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North Dakota in 2014
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2014 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +7.9%, against +6.2% for the United States and +8.5% in 2013.
12,178 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,531 single-family), +15.6% on 2013; the national total was 1,046,363.
Counties in 2014
Ranked by the county index change from 2013 to 2014 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2014; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2014 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavalier County | +17.9% | 11 | 11 | 3.1 |
| Pembina County | +17.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| McKenzie County | +16.2% | 1,692 | 309 | 111.4 |
| Mercer County | +14.4% | 14 | 14 | 1.7 |
| Stutsman County | +12.4% | 43 | 43 | 2.0 |
| Walsh County | +12.4% | 11 | 7 | 1.1 |
| McLean County | +12.3% | 158 | 158 | 16.2 |
| Morton County | +11.9% | 509 | 181 | 14.7 |
| Foster County | +11.0% | 4 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Barnes County | +9.9% | 76 | 34 | 7.2 |
| Bowman County | +9.7% | 7 | 7 | 2.5 |
| Dickey County | +9.6% | 3 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Bottineau County | +9.2% | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Grand Forks County | +9.2% | 931 | 246 | 12.5 |
| Cass County | +8.8% | 3,207 | 973 | 15.9 |
| Ransom County | +8.7% | 5 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Richland County | +8.4% | 25 | 25 | 1.5 |
| Traill County | +8.3% | 11 | 11 | 1.4 |
| Stark County | +8.0% | 627 | 357 | 18.4 |
| Burleigh County | +7.9% | 1,254 | 694 | 12.1 |
| Williams County | +6.1% | 2,221 | 890 | 53.2 |
| Sargent County | +5.7% | 22 | 20 | 5.9 |
| Ramsey County | +3.4% | 31 | 9 | 2.7 |
| Ward County | +1.5% | 854 | 272 | 12.5 |
| Pierce County | −5.5% | 4 | 4 | 1.0 |
| McHenry County | −10.5% | 27 | 27 | 5.3 |
| Dunn County | — | 113 | 14 | 27.8 |
| Mountrail County | — | 153 | 115 | 16.3 |
| Wells County | — | 6 | 0 | 1.6 |
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.