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County
A county or county-equivalent; permits aggregate up from its places.
Counties are the familiar mid-level U.S. geography. BPS reports county totals (with imputation for jurisdictions that don't report), giving a more stable picture than individual cities while still being local.
On PUMSdata you can view all ~3,100 counties on a national choropleth or drill into a single state's counties.
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County — FAQ
What is county in building permits data?+
A county or county-equivalent; permits aggregate up from its places. Counties are the familiar mid-level U.S. geography. BPS reports county totals (with imputation for jurisdictions that don't report), giving a more stable picture than individual cities while still being local.
Why does county matter?+
On PUMSdata you can view all ~3,100 counties on a national choropleth or drill into a single state's counties.
Where does this building-permit data come from?+
All figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Building Permits Survey (BPS), a monthly census of permit-issuing jurisdictions. PUMSdata is an independent product that makes it easy to map and compare, and is not affiliated with the Census Bureau.