Washington building permits
According to permitsearch.us records, 1,276,307 permit records are on file for Washington (1900–2027).
Permits on file by year
Show yearly totals
| Year | Records on file |
|---|---|
| 2017 | 49,079 |
| 2018 | 50,105 |
| 2019 | 49,446 |
| 2020 | 42,938 |
| 2021 | 47,957 |
| 2022 | 50,844 |
| 2023 | 51,238 |
| 2024 | 50,667 |
| 2025 | 52,509 |
| 2026 | 32,339 |
Top work types in our records
- electrical — 589,706
- building — 230,462
- other — 188,541
- mechanical — 60,287
- fire — 46,664
74% of records on file show a final or completed status.
Recent permits
- 2027-04-01 — fire — 18415 101ST AVE NE
- 2027-04-01 — fire — 18415 101ST AVE NE
- 2026-08-14 — other — 4000 142ND AVE E #A Sumner WA 98390
- 2026-08-14 — other — 15928 52ND ST E #A Sumner WA 98390
- 2026-08-14 — other —
- 2026-08-14 — mobile_manufactured — 815 DEER PARK RD PORT ANGELES WA 98362
- 2026-08-14 — electrical — 3928 S GRAHAM ST
- 2026-08-14 — electrical — 2001 8TH AVE
Permit records by area
- Benton County
- Clallam County
- King County
- King County County
- Mason County
- Pierce County
- Snohomish County
- Whatcom County
Street rankings appear on city-level pages — use the directory to browse down.
Based on 1,276,307 permit records on file from wa-bellevue (MyBuildingPermit), wa-bothell (MyBuildingPermit), ClallamCountyWA (Tyler EnerGov), wa-clarkston (Socrata), KennewickWA (Tyler EnerGov), wa-pierce-county (Socrata), CityofRedmondWA (Tyler EnerGov), wa-seattle (Socrata), wa-seattle-electrical (Socrata), CityOfSequimWA (Tyler EnerGov), SheltonWA (Tyler EnerGov), SnohomishWA (Tyler EnerGov), CityOfSumnerWA (Tyler EnerGov), WhatcomCountyWA (Tyler EnerGov), 1900–2027. Last updated 2026-08-20.