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In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +4.1%, against +3.0% for the United States and +4.6% in 2019.
19,982 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (17,551 single-family), +12.6% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.
+4.1% Alabama index, 2019–2020 US +3.0%
19,982 housing units permitted in 2020 17,551 single-family
60 of 64 counties with a rising index median county +3.6%
1,471,141 units permitted nationally in 2020
Counties in 2020 Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2020 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Conecuh County +20.4% 11 11 1.0 Hale County +8.8% 31 31 2.0 Sumter County +8.0% 3 3 0.3 Pickens County +7.8% 7 7 0.4 Madison County +7.3% 3,918 3,834 9.0 Barbour County +7.1% 12 10 0.5 Limestone County +5.9% 423 376 3.4 Lamar County +5.8% 0 0 0.0 Morgan County +5.8% 218 210 1.7 Dallas County +5.5% 20 20 0.6 Randolph County +5.3% 0 0 0.0 Cleburne County +5.2% 1 1 0.1 Cullman County +5.1% 146 143 1.6 DeKalb County +5.1% 78 78 1.1 Lawrence County +5.1% 6 6 0.2 Shelby County +5.1% 1,483 1,483 6.2 Marion County +4.7% 5 5 0.2 Mobile County +4.7% 934 934 2.3 Winston County +4.7% 5 5 0.2 Baldwin County +4.4% 3,614 3,395 13.5 Cherokee County +4.3% 29 29 1.1 Tuscaloosa County +4.3% 1,223 610 5.1 Chilton County +4.2% 41 41 0.9 Coosa County +4.1% 0 0 0.0 Marshall County +4.1% 173 165 1.7 Montgomery County +4.1% 494 481 2.2 Covington County +4.0% 7 7 0.2 St. Clair County +4.0% 393 391 4.0 Walker County +4.0% 53 53 0.8 Talladega County +3.8% 125 119 1.5 Jackson County +3.7% 46 46 0.8 Blount County +3.6% 23 23 0.4 Fayette County +3.6% 0 0 0.0 Jefferson County +3.6% 1,868 1,537 2.8 Russell County +3.5% 222 138 3.8 Tallapoosa County +3.5% 167 167 4.1 Clarke County +3.4% 10 10 0.5 Escambia County +3.4% 9 9 0.2 Etowah County +3.3% 113 113 1.1 Elmore County +3.2% 153 153 1.7 Lauderdale County +3.2% 99 99 1.0 Geneva County +3.1% 22 22 0.8 Butler County +3.0% 2 2 0.1 Calhoun County +3.0% 102 102 0.9 Chambers County +3.0% 19 19 0.6 Colbert County +3.0% 197 197 3.3 Lee County +2.9% 2,221 1,316 11.7 Houston County +2.7% 401 401 3.6 Lowndes County +2.6% 0 0 0.0 Marengo County +2.6% 1 1 0.1 Pike County +2.5% 64 64 1.9 Franklin County +2.3% 20 16 0.6 Clay County +2.2% 3 3 0.2 Wilcox County +2.0% 1 1 0.1 Coffee County +1.9% 269 167 4.7 Bibb County +1.6% 37 37 1.7 Monroe County +1.5% 2 2 0.1 Washington County +1.2% 3 3 0.2 Macon County +0.9% 5 5 0.3 Autauga County +0.4% 332 332 5.4 Dale County 0.0% 39 39 0.8 Crenshaw County −2.0% 5 5 0.4 Choctaw County −3.3% 1 1 0.1 Henry County −4.1% 65 65 3.5
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Alabama by year 0 20,000 40,000 1995: 20,114 units (13,412 single-family, 6,702 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .