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Illinois in 2022

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Illinois changed +12.1%, against +15.5% for the United States and +7.8% in 2021.

20,549 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,765 single-family), +4.5% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+12.1%Illinois index, 2021–2022US +15.5%
20,549housing units permitted in 20229,765 single-family
93 of 96counties with a rising indexmedian county +11.3%
1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022
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Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2022Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Wayne County+22.2%000.0
Richland County+19.7%330.2
Clay County+18.6%550.4
Brown County+18.5%220.3
Moultrie County+18.5%19171.3
McLean County+16.8%4373052.5
Massac County+15.9%310.2
Kendall County+15.5%7495975.1
Scott County+15.5%000.0
Stephenson County+15.2%11110.3
Washington County+15.2%22221.6
White County+15.2%000.0
De Witt County+15.1%12120.8
Livingston County+15.0%53221.5
Kane County+14.7%1,4111,1162.7
Lee County+14.7%19190.6
McHenry County+14.6%9007892.8
Marshall County+14.3%770.6
Douglas County+14.1%52202.6
Marion County+14.1%860.2
Pike County+14.1%22201.5
Will County+14.1%1,6711,4982.3
Lake County+13.8%9576281.3
Iroquois County+13.7%10100.4
Kankakee County+13.7%1161031.1
St. Clair County+13.6%8522923.4
Adams County+13.5%66661.0
Champaign County+13.5%8902834.2
Winnebago County+13.2%1891600.7
Monroe County+13.1%87872.5
Coles County+13.0%440.1
Hamilton County+12.9%000.0
Jo Daviess County+12.9%35331.6
Sangamon County+12.8%2011371.0
Bureau County+12.5%20200.6
Saline County+12.5%000.0
Christian County+12.4%35351.0
Effingham County+12.4%56321.6
Ford County+12.2%880.6
Whiteside County+12.2%28200.5
Montgomery County+12.1%10100.4
Ogle County+12.0%31310.6
Franklin County+11.8%770.2
Madison County+11.8%4133281.6
Henry County+11.7%21140.4
Boone County+11.6%1291292.4
DeKalb County+11.5%2861612.8
Macon County+11.5%21210.2
Cook County+11.3%8,3251,0511.6
LaSalle County+11.1%94640.9
Clark County+11.0%110.1
DuPage County+11.0%1,1217781.2
Woodford County+11.0%29290.8
Jefferson County+10.8%550.1
Peoria County+10.8%65650.4
Edgar County+10.7%000.0
Menard County+10.7%990.8
Logan County+10.5%880.3
Clinton County+10.4%67591.8
Grundy County+10.4%53371.0
Vermilion County+10.2%220.0
Tazewell County+9.9%171491.3
Williamson County+9.5%146632.2
Rock Island County+9.4%105560.7
Macoupin County+9.0%54541.2
Randolph County+9.0%440.1
Knox County+8.7%330.1
Gallatin County+8.6%000.0
Jackson County+8.6%440.1
Fulton County+8.4%15150.5
Piatt County+8.3%30301.8
Johnson County+8.2%000.0
Cass County+8.0%000.0
Greene County+8.0%110.1
Perry County+7.9%21211.0
Hancock County+7.8%000.0
Schuyler County+7.6%000.0
Morgan County+6.8%110.0
Lawrence County+6.6%61614.4
Jersey County+6.4%126566.0
Shelby County+6.0%25251.2
Warren County+6.0%440.2
Cumberland County+5.7%000.0
Mercer County+5.5%770.5
McDonough County+5.4%000.0
Crawford County+5.2%220.1
Fayette County+5.1%530.2
Jasper County+5.1%110.1
Edwards County+4.5%000.0
Carroll County+4.3%21211.4
Stark County+1.5%330.6
Union County+1.3%990.5
Putnam County+0.9%21213.7
Wabash County−0.9%440.4
Bond County−2.8%32321.9
Mason County−6.3%550.4
Henderson County—330.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Illinois by year050,000100,0001995: 47,467 units (35,392 single-family, 12,075 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 49,592 units (35,912 single-family, 13,680 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 46,323 units (32,801 single-family, 13,522 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 47,984 units (36,177 single-family, 11,807 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 53,974 units (39,228 single-family, 14,746 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 51,944 units (37,817 single-family, 14,127 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 54,839 units (39,362 single-family, 15,477 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 60,971 units (42,545 single-family, 18,426 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 62,211 units (45,379 single-family, 16,832 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 59,753 units (46,207 single-family, 13,546 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 66,942 units (47,705 single-family, 19,237 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 58,802 units (37,903 single-family, 20,899 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 43,020 units (24,511 single-family, 18,509 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 22,528 units (11,827 single-family, 10,701 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 10,859 units (7,844 single-family, 3,015 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 12,318 units (7,624 single-family, 4,694 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 11,809 units (6,834 single-family, 4,975 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,797 units (8,564 single-family, 5,233 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 15,545 units (9,869 single-family, 5,676 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 20,578 units (10,553 single-family, 10,025 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 19,571 units (10,076 single-family, 9,495 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 22,603 units (10,187 single-family, 12,416 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 24,992 units (10,181 single-family, 14,811 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 21,510 units (10,041 single-family, 11,469 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 20,524 units (8,745 single-family, 11,779 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 18,058 units (9,237 single-family, 8,821 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 19,658 units (10,937 single-family, 8,721 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 20,549 units (9,765 single-family, 10,784 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 16,863 units (9,554 single-family, 7,309 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 20,326 units (10,326 single-family, 10,000 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 18,551 units (10,821 single-family, 7,730 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Illinois by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.