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Utah in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Utah changed +0.6%, against +5.7% for the United States and +20.1% in 2022.

25,361 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,913 single-family), −20.1% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+0.6%Utah index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
25,361housing units permitted in 202314,913 single-family
20 of 26counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.8%
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
Emery County+13.9%55435.4
Uintah County+13.2%86702.2
Duchesne County+10.4%1131075.4
Millard County+10.1%94576.7
San Juan County+9.2%65654.5
Carbon County+9.1%41412.0
Garfield County+8.8%534510.1
Grand County+8.4%82558.4
Summit County+6.6%3332707.7
Wasatch County+6.4%70066918.2
Sanpete County+5.9%2382007.6
Morgan County+5.3%1437310.7
Rich County+5.1%535319.7
Kane County+1.8%15315317.8
Juab County+1.7%1458810.7
Iron County+1.3%4604606.9
Washington County+1.2%2,8202,13413.2
Salt Lake County+0.5%8,3152,5726.8
Sevier County+0.5%140826.1
Cache County+0.3%9576106.6
Utah County−0.1%6,0364,5757.9
Weber County−0.1%1,4408765.2
Davis County−0.3%1,5476844.1
Beaver County−0.5%37375.1
Box Elder County−0.7%2702384.1
Tooele County−0.9%92059110.5
Wayne County—20207.7

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.