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Florida building permits & home builders

Live single-family residential permit data and the most active licensed builders across all 67 counties in Florida. Updated weekly from US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey + county public records.

Permits (12mo)
91,371
Statewide single-family
Counties tracked
67
All scored 0–100
Top market
Lee
7,344 permits
Active builders
10+
Top 10 ranked below

Top counties in Florida by permit volume

Most-active markets in the state over the last 12 months.

  1. Lee County7,344
  2. Manatee County6,817
  3. Polk County5,441
  4. Pasco County5,007
  5. Marion County4,550
  6. Hillsborough County3,654
  7. Sarasota County3,623
  8. Osceola County3,605
  9. Lake County3,266
  10. Duval County3,001

Top home builders in Florida

Most-active licensed builders across the state in the last 12 months.

  1. LENNAR HOMES, LLC744 permits
  2. PULTE HOME COMPANY, LLC229 permits
  3. D R HORTON INC173 permits
  4. HOMES BY WESTBAY153 permits
  5. HIGHLAND HOMES88 permits
  6. WEEKLEY HOMES80 permits
  7. RYAN HOMES70 permits
  8. TAYLOR MORRISON OF FLORIDA, INC.65 permits
  9. CASA FRESCA HOMES LLC58 permits
  10. KB HOME TAMPA, LLC45 permits

All 67 counties in Florida

Alachua 567 Baker 98 Bay 1,353 Bradford 61 Brevard 2,755 Broward 700 Calhoun 24 Charlotte 2,305 Citrus 1,603 Clay 1,152 Collier 1,614 Columbia 137 DeSoto 171 Dixie 44 Duval 3,001 Escambia 1,388 Flagler 1,421 Franklin 90 Gadsden 53 Gilchrist 58 Glades 56 Gulf 246 Hamilton 21 Hardee 70 Hendry 332 Hernando 1,510 Highlands 634 Hillsborough 3,654 Holmes 9 Indian River 162 Jackson 83 Jefferson 52 Lafayette 33 Lake 3,266 Lee 7,344 Leon 534 Levy 199 Liberty 15 Madison 34 Manatee 6,817 Marion 4,550 Martin 765 Miami-Dade 2,029 Monroe 176 Nassau 760 Okaloosa 927 Okeechobee 78 Orange 2,981 Osceola 3,605 Palm Beach 2,586 Pasco 5,007 Pinellas 1,379 Polk 5,441 Putnam 96 Santa Rosa 1,489 Sarasota 3,623 Seminole 710 St. Johns 2,690 St. Lucie 2,635 Sumter 2,709 Suwannee 112 Taylor 46 Union 38 Volusia 1,447 Wakulla 371 Walton 1,275 Washington 180

For LBM & trade operators serving Florida

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