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Scott County, VA

Name: Building Permits — Scott County, VA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 32
Construction valuation (2025): $8,221,930
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 32 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	32	$8,221,930
2024	22	$4,429,500
2023	25	$4,791,800
2022	25	$6,110,141
2021	32	$7,655,798
2020	16	$2,766,769
2019	13	$2,248,000
2018	21	$2,904,000
2017	30	$4,469,000
2016	20	$2,315,000
2015	27	$2,792,000

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.