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Alabama in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Alabama changed +7.1%, against +5.7% for the United States and +15.9% in 2022.

20,337 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (16,298 single-family), +4.3% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+7.1%Alabama index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
20,337housing units permitted in 202316,298 single-family
56 of 60counties with a rising indexmedian county +8.8%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lamar County+31.5%000.0
Hale County+24.3%26261.7
Crenshaw County+22.6%220.2
Randolph County+22.3%000.0
Geneva County+16.1%26220.9
Wilcox County+16.1%550.5
Franklin County+15.2%17170.5
Cleburne County+14.5%660.4
Henry County+14.5%29291.6
Bibb County+13.9%440.2
Dallas County+13.8%880.2
Lowndes County+13.6%000.0
Clay County+13.0%660.4
Chambers County+12.7%29290.8
DeKalb County+11.7%115571.6
Walker County+11.7%60600.9
Pike County+11.5%55551.6
Baldwin County+11.2%4,3633,31616.3
Lee County+10.8%1,4031,3597.4
Colbert County+10.6%84841.4
Tallapoosa County+10.6%2192195.3
Houston County+10.5%4033913.7
Coffee County+10.0%1311312.3
Macon County+10.0%770.4
Lauderdale County+9.7%117871.2
Autauga County+9.4%2602604.2
Dale County+9.1%49451.0
Marshall County+8.9%1481261.4
Monroe County+8.9%5242.7
Escambia County+8.8%21210.6
Mobile County+8.8%9178512.2
Talladega County+8.6%1711712.1
Jackson County+8.4%43430.8
Fayette County+8.1%000.0
Clarke County+7.6%770.3
Shelby County+7.5%9179173.8
Calhoun County+7.1%64620.6
Etowah County+7.1%1061061.0
Chilton County+6.7%24240.5
Morgan County+6.7%3173052.5
Lawrence County+6.5%220.1
Limestone County+6.2%4914914.0
Russell County+6.2%1691592.9
Elmore County+6.1%93931.0
Marion County+6.1%110.0
Jefferson County+5.8%1,9481,6022.9
St. Clair County+5.6%4794794.9
Montgomery County+5.4%4913872.2
Winston County+5.4%000.0
Covington County+4.8%10100.3
Madison County+4.8%5,4493,41712.6
Barbour County+4.0%64242.6
Tuscaloosa County+3.5%6565362.7
Cherokee County+3.4%11110.4
Blount County+2.4%20160.3
Cullman County+2.4%2041722.2
Marengo County−0.1%000.0
Butler County−0.3%18181.0
Pickens County−2.4%330.2
Choctaw County−7.3%000.0
Conecuh County—110.1
Coosa County—000.0
Sumter County—640.5
Washington 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.