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California in 2009
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2009 the FHFA house price index for California changed −15.2%, against −7.5% for the United States and −19.8% in 2008.
35,069 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,525 single-family), −44.1% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.
Counties in 2009
Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2009 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity County | −4.7% | 30 | 28 | 1.9 |
| Modoc County | −5.9% | 14 | 14 | 1.7 |
| Lassen County | −6.8% | 18 | 18 | 0.6 |
| Sierra County | −7.9% | 5 | 5 | 1.6 |
| Humboldt County | −8.4% | 181 | 159 | 1.4 |
| San Francisco County | −8.6% | 300 | 17 | 0.4 |
| Marin County | −10.2% | 230 | 112 | 0.9 |
| Santa Barbara County | −10.5% | 226 | 186 | 0.5 |
| Orange County | −10.7% | 2,143 | 1,341 | 0.7 |
| San Mateo County | −10.7% | 452 | 255 | 0.6 |
| Siskiyou County | −11.2% | 62 | 58 | 1.5 |
| Plumas County | −11.4% | 36 | 36 | 1.9 |
| Yolo County | −11.4% | 323 | 240 | 1.4 |
| Butte County | −11.6% | 360 | 306 | 1.7 |
| San Luis Obispo County | −11.6% | 394 | 321 | 1.4 |
| San Diego County | −11.7% | 2,946 | 1,778 | 0.9 |
| Ventura County | −12.4% | 352 | 204 | 0.4 |
| Sonoma County | −12.5% | 442 | 371 | 0.9 |
| Sacramento County | −12.6% | 982 | 928 | 0.6 |
| Santa Cruz County | −12.8% | 149 | 132 | 0.6 |
| Shasta County | −13.0% | 243 | 217 | 1.3 |
| Alameda County | −13.3% | 1,333 | 811 | 0.8 |
| Mono County | −13.8% | 19 | 19 | 1.5 |
| Nevada County | −13.9% | 103 | 103 | 1.0 |
| Santa Clara County | −13.9% | 1,054 | 602 | 0.6 |
| Inyo County | −14.0% | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Mendocino County | −14.4% | 114 | 112 | 1.3 |
| Contra Costa County | −14.5% | 1,235 | 1,076 | 1.1 |
| Alpine County | −14.6% | 7 | 7 | 6.7 |
| Placer County | −14.9% | 1,264 | 1,108 | 2.9 |
| Del Norte County | −15.0% | 28 | 28 | 1.1 |
| Glenn County | −15.2% | 91 | 19 | 3.2 |
| El Dorado County | −15.4% | 141 | 139 | 0.7 |
| Los Angeles County | −15.5% | 5,138 | 2,268 | 0.5 |
| Tuolumne County | −15.8% | 52 | 52 | 1.0 |
| Napa County | −16.3% | 131 | 125 | 1.0 |
| Sutter County | −17.0% | 59 | 59 | 0.6 |
| Amador County | −17.9% | 57 | 57 | 1.4 |
| Kings County | −18.2% | 194 | 194 | 1.3 |
| Yuba County | −18.2% | 112 | 110 | 1.3 |
| Colusa County | −18.3% | 15 | 15 | 0.7 |
| Tehama County | −18.4% | 62 | 62 | 1.0 |
| Mariposa County | −19.0% | 26 | 26 | 1.5 |
| Lake County | −19.3% | 57 | 57 | 0.8 |
| Monterey County | −19.4% | 194 | 113 | 0.4 |
| Tulare County | −19.5% | 1,097 | 993 | 2.3 |
| Fresno County | −19.9% | 2,228 | 2,068 | 2.2 |
| Calaveras County | −20.8% | 58 | 58 | 1.2 |
| San Benito County | −21.5% | 40 | 40 | 0.6 |
| San Joaquin County | −21.6% | 792 | 792 | 1.0 |
| Kern County | −22.3% | 1,777 | 1,585 | 1.9 |
| Stanislaus County | −22.8% | 364 | 279 | 0.7 |
| Riverside County | −23.3% | 4,072 | 3,406 | 1.6 |
| Madera County | −23.7% | 120 | 68 | 0.7 |
| San Bernardino County | −23.8% | 2,263 | 1,481 | 1.0 |
| Solano County | −24.9% | 586 | 586 | 1.3 |
| Merced County | −27.6% | 99 | 94 | 0.3 |
| Imperial County | −28.2% | 196 | 184 | 1.1 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in California 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.