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Maryland building permits

According to permitsearch.us records, 996,749 permit records are on file for Maryland (1960–2026).

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: 55,146 records on file20172018: 56,475 records on file20182019: 74,715 records on file201974,7152020: 68,895 records on file20202021: 74,240 records on file20212022: 70,772 records on file20222023: 55,351 records on file20232024: 35,393 records on file20242025: 24,058 records on file20252026: 12,221 records on file2026
YearRecords on file
201755,146
201856,475
201974,715
202068,895
202174,240
202270,772
202355,351
202435,393
202524,058
202612,221

Top work types in our records

Top work types in our recordsotherother: 265,085 records on file265,085electricalelectrical: 209,938 records on file209,938buildingbuilding: 196,172 records on file196,172unknownunknown: 170,123 records on file170,123mechanicalmechanical: 64,356 records on file64,356

24% of records on file show a final or completed status.

24% of records on file show a final or completed status24%

Recent permit activity on file

Permit records by area

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Based on 996,749 permit records on file from md-baltimore-arcgis (ArcGIS Hub), CharlesCountyMD (Tyler EnerGov), md-frederick (Socrata), GaithersburgMD (Tyler EnerGov), HarfordCountyMD (Tyler EnerGov), md-montgomery-county (Socrata), md-montgomery-county-mechanical (Socrata), md-prince-georges (Socrata), QueenAnnesCountyMD (Tyler EnerGov), 1960–2026. Last updated 2026-07-06.