State, one year
Alabama in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +15.9%, against +15.5% for the United States and +10.8% in 2021.
19,499 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (15,961 single-family), −11.8% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
Counties in 2022
Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2022 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickens County | +29.9% | 6 | 6 | 0.3 |
| Choctaw County | +24.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Cullman County | +21.5% | 310 | 286 | 3.3 |
| Cherokee County | +20.5% | 55 | 55 | 2.1 |
| Marshall County | +20.2% | 188 | 188 | 1.8 |
| Winston County | +20.1% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Colbert County | +20.0% | 98 | 98 | 1.6 |
| Madison County | +20.0% | 3,187 | 3,140 | 7.4 |
| Butler County | +19.8% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Morgan County | +19.6% | 268 | 264 | 2.1 |
| Russell County | +19.2% | 335 | 167 | 5.7 |
| DeKalb County | +18.9% | 60 | 60 | 0.8 |
| Limestone County | +18.9% | 848 | 477 | 6.9 |
| Chilton County | +18.7% | 163 | 163 | 3.4 |
| Lauderdale County | +18.5% | 176 | 106 | 1.8 |
| Lawrence County | +18.4% | 11 | 11 | 0.3 |
| Clay County | +17.9% | 19 | 19 | 1.3 |
| Elmore County | +17.6% | 87 | 87 | 1.0 |
| Baldwin County | +17.3% | 3,417 | 3,141 | 12.8 |
| Shelby County | +17.3% | 923 | 921 | 3.9 |
| Randolph County | +17.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dale County | +17.0% | 30 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Etowah County | +17.0% | 157 | 157 | 1.5 |
| Marengo County | +17.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Covington County | +16.6% | 15 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Washington County | +16.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Henry County | +16.3% | 26 | 26 | 1.4 |
| Jackson County | +16.3% | 47 | 47 | 0.9 |
| Calhoun County | +16.2% | 78 | 76 | 0.7 |
| Blount County | +16.0% | 20 | 20 | 0.3 |
| Franklin County | +15.4% | 14 | 14 | 0.4 |
| Talladega County | +15.2% | 149 | 143 | 1.8 |
| Chambers County | +15.0% | 25 | 25 | 0.7 |
| St. Clair County | +14.9% | 415 | 415 | 4.2 |
| Bibb County | +14.8% | 9 | 9 | 0.4 |
| Autauga County | +14.7% | 210 | 210 | 3.4 |
| Mobile County | +14.5% | 750 | 738 | 1.8 |
| Tallapoosa County | +14.5% | 182 | 182 | 4.4 |
| Coffee County | +14.3% | 164 | 164 | 2.9 |
| Macon County | +14.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Barbour County | +13.9% | 20 | 20 | 0.8 |
| Lee County | +13.8% | 2,192 | 1,127 | 11.5 |
| Jefferson County | +13.2% | 2,617 | 1,517 | 3.9 |
| Montgomery County | +13.1% | 500 | 496 | 2.2 |
| Houston County | +12.9% | 437 | 423 | 4.0 |
| Cleburne County | +12.6% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Tuscaloosa County | +12.2% | 923 | 594 | 3.8 |
| Fayette County | +11.2% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Walker County | +11.0% | 53 | 53 | 0.8 |
| Coosa County | +9.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Escambia County | +9.1% | 22 | 22 | 0.6 |
| Marion County | +9.1% | 46 | 4 | 1.6 |
| Crenshaw County | +8.9% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Hale County | +8.9% | 112 | 112 | 7.4 |
| Clarke County | +8.1% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Pike County | +8.0% | 58 | 58 | 1.7 |
| Conecuh County | +7.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Dallas County | +7.5% | 21 | 21 | 0.6 |
| Geneva County | +7.1% | 35 | 35 | 1.3 |
| Monroe County | +6.6% | 5 | 5 | 0.3 |
| Lowndes County | +3.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lamar County | +3.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wilcox County | −0.5% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Sumter County | — | 5 | 3 | 0.4 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
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.