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Illinois building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 2,252,495 permit records are on file for Illinois (1900–2030).

Our records for this area are growing — figures reflect permits on file, not every permit ever issued.

Permits on file by year

Permit records on file by year, 2017 to 2026020,00040,00060,00080,000100,0002017: 68,657 records on file201768,6572018: 66,629 records on file20182019: 68,317 records on file20192020: 56,804 records on file20202021: 59,509 records on file20212022: 58,961 records on file20222023: 56,845 records on file20232024: 48,766 records on file20242025: 46,623 records on file20252026: 28,587 records on file2026
Show yearly totals
YearRecords on file
201768,657
201866,629
201968,317
202056,804
202159,509
202258,961
202356,845
202448,766
202546,623
202628,587

Top work types in our records

Top work types in our recordsotherother: 1,088,578 records on file1,088,578roofingroofing: 192,390 records on file192,390electricalelectrical: 175,691 records on file175,691buildingbuilding: 132,532 records on file132,532fencefence: 126,589 records on file126,589

40% of records on file show a final or completed status.

40% of records on file show a final or completed status40%

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Permit records by area

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Based on 2,252,495 permit records on file from VilOfArlingtonHeightsIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-chicago (Socrata), ColumbiaIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-cook-county (Socrata), il-downers-grove (CityView), CityOfElmhurstIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-grayslake (BS&A Online), LakeCountyIL (Tyler EnerGov), CityOfRockIslandIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-rockford (Socrata), 1900–2030. Last updated 2026-08-20.