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Utah in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed −0.6%, against −4.5% for the United States and +11.5% in 2007.

10,905 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,084 single-family), −46.3% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−0.6%Utah index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
10,905housing units permitted in 20087,084 single-family
20 of 27counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.8%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Rich County+9.7%605422.3
Sanpete County+6.7%47471.5
Beaver County+6.1%27273.7
Millard County+4.7%31282.2
Box Elder County+3.7%2721904.2
Sevier County+3.6%99474.3
Cache County+3.4%5364153.7
Carbon County+2.7%38341.8
Emery County+2.4%27272.7
Grand County+2.4%48484.9
Juab County+2.2%37372.7
Duchesne County+2.1%21915410.5
Weber County+2.1%9625303.5
Summit County+1.8%2342035.4
Garfield County+1.6%52509.9
Wayne County+1.6%20207.7
Uintah County+1.3%60438015.8
Tooele County+1.2%2392392.7
San Juan County+0.8%54543.7
Davis County+0.1%9639012.5
Morgan County0.0%55554.1
Wasatch County−0.4%2371626.2
Salt Lake County−1.2%3,5971,3642.9
Utah County−1.2%1,2881,0301.7
Kane County−2.0%60607.0
Iron County−5.0%3522225.2
Washington County−9.3%7286873.4

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Utah by year020,00040,0001995: 20,898 units (15,246 single-family, 5,652 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 23,481 units (16,663 single-family, 6,818 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 19,263 units (14,818 single-family, 4,445 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 20,862 units (16,287 single-family, 4,575 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 20,455 units (16,624 single-family, 3,831 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 17,638 units (14,712 single-family, 2,926 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 18,887 units (15,005 single-family, 3,882 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 19,327 units (15,731 single-family, 3,596 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 22,525 units (18,417 single-family, 4,108 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 24,267 units (20,236 single-family, 4,031 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 27,799 units (24,019 single-family, 3,780 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 25,873 units (22,595 single-family, 3,278 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 20,292 units (16,480 single-family, 3,812 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 10,905 units (7,084 single-family, 3,821 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 9,982 units (6,314 single-family, 3,668 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 9,171 units (6,883 single-family, 2,288 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 9,983 units (6,860 single-family, 3,123 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,007 units (9,969 single-family, 3,038 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 15,818 units (11,857 single-family, 3,961 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 17,510 units (11,282 single-family, 6,228 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 18,297 units (12,523 single-family, 5,774 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 22,662 units (15,210 single-family, 7,452 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 24,679 units (17,247 single-family, 7,432 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 25,574 units (18,545 single-family, 7,029 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 28,779 units (18,191 single-family, 10,588 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 31,775 units (22,301 single-family, 9,474 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 39,058 units (24,423 single-family, 14,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 31,749 units (19,132 single-family, 12,617 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 25,361 units (14,913 single-family, 10,448 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 23,902 units (17,674 single-family, 6,228 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 26,775 units (16,774 single-family, 10,001 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Utah 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.