Iowa building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 679,884 permit records are on file for Iowa (1900–3017).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 22,958 |
| 2018 | 23,246 |
| 2019 | 23,960 |
| 2020 | 26,462 |
| 2021 | 27,362 |
| 2022 | 22,873 |
| 2023 | 22,478 |
| 2024 | 21,601 |
| 2025 | 21,299 |
| 2026 | 11,688 |
Top work types in our records
- other — 265,478
- building — 72,259
- mechanical — 69,781
- electrical — 68,593
- plumbing — 58,301
0% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 3017-06-01 — gas — 6426 Prairie Sage Dr SW Cedar Rapids IA
- 2026-07-27 — other — 104 BLACK HAWK ST BOX A REINBECK IA 50669
- 2026-07-24 — mechanical — 2025 40TH ST DES MOINES IA 50310
- 2026-07-24 — electrical — 508 3RD AVE SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404
- 2026-07-24 — plumbing — 3901 8TH PL DES MOINES IA 50313
- 2026-07-24 — other — 37156 E HWY 30 GEISMAR LA 70734
- 2026-07-24 — mechanical — 828 8TH AVE SW Cedar Rapids IA 52404
- 2026-07-24 — other — 3901 8TH PL DES MOINES IA 50313
Permit records by area
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Based on 679,884 permit records on file from CedarRapidsIA (Tyler EnerGov), CouncilBluffsIA (Tyler EnerGov), DesMoinesIA (Tyler EnerGov), 1900–3017. Last updated 2026-08-20.