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Building permits by state

North Carolina building permit data

PermitStack holds 4,770,667 building permits from North Carolina, read from the official permit systems of the cities and counties below. The newest permit on record here runs through October 5, 2026; 25 of the state's sources have permits from the last 45 days. Coverage is uneven because the sources are: each place's own page shows its date range and the coverage page shows whether its source is current.

4,770,667Permits on record
30City & county pages
35Active data sources
Oct 5, 2026Newest permit

Cities and counties in North Carolina

Raleigh1,223,235Wake County700,897New Hanover County487,058Charlotte483,437Brunswick County286,496Mecklenburg County236,006Guilford County178,774Greenville154,353Greensboro125,045Durham92,840Cary86,096Harnett County83,079Cumberland County82,191Gaston County81,217Asheville66,121Pitt County63,638Newbern46,745High Point42,797Jacksonville39,930Cabarrus County35,681Sanford33,518Waxhaw32,190Morrisville21,817Alamance County19,524Person County17,668Jackson County6,713Kernersville4,008Aberdeen3,247Mebane1,031Wilmington760

Counts are permits on record for each place. Some places are covered by a county or statewide source rather than their own city feed.

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