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North Dakota in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +1.2%, against +5.4% for the United States and +2.3% in 2016.

3,411 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (2,111 single-family), −14.3% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+1.2%North Dakota index, 2016–2017US +5.4%
3,411housing units permitted in 20172,111 single-family
14 of 27counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.7%
1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017
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Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2017Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Cavalier County+20.5%330.9
Pierce County+8.0%992.3
Foster County+7.4%661.9
Sargent County+6.9%18184.9
Barnes County+6.5%105189.9
Traill County+5.0%12121.5
Richland County+4.5%34342.0
Dickey County+4.3%220.4
Ramsey County+3.0%440.3
Cass County+2.2%1,6829018.3
Stutsman County+2.0%23231.1
Grand Forks County+1.7%3211354.3
Morton County+1.1%1961385.7
Burleigh County+0.7%4333734.2
Bowman County−0.3%551.8
McLean County−0.3%45454.6
Williams County−0.5%57571.4
Mercer County−0.6%550.6
Pembina County−0.7%220.3
Ward County−1.1%1291171.9
Stark County−2.2%90902.6
McHenry County−2.3%751.4
Ransom County−2.4%440.7
Walsh County−2.6%110.1
McKenzie County−4.4%121138.0
Mountrail County−6.0%27272.9
Bottineau County−9.0%550.8
Dunn County—15153.7
Wells County—000.0

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.