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Washington building permits & home builders

Live single-family residential permit data and the most active licensed builders across all 39 counties in Washington. Updated weekly from US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey + county public records.

Permits (12mo)
15,749
Statewide single-family
Counties tracked
39
All scored 0–100
Top market
King
2,745 permits
Active builders
0
Top 10 ranked below

Top counties in Washington by permit volume

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

  1. King County2,745
  2. Clark County1,856
  3. Snohomish County1,661
  4. Pierce County1,562
  5. Spokane County1,216
  6. Benton County838
  7. Thurston County613
  8. Whatcom County557
  9. Kitsap County475
  10. Yakima County460

Top home builders in Washington

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

Per-permit builder attribution not yet available for Washington. Census Bureau aggregate data is loaded.

All 39 counties in Washington

Adams 30 Asotin 22 Benton 838 Chelan 318 Clallam 183 Clark 1,856 Columbia 5 Cowlitz 175 Douglas 177 Ferry 13 Franklin 322 Garfield 4 Grant 341 Grays Harbor 209 Island 192 Jefferson 193 King 2,745 Kitsap 475 Kittitas 153 Klickitat 78 Lewis 278 Lincoln 42 Mason 168 Okanogan 173 Pacific 58 Pend Oreille 37 Pierce 1,562 San Juan 72 Skagit 123 Skamania 54 Snohomish 1,661 Spokane 1,216 Stevens 156 Thurston 613 Wahkiakum 25 Walla Walla 138 Whatcom 557 Whitman 27 Yakima 460

For LBM & trade operators serving Washington

Washington is a tracked market for PermitFocus. If you're an LBM (lumber and building materials) operator, roofing contractor, HVAC company, plumber, concrete supplier, doors/windows dealer, paint distributor, or flooring contractor selling into new single-family construction — Washington's 15,749 permits/yr represent active accounts you could be pursuing.

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