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North Dakota in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for North Dakota changed +5.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +10.4% in 2022.

2,618 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (1,499 single-family), −23.9% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+5.2%North Dakota index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
2,618housing units permitted in 20231,499 single-family
16 of 23counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Mountrail County+23.3%19192.0
Foster County+18.6%220.6
Mercer County+14.6%14121.7
Traill County+10.7%440.5
McKenzie County+7.8%29291.9
Burleigh County+7.1%2001321.9
Morton County+7.1%98672.8
Stutsman County+5.9%16160.7
Richland County+5.6%45452.7
Cass County+5.5%1,6877078.4
Stark County+4.3%70602.1
Grand Forks County+3.9%1101041.5
Ramsey County+3.7%000.0
Williams County+3.2%62621.5
Ward County+1.5%1201001.8
McLean County+1.0%30303.1
Walsh County−0.5%440.4
Pembina County−3.2%110.2
Dickey County−3.4%220.4
Barnes County−4.9%660.6
Ransom County−4.9%530.9
Dunn County−6.1%551.2
Sargent County−37.8%330.8
Bottineau County—15152.4
Bowman County—220.7
Cavalier County—330.9
McHenry County—661.2
Pierce County—330.8
Wells County—110.3

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.