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Cook County, Illinois building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 1,886,391 permit records are on file for Cook County, Illinois (1923–2026).

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: 55,315 records on file20172018: 54,548 records on file20182019: 56,463 records on file201956,4632020: 44,485 records on file20202021: 45,698 records on file20212022: 45,226 records on file20222023: 41,104 records on file20232024: 39,293 records on file20242025: 37,560 records on file20252026: 22,415 records on file2026
Show yearly totals
YearRecords on file
201755,315
201854,548
201956,463
202044,485
202145,698
202245,226
202341,104
202439,293
202537,560
202622,415

Top work types in our records

Top work types in our recordsotherother: 892,321 records on file892,321roofingroofing: 191,973 records on file191,973electricalelectrical: 164,672 records on file164,672fencefence: 101,337 records on file101,337window_doorwindow_door: 84,112 records on file84,112

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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Based on 1,886,391 permit records on file from VilOfArlingtonHeightsIL (Tyler EnerGov), il-chicago (Socrata), il-cook-county (Socrata), 1923–2026. Last updated 2026-08-20.