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Alabama in 2010

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2010 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed −4.4%, against −5.1% for the United States and −2.3% in 2009.

11,261 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,702 single-family), −15.1% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.

−4.4%Alabama index, 2009–2010US −5.1%
11,261housing units permitted in 20108,702 single-family
1 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county −4.1%
604,610units permitted nationally in 2010
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Counties in 2010

Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2010Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Choctaw County+5.3%110.1
Geneva County−0.1%18180.7
Sumter County−0.2%530.4
Morgan County−0.4%1651451.3
Franklin County−0.6%1290.4
Washington County−0.6%110.1
Limestone County−0.7%1381381.1
Coffee County−0.8%2391274.2
Madison County−0.8%2,1372,1374.9
Hale County−1.2%22221.4
Lawrence County−1.7%000.0
Marengo County−1.9%32321.7
Colbert County−2.2%88831.5
Tuscaloosa County−2.2%5983272.5
Marshall County−2.3%53510.5
Clarke County−2.4%550.2
Jackson County−2.4%18180.3
Monroe County−2.9%110.1
Lauderdale County−3.0%144721.5
Talladega County−3.2%116291.4
Cullman County−3.5%24240.3
Butler County−3.6%330.2
Cherokee County−3.6%660.2
Elmore County−3.7%128861.4
Etowah County−3.7%1051051.0
Autauga County−3.8%1911353.1
Dale County−3.8%136542.7
Dallas County−3.8%3601.0
Henry County−3.8%42422.3
Marion County−3.9%750.2
DeKalb County−4.0%32320.4
Houston County−4.1%2612112.4
Chilton County−4.2%22220.5
Escambia County−4.2%770.2
Montgomery County−4.3%6712483.0
Blount County−4.6%18100.3
Calhoun County−4.7%107990.9
Covington County−4.7%12120.3
Russell County−4.7%93453415.9
Barbour County−4.8%10100.4
Lamar County−4.8%110.1
St. Clair County−4.9%1111111.1
Walker County−4.9%15150.2
Pike County−5.0%88562.6
Pickens County−5.1%440.2
Shelby County−5.1%4734712.0
Macon County−5.4%550.3
Bibb County−5.5%880.4
Jefferson County−6.0%1,2779261.9
Clay County−6.1%220.1
Lee County−6.2%9716235.1
Chambers County−6.3%10100.3
Randolph County−6.4%000.0
Lowndes County−6.5%330.3
Winston County−6.6%000.0
Mobile County−7.2%1,0268952.5
Fayette County−7.6%330.2
Tallapoosa County−7.6%990.2
Crenshaw County−8.0%110.1
Cleburne County−8.3%880.5
Wilcox County−10.0%000.0
Conecuh County−11.2%110.1
Baldwin County−12.2%6966822.6
Coosa County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Alabama by year020,00040,0001995: 20,114 units (13,412 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 19,868 units (14,566 single-family, 5,302 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 17,732 units (13,634 single-family, 4,098 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 20,533 units (14,655 single-family, 5,878 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 19,029 units (14,926 single-family, 4,103 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 17,406 units (13,672 single-family, 3,734 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 17,706 units (14,044 single-family, 3,662 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 18,403 units (15,145 single-family, 3,258 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 22,256 units (17,671 single-family, 4,585 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 27,411 units (22,392 single-family, 5,019 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 30,612 units (24,654 single-family, 5,958 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 32,034 units (24,132 single-family, 7,902 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 25,845 units (18,946 single-family, 6,899 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 17,464 units (12,017 single-family, 5,447 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 13,266 units (9,409 single-family, 3,857 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 11,261 units (8,702 single-family, 2,559 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 11,667 units (8,858 single-family, 2,809 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 13,506 units (9,184 single-family, 4,322 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 11,763 units (9,278 single-family, 2,485 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 13,369 units (9,506 single-family, 3,863 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 14,054 units (10,257 single-family, 3,797 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 15,001 units (11,692 single-family, 3,309 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 14,799 units (12,233 single-family, 2,566 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 14,824 units (12,978 single-family, 1,846 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 17,748 units (14,705 single-family, 3,043 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 19,982 units (17,551 single-family, 2,431 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 22,100 units (17,879 single-family, 4,221 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 19,499 units (15,961 single-family, 3,538 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 20,337 units (16,298 single-family, 4,039 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 20,725 units (17,423 single-family, 3,302 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 19,061 units (15,402 single-family, 3,659 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Alabama by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings

Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.