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Lincoln County, SD

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 232
Construction valuation (2025): $74,511,784
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 208 · 2-unit 4 · 3-4 20 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	232	$74,511,784
2024	268	$65,680,753
2023	521	$102,624,296
2022	755	$135,619,360
2021	599	$108,078,011
2020	583	$77,618,373
2019	281	$44,956,046
2018	202	$36,528,085
2017	285	$43,966,573
2016	277	$48,026,747
2015	172	$38,397,488

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.