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California in 2019
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2019 the FHFA house price index for California changed +3.2%, against +4.2% for the United States and +6.5% in 2018.
110,197 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (58,575 single-family), −2.9% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
Counties in 2019
Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2019 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenn County | +15.1% | 48 | 44 | 1.7 |
| Modoc County | +13.6% | 6 | 6 | 0.7 |
| Butte County | +13.0% | 1,426 | 885 | 6.8 |
| Alpine County | +9.8% | 5 | 5 | 4.8 |
| Tehama County | +8.8% | 152 | 152 | 2.4 |
| Colusa County | +7.6% | 37 | 37 | 1.7 |
| Yuba County | +7.4% | 538 | 538 | 6.1 |
| Sutter County | +7.2% | 140 | 116 | 1.4 |
| Plumas County | +6.8% | 38 | 38 | 2.0 |
| Siskiyou County | +6.5% | 50 | 48 | 1.2 |
| Shasta County | +6.0% | 544 | 447 | 3.0 |
| Tuolumne County | +5.6% | 66 | 66 | 1.2 |
| Del Norte County | +5.5% | 30 | 28 | 1.1 |
| Madera County | +5.3% | 644 | 644 | 3.8 |
| Amador County | +5.2% | 119 | 119 | 2.8 |
| Merced County | +5.1% | 948 | 948 | 3.2 |
| Inyo County | +5.0% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Monterey County | +4.9% | 480 | 391 | 1.1 |
| Calaveras County | +4.8% | 117 | 117 | 2.5 |
| Kern County | +4.8% | 2,261 | 2,190 | 2.4 |
| Tulare County | +4.8% | 1,872 | 1,619 | 3.9 |
| Stanislaus County | +4.6% | 699 | 611 | 1.3 |
| Fresno County | +4.5% | 3,393 | 2,441 | 3.3 |
| San Benito County | +4.4% | 734 | 727 | 10.5 |
| San Bernardino County | +4.4% | 5,607 | 4,145 | 2.5 |
| Sacramento County | +4.3% | 5,588 | 3,897 | 3.5 |
| San Joaquin County | +4.3% | 3,499 | 2,628 | 4.2 |
| Lassen County | +4.2% | 12 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Riverside County | +4.0% | 8,992 | 7,002 | 3.5 |
| Placer County | +3.9% | 2,352 | 2,045 | 5.3 |
| Kings County | +3.6% | 409 | 382 | 2.7 |
| Los Angeles County | +3.5% | 21,565 | 5,884 | 2.2 |
| Imperial County | +3.4% | 398 | 266 | 2.2 |
| Solano County | +3.4% | 1,089 | 1,078 | 2.4 |
| San Luis Obispo County | +3.3% | 1,094 | 680 | 3.9 |
| Yolo County | +3.3% | 895 | 664 | 4.0 |
| Mono County | +3.2% | 69 | 61 | 5.5 |
| Nevada County | +3.0% | 502 | 388 | 4.9 |
| Mariposa County | +2.9% | 35 | 33 | 2.1 |
| San Diego County | +2.9% | 8,216 | 3,019 | 2.5 |
| Ventura County | +2.9% | 1,146 | 609 | 1.4 |
| Santa Barbara County | +2.8% | 1,175 | 631 | 2.7 |
| Humboldt County | +2.7% | 387 | 289 | 2.9 |
| El Dorado County | +2.6% | 596 | 578 | 3.1 |
| Napa County | +2.6% | 749 | 135 | 5.6 |
| Orange County | +2.3% | 8,989 | 3,422 | 2.9 |
| Contra Costa County | +2.2% | 2,687 | 1,549 | 2.3 |
| Lake County | +2.2% | 88 | 88 | 1.3 |
| Mendocino County | +1.8% | 132 | 128 | 1.5 |
| Santa Cruz County | +1.6% | 429 | 236 | 1.7 |
| San Francisco County | +1.5% | 3,200 | 22 | 3.9 |
| Alameda County | +1.1% | 6,402 | 1,972 | 3.9 |
| Sierra County | +0.9% | 7 | 7 | 2.3 |
| Marin County | +0.2% | 240 | 179 | 0.9 |
| Sonoma County | +0.1% | 2,429 | 2,079 | 5.0 |
| San Mateo County | −0.3% | 1,352 | 354 | 1.8 |
| Santa Clara County | −1.9% | 5,496 | 1,876 | 2.9 |
| Trinity County | −11.6% | 16 | 16 | 1.0 |
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.