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North Dakota in 1996
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +3.7%, against +3.2% for the United States and +5.5% in 1995.
2,324 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,479 single-family), −27.0% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
Counties in 1996
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 1996 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark County | +6.1% | 42 | 42 | 1.2 |
| Stutsman County | +6.1% | 25 | 25 | 1.2 |
| Ward County | +4.6% | 121 | 121 | 1.8 |
| Burleigh County | +4.3% | 294 | 294 | 2.8 |
| Grand Forks County | +3.7% | 135 | 135 | 1.8 |
| Cass County | +3.4% | 539 | 539 | 2.7 |
| Williams County | +3.4% | 29 | 29 | 0.7 |
| Barnes County | +1.6% | 16 | 16 | 1.5 |
| Ramsey County | +1.4% | 17 | 17 | 1.5 |
| Morton County | +0.8% | 89 | 89 | 2.6 |
| Richland County | −1.7% | 30 | 30 | 1.8 |
| Bottineau County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Bowman County | — | 6 | 6 | 2.2 |
| Cavalier County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Dickey County | — | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Dunn County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Foster County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.9 |
| McHenry County | — | 6 | 6 | 1.2 |
| McKenzie County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McLean County | — | 23 | 23 | 2.4 |
| Mercer County | — | 10 | 10 | 1.2 |
| Mountrail County | — | 9 | 9 | 1.0 |
| Pembina County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Pierce County | — | 8 | 8 | 2.1 |
| Ransom County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.4 |
| Sargent County | — | 4 | 4 | 1.1 |
| Traill County | — | 7 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Walsh County | — | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Wells County | — | 3 | 3 | 0.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in North Dakota 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.