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Georgia in 1997

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

In 1997 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +4.5%, against +3.8% for the United States and +4.0% in 1996.

75,123 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (59,596 single-family), +0.3% on 1996; the national total was 1,441,136.

+4.5%Georgia index, 1996–1997US +3.8%
75,123housing units permitted in 199759,596 single-family
94 of 99counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.9%
1,441,136units permitted nationally in 1997
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Counties in 1997

Ranked by the county index change from 1996 to 1997 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1997; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1997Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Towns County+14.4%18418413.9
Screven County+13.6%550.3
Macon County+13.2%15151.3
Elbert County+12.2%550.2
Meriwether County+12.0%1161165.4
Decatur County+11.0%1001003.4
Union County+9.6%41141114.8
Morgan County+9.2%1471476.7
Heard County+8.9%51514.2
Haralson County+8.8%1141143.4
Putnam County+8.8%1651657.0
Colquitt County+8.7%18180.4
Ben Hill County+7.6%39392.3
Greene County+7.5%1251255.9
Toombs County+7.2%25250.9
Hart County+7.0%880.3
DeKalb County+6.8%2,6982,6983.5
Glynn County+6.8%4124124.7
Pickens County+6.8%3673679.9
Washington County+6.8%15150.8
Fannin County+6.7%52752720.2
Lumpkin County+6.6%2672677.4
Thomas County+6.6%1941944.2
Habersham County+6.3%3143146.2
Cook County+6.2%51512.8
Bartow County+6.1%1,1261,1269.3
Spalding County+6.0%2842844.0
Tift County+6.0%1391393.3
Walton County+6.0%8328327.4
Polk County+5.9%1771773.9
Butts County+5.8%1971977.2
Crisp County+5.8%61613.2
Gordon County+5.7%4214216.8
Hall County+5.6%1,5901,5907.0
Jackson County+5.6%4634634.7
Floyd County+5.5%3893893.8
Upson County+5.5%80802.8
Coweta County+5.4%1,3711,3718.6
Fulton County+5.3%4,4354,4354.0
Oconee County+5.3%3093096.9
Clarke County+5.2%3243242.5
Lamar County+5.2%84844.0
Newton County+5.2%9489487.5
Sumter County+5.2%27270.9
White County+5.2%34134111.4
Barrow County+5.1%4924924.9
Jasper County+5.1%85854.8
Catoosa County+5.0%4914917.1
Worth County+5.0%67673.3
Bryan County+4.9%2122124.1
Chatham County+4.8%9749743.1
Troup County+4.8%3113114.3
Effingham County+4.7%3893895.2
Henry County+4.6%2,5702,5709.7
Camden County+4.5%5475479.1
Carroll County+4.5%8208206.3
Candler County+4.4%220.2
Douglas County+4.4%7577574.9
Pierce County+4.4%62623.0
Clayton County+4.3%1,1811,1814.0
Forsyth County+4.3%2,8392,83910.0
Lee County+4.3%2932938.6
Lowndes County+4.2%6146145.0
Stephens County+4.2%1161164.2
Ware County+4.2%80802.2
Cherokee County+4.1%1,9021,9026.4
Cobb County+4.1%5,3145,3146.7
Paulding County+4.0%1,7781,7789.3
Rockdale County+4.0%4274274.3
Banks County+3.8%1061065.0
Fayette County+3.7%1,1261,1269.0
Franklin County+3.5%14140.5
Gwinnett County+3.5%7,2157,2157.1
Jones County+3.4%1641645.6
Laurens County+3.4%20200.4
Muscogee County+3.4%6336333.1
Bibb County+3.3%5445443.5
McDuffie County+3.3%35351.6
Monroe County+3.2%2262267.1
Murray County+3.2%2252255.4
Walker County+3.2%2662663.8
Dougherty County+3.1%4904905.9
Harris County+3.0%2892897.8
Peach County+2.9%76762.5
Houston County+2.8%7587584.3
Richmond County+2.8%4824822.3
Whitfield County+2.6%2882882.7
Liberty County+2.5%3293294.7
Dawson County+2.4%3243249.2
Grady County+2.1%68682.6
Bulloch County+1.9%2622623.0
Baldwin County+1.4%99992.2
Columbia County+0.9%8688685.1
Pike County+0.8%22822810.9
Wayne County−0.2%10100.3
Burke County−0.4%71712.9
Coffee County−1.7%1231232.8
Berrien County−5.0%26261.4
Emanuel County−7.6%330.1
Appling County—220.1
Bacon County—220.2
Bleckley County—34342.6
Brantley County—440.2
Brooks County—44442.7
Charlton County—63634.8
Chattooga County—12120.5
Crawford County—550.4
Dade County—110.1
Dodge County—41412.1
Dooly County—220.2
Early County—550.5
Evans County—990.8
Gilmer County—81781724.1
Hancock County—40404.6
Irwin County—220.2
Jeff Davis County—550.3
Jefferson County—34342.3
Jenkins County—550.6
Lanier County—29292.7
Lincoln County—28283.5
McIntosh County—75756.3
Madison County—1321324.0
Marion County—000.0
Miller County—330.5
Mitchell County—55552.7
Montgomery County—32323.7
Oglethorpe County—000.0
Pulaski County—23232.3
Rabun County—28028015.8
Schley County—110.2
Seminole County—14141.5
Talbot County—24244.2
Tattnall County—16160.7
Taylor County—17172.2
Terrell County—48485.5
Turner County—991.0
Twiggs County—000.0
Wilcox County—000.0
Wilkes County—13131.4
Wilkinson County—000.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Georgia by year050,000100,000150,0001995: 72,225 units (55,027 single-family, 17,198 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 74,874 units (59,397 single-family, 15,477 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 75,123 units (59,596 single-family, 15,527 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 85,401 units (67,879 single-family, 17,522 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 89,581 units (71,530 single-family, 18,051 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 91,820 units (68,852 single-family, 22,968 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 93,059 units (71,531 single-family, 21,528 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 97,523 units (75,529 single-family, 21,994 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 96,704 units (80,683 single-family, 16,021 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 108,356 units (87,731 single-family, 20,625 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 109,336 units (94,467 single-family, 14,869 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 104,200 units (86,106 single-family, 18,094 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 73,165 units (55,210 single-family, 17,955 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 35,368 units (24,879 single-family, 10,489 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 18,228 units (14,674 single-family, 3,554 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 17,265 units (14,779 single-family, 2,486 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 18,493 units (13,817 single-family, 4,676 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 24,350 units (17,297 single-family, 7,053 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 36,174 units (24,810 single-family, 11,364 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 39,423 units (27,503 single-family, 11,920 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 45,549 units (32,621 single-family, 12,928 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 51,675 units (36,481 single-family, 15,194 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 51,240 units (40,311 single-family, 10,929 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 59,315 units (42,287 single-family, 17,028 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 53,823 units (42,939 single-family, 10,884 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 55,827 units (47,982 single-family, 7,845 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 67,223 units (53,419 single-family, 13,804 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 77,542 units (47,026 single-family, 30,516 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 63,621 units (44,405 single-family, 19,216 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 68,367 units (48,243 single-family, 20,124 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 61,196 units (44,351 single-family, 16,845 in multi-unit buildings)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.