473,835
2022	263	$35,086,360
2021	95	$15,162,554
2020	79	$14,207,640
2019	68	$8,608,385
2018	69	$5,600,833
2017	148	$11,102,549
2016	98	$7,660,689
2015	174	$14,934,234

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.