Georgia in 1996

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

In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +4.0%, against +3.2% for the United States and +3.9% in 1995.

74,874 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (59,397 single-family), +3.7% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.

+4.0%Georgia index, 1995–1996US +3.2%

74,874housing units permitted in 199659,397 single-family

90 of 96counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%

1,425,616units permitted nationally in 1996

Counties in 1996

Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1996	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Macon County	+12.1%	25	25	2.1
Murray County	+10.8%	229	229	5.5
Paulding County	+10.7%	1,593	1,593	8.3
Franklin County	+10.2%	9	9	0.3
Greene County	+9.9%	125	125	5.9
Coffee County	+9.6%	153	153	3.4
Grady County	+9.3%	82	82	3.1
Wayne County	+8.9%	12	12	0.4
Butts County	+8.5%	103	103	3.8
Pike County	+8.2%	212	212	10.1
Jasper County	+7.8%	86	86	4.9
White County	+7.3%	308	308	10.3
Polk County	+7.2%	177	177	3.9
Elbert County	+7.1%	4	4	0.2
Habersham County	+7.0%	340	340	6.7
Hart County	+7.0%	2	2	0.1
Barrow County	+6.8%	495	495	5.0
Colquitt County	+6.6%	31	31	0.7
Pickens County	+6.5%	316	316	8.5
Toombs County	+6.5%	25	25	0.9
Walker County	+6.5%	215	215	3.1
Dawson County	+6.3%	413	413	11.7
Worth County	+6.3%	60	60	3.0
Jackson County	+6.2%	385	385	3.9
Carroll County	+6.1%	590	590	4.5
Cook County	+6.1%	42	42	2.3
Jones County	+6.0%	130	130	4.5
Catoosa County	+5.9%	567	567	8.1
DeKalb County	+5.4%	2,355	2,355	3.0
Emanuel County	+5.4%	16	16	0.7
Hall County	+5.4%	1,407	1,407	6.2
Walton County	+5.4%	876	876	7.8
Clarke County	+5.2%	304	304	2.3
Tift County	+5.2%	164	164	3.9
Burke County	+5.0%	68	68	2.8
Troup County	+4.9%	288	288	4.0
Whitfield County	+4.9%	353	353	3.3
Coweta County	+4.8%	1,427	1,427	8.9
Effingham County	+4.8%	375	375	5.0
Fannin County	+4.8%	515	515	19.7
Ware County	+4.8%	79	79	2.1
Fulton County	+4.7%	3,654	3,654	3.3
Harris County	+4.6%	379	379	10.2
Morgan County	+4.6%	102	102	4.6
Candler County	+4.4%	4	4	0.4
Baldwin County	+4.2%	62	62	1.4
Dougherty County	+4.0%	444	444	5.4
Monroe County	+4.0%	233	233	7.3
Fayette County	+3.9%	1,269	1,269	10.1
Lee County	+3.9%	339	339	9.9
Thomas County	+3.8%	186	186	4.0
Forsyth County	+3.7%	2,952	2,952	10.4
Chatham County	+3.6%	1,041	1,041	3.3
Floyd County	+3.6%	323	323	3.2
Glynn County	+3.6%	493	493	5.6
Newton County	+3.6%	954	954	7.6
Cobb County	+3.5%	5,147	5,147	6.5
Houston County	+3.5%	1,105	1,105	6.2
Cherokee County	+3.3%	1,939	1,939	6.5
Gwinnett County	+3.2%	7,629	7,629	7.5
Gordon County	+3.1%	346	346	5.6
McDuffie County	+3.1%	73	73	3.4
Laurens County	+3.0%	34	34	0.7
Bartow County	+2.9%	1,081	1,081	8.9
Bibb County	+2.9%	792	792	5.0
Haralson County	+2.9%	139	139	4.2
Spalding County	+2.9%	259	259	3.7
Bulloch County	+2.8%	252	252	2.9
Lamar County	+2.8%	89	89	4.3
Oconee County	+2.8%	336	336	7.5
Rockdale County	+2.8%	408	408	4.1
Henry County	+2.7%	2,679	2,679	10.1
Muscogee County	+2.7%	600	600	3.0
Douglas County	+2.6%	755	755	4.9
Sumter County	+2.6%	36	36	1.2
Crisp County	+2.5%	57	57	3.0
Lowndes County	+2.4%	709	709	5.8
Stephens County	+2.3%	104	104	3.7
Peach County	+2.1%	78	78	2.6
Putnam County	+2.1%	163	163	6.9
Clayton County	+2.0%	1,149	1,149	3.9
Columbia County	+2.0%	805	805	4.8
Richmond County	+2.0%	663	663	3.2
Upson County	+1.8%	75	75	2.6
Camden County	+1.4%	612	612	10.2
Meriwether County	+1.2%	118	118	5.5
Ben Hill County	+1.1%	41	41	2.4
Decatur County	+0.9%	121	121	4.1
Banks County	+0.6%	103	103	4.8
Heard County	+0.2%	46	46	3.8
Bryan County	−0.3%	205	205	3.9
Washington County	−1.2%	5	5	0.3
Union County	−2.2%	423	423	15.2
Towns County	−3.0%	192	192	14.5
Liberty County	−3.1%	622	622	8.8
Screven County	−4.4%	4	4	0.3
Appling County	—	0	0	0.0
Bacon County	—	1	1	0.1
Berrien County	—	15	15	0.8
Bleckley County	—	37	37	2.9
Brantley County	—	3	3	0.2
Brooks County	—	50	50	3.1
Charlton County	—	63	63	4.8
Chattooga County	—	11	11	0.4
Crawford County	—	48	48	3.9
Dade County	—	4	4	0.2
Dodge County	—	53	53	2.7
Dooly County	—	2	2	0.2
Early County	—	6	6	0.6
Evans County	—	8	8	0.7
Gilmer County	—	375	375	11.1
Hancock County	—	40	40	4.6
Irwin County	—	5	5	0.6
Jeff Davis County	—	5	5	0.3
Jefferson County	—	42	42	2.8
Jenkins County	—	0	0	0.0
Lanier County	—	35	35	3.3
Lincoln County	—	41	41	5.1
Lumpkin County	—	293	293	8.1
McIntosh County	—	82	82	6.8
Madison County	—	140	140	4.3
Marion County	—	0	0	0.0
Miller County	—	4	4	0.7
Mitchell County	—	35	35	1.7
Montgomery County	—	31	31	3.6
Oglethorpe County	—	0	0	0.0
Pierce County	—	71	71	3.4
Pulaski County	—	41	41	4.0
Rabun County	—	272	272	15.3
Schley County	—	8	8	1.7
Seminole County	—	20	20	2.2
Talbot County	—	32	32	5.6
Tattnall County	—	17	17	0.7
Taylor County	—	39	39	5.0
Terrell County	—	48	48	5.5
Turner County	—	9	9	1.0
Twiggs County	—	0	0	0.0
Wilcox County	—	0	0	0.0
Wilkes County	—	27	27	2.8
Wilkinson County	—	0	0	0.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Georgia 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.