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Smith County, TN

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 153
Construction valuation (2025): $40,964,371
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 146 · 2-unit 2 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 5

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	153	$40,964,371
2024	159	$41,443,498
2023	125	$30,398,685
2022	126	$26,365,151
2021	124	$29,467,107
2020	101	$18,603,156
2019	75	$15,599,032
2018	77	$13,181,443
2017	69	$12,647,190
2016	62	$10,987,930
2015	41	$6,638,536

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.