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North Dakota in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +1.1%, against −7.5% for the United States and +2.6% in 2008.

3,195 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,704 single-family), +12.8% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

+1.1%North Dakota index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
3,195housing units permitted in 20091,704 single-family
18 of 25counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Cavalier County+11.4%220.6
Sargent County+11.1%441.1
Mercer County+10.9%22222.6
Bowman County+9.4%551.8
McHenry County+9.1%13132.5
Foster County+8.7%661.9
McLean County+6.4%21212.2
Ward County+5.6%4261906.2
Traill County+4.7%770.9
Bottineau County+4.4%400.6
Barnes County+3.8%10100.9
Williams County+3.8%197694.7
Ramsey County+3.6%660.5
Stutsman County+2.1%60252.8
Stark County+1.2%104883.1
Richland County+0.5%39152.3
Cass County+0.3%1,3475746.7
Grand Forks County+0.1%2801213.8
Burleigh County−0.2%4403564.3
Morton County−0.4%75752.2
Walsh County−1.5%440.4
Pierce County−3.6%310.8
Ransom County−3.6%000.0
Pembina County−5.6%000.0
Dickey County−9.2%000.0
Dunn County—330.7
McKenzie County—3282.1
Mountrail County—47475.0
Wells County—220.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in North Dakota by year05,00010,00015,0001995: 3,185 units (1,458 single-family, 1,727 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 2,324 units (1,479 single-family, 845 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 3,222 units (1,488 single-family, 1,734 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 2,974 units (1,704 single-family, 1,270 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 2,577 units (1,443 single-family, 1,134 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 2,128 units (1,257 single-family, 871 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 2,687 units (1,482 single-family, 1,205 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 3,265 units (1,793 single-family, 1,472 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 3,721 units (2,344 single-family, 1,377 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 4,033 units (2,521 single-family, 1,512 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 4,038 units (2,367 single-family, 1,671 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 3,529 units (2,297 single-family, 1,232 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 3,360 units (2,194 single-family, 1,166 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 2,833 units (1,888 single-family, 945 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 3,195 units (1,704 single-family, 1,491 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 3,833 units (2,084 single-family, 1,749 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,201 units (2,913 single-family, 3,288 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 10,340 units (4,540 single-family, 5,800 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 10,532 units (3,899 single-family, 6,633 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 12,178 units (4,531 single-family, 7,647 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 6,256 units (3,440 single-family, 2,816 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 3,981 units (2,359 single-family, 1,622 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 3,411 units (2,111 single-family, 1,300 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 3,211 units (1,905 single-family, 1,306 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 2,495 units (1,767 single-family, 728 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 3,493 units (2,171 single-family, 1,322 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 3,600 units (2,266 single-family, 1,334 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 3,440 units (1,961 single-family, 1,479 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 2,618 units (1,499 single-family, 1,119 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 2,319 units (1,651 single-family, 668 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 2,440 units (1,761 single-family, 679 in multi-unit buildings)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.