State Building Permits
Iowa - 2026 Building Permit Guide
Permit authority, application process, fees, and requirements for every county and city in Iowa. Select your county to find your local permit guide.
99 Counties 1032 Jurisdictions Updated March 2026
Iowa Counties
Adair County 7 jurisdictions → Adams County 5 jurisdictions → Allamakee County 6 jurisdictions → Appanoose County 5 jurisdictions → Audubon County 5 jurisdictions → Benton County 3 jurisdictions → Black Hawk County 12 jurisdictions → Boone County 6 jurisdictions → Bremer County 9 jurisdictions → Buchanan County 10 jurisdictions → Buena Vista County 11 jurisdictions → Butler County 11 jurisdictions → Calhoun County 13 jurisdictions → Carroll County 14 jurisdictions → Cass County 9 jurisdictions → Cedar County 10 jurisdictions → Cerro Gordo County 10 jurisdictions → Cherokee County 10 jurisdictions → Chickasaw County 10 jurisdictions → Clarke County 5 jurisdictions → Clay County 11 jurisdictions → Clayton County 19 jurisdictions → Clinton County 16 jurisdictions → Crawford County 14 jurisdictions → Dallas County 18 jurisdictions → Davis County 5 jurisdictions → Decatur County 11 jurisdictions → Delaware County 12 jurisdictions → Des Moines County 6 jurisdictions → Dickinson County 8 jurisdictions → Dubuque County 22 jurisdictions → Emmet County 7 jurisdictions → Fayette County 16 jurisdictions → Floyd County 8 jurisdictions → Franklin County 11 jurisdictions → Fremont County 12 jurisdictions → Greene County 8 jurisdictions → Grundy County 10 jurisdictions → Guthrie County 12 jurisdictions → Hamilton County 10 jurisdictions → Hancock County 10 jurisdictions → Hardin County 13 jurisdictions → Harrison County 11 jurisdictions → Henry County 11 jurisdictions → Howard County 7 jurisdictions → Humboldt County 12 jurisdictions → Ida County 6 jurisdictions → Iowa County 8 jurisdictions → Jackson County 14 jurisdictions → Jasper County 15 jurisdictions → Jefferson County 6 jurisdictions → Johnson County 5 jurisdictions → Jones County 10 jurisdictions → Keokuk County 14 jurisdictions → Kossuth County 14 jurisdictions → Lee County 9 jurisdictions → Linn County 19 jurisdictions → Louisa County 8 jurisdictions → Lucas County 6 jurisdictions → Lyon County 9 jurisdictions → Madison County 9 jurisdictions → Mahaska County 3 jurisdictions → Marion County 9 jurisdictions → Marshall County 15 jurisdictions → Mills County 10 jurisdictions → Mitchell County 8 jurisdictions → Monona County 11 jurisdictions → Monroe County 6 jurisdictions → Montgomery County 7 jurisdictions → Muscatine County 9 jurisdictions → Obrien County 9 jurisdictions → Osceola County 6 jurisdictions → Page County 13 jurisdictions → Palo Alto County 6 jurisdictions → Plymouth County 12 jurisdictions → Pocahontas County 10 jurisdictions → Polk County 21 jurisdictions → Pottawattamie County 16 jurisdictions → Poweshiek County 9 jurisdictions → Ringgold County 10 jurisdictions → Sac County 10 jurisdictions → Scott County 18 jurisdictions → Shelby County 12 jurisdictions → Sioux County 14 jurisdictions → Story County 16 jurisdictions → Tama County 14 jurisdictions → Taylor County 9 jurisdictions → Union County 8 jurisdictions → Van Buren County 8 jurisdictions → Wapello County 8 jurisdictions → Warren County 17 jurisdictions → Washington County 10 jurisdictions → Wayne County 9 jurisdictions → Webster County 17 jurisdictions → Winnebago County 8 jurisdictions → Winneshiek County 9 jurisdictions → Woodbury County 16 jurisdictions → Worth County 8 jurisdictions → Wright County 8 jurisdictions →
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Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with your local building department before applying.
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