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Blount County, TN

Name: Building Permits — Blount County, TN
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 790
Construction valuation (2025): $278,171,350
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 787 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	790	$278,171,350
2024	871	$239,541,335
2023	669	$230,115,879
2022	852	$210,234,226
2021	922	$222,921,833
2020	907	$196,760,028
2019	893	$171,344,883
2018	868	$170,185,830
2017	887	$172,364,853
2016	744	$125,254,908
2015	631	$105,342,732

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.