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Jefferson County, TN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 331
Construction valuation (2025): $124,750,482
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 328 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	331	$124,750,482
2024	254	$96,592,717
2023	475	$141,758,022
2022	578	$149,558,871
2021	330	$93,624,838
2020	212	$61,614,735
2019	263	$52,991,692
2018	157	$43,072,808
2017	135	$36,342,452
2016	143	$34,535,016
2015	109	$29,687,942

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.