Georgia in 1999

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

In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +5.6%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.9% in 1998.

89,581 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (71,530 single-family), +4.9% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.

+5.6%Georgia index, 1998–1999US +4.3%

89,581housing units permitted in 199971,530 single-family

110 of 116counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.1%

1,663,533units permitted nationally in 1999

Counties in 1999

Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 1999	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Pierce County	+12.8%	126	76	6.1
Fannin County	+12.7%	663	663	25.4
Lumpkin County	+12.4%	347	338	9.6
Mitchell County	+11.0%	45	45	2.2
Montgomery County	+11.0%	45	45	5.2
Toombs County	+11.0%	16	14	0.6
Polk County	+10.8%	358	348	7.9
DeKalb County	+10.4%	6,851	4,376	8.8
Chattooga County	+10.3%	12	12	0.5
Putnam County	+9.8%	203	201	8.6
Morgan County	+9.4%	190	164	8.6
Butts County	+9.3%	225	225	8.3
Hart County	+9.2%	10	10	0.3
Dawson County	+9.0%	414	412	11.7
Habersham County	+9.0%	402	392	8.0
Heard County	+8.8%	48	48	4.0
Crisp County	+8.5%	49	42	2.5
Elbert County	+8.5%	20	2	1.0
Towns County	+8.5%	221	221	16.6
Greene County	+8.4%	224	222	10.5
Banks County	+8.1%	118	118	5.5
Franklin County	+7.6%	28	24	1.1
Fulton County	+7.6%	9,157	4,791	8.3
Dooly County	+7.3%	3	3	0.3
Haralson County	+7.1%	144	144	4.4
Walker County	+6.8%	303	258	4.3
Carroll County	+6.7%	1,486	1,257	11.3
Union County	+6.6%	387	387	13.9
Appling County	+6.5%	5	5	0.3
Lamar County	+6.4%	116	92	5.5
Pickens County	+6.4%	559	553	15.0
Worth County	+6.3%	63	63	3.1
Jackson County	+6.2%	636	617	6.4
Wilkes County	+6.2%	67	67	7.0
Ben Hill County	+6.0%	46	46	2.7
Turner County	+6.0%	4	4	0.4
Jasper County	+5.9%	150	150	8.5
Pike County	+5.9%	169	167	8.1
Murray County	+5.8%	237	217	5.7
Rabun County	+5.8%	320	307	18.0
Troup County	+5.8%	561	269	7.7
Forsyth County	+5.7%	2,929	2,857	10.4
Gilmer County	+5.6%	596	596	17.6
Oglethorpe County	+5.6%	0	0	0.0
Barrow County	+5.4%	808	780	8.1
Chatham County	+5.4%	1,679	1,153	5.4
Clarke County	+5.4%	1,024	422	7.9
Cobb County	+5.4%	8,008	7,143	10.1
Colquitt County	+5.4%	10	10	0.2
Coweta County	+5.4%	1,808	1,371	11.3
Fayette County	+5.4%	1,250	1,222	10.0
Grady County	+5.4%	71	71	2.7
McDuffie County	+5.4%	72	72	3.3
Washington County	+5.4%	15	15	0.8
Hall County	+5.3%	2,624	1,903	11.6
Upson County	+5.3%	90	85	3.2
Glynn County	+5.2%	880	678	10.0
Cherokee County	+5.1%	3,380	2,792	11.3
Effingham County	+5.1%	461	461	6.2
Bartow County	+4.9%	1,453	1,055	12.0
Douglas County	+4.8%	1,306	858	8.5
Madison County	+4.8%	184	184	5.6
Spalding County	+4.8%	462	374	6.5
Clayton County	+4.5%	2,261	2,261	7.6
Catoosa County	+4.4%	502	385	7.2
Oconee County	+4.4%	299	291	6.7
Paulding County	+4.4%	2,088	1,924	10.9
Sumter County	+4.3%	86	54	3.0
White County	+4.3%	340	332	11.4
Gwinnett County	+4.2%	9,731	8,469	9.6
Monroe County	+4.2%	194	194	6.1
Tift County	+4.0%	161	161	3.8
Walton County	+4.0%	1,322	1,231	11.7
Henry County	+3.9%	3,443	2,907	13.0
Newton County	+3.9%	1,829	1,597	14.6
Harris County	+3.8%	303	303	8.1
Irwin County	+3.8%	0	0	0.0
Baldwin County	+3.7%	152	124	3.5
Thomas County	+3.7%	177	173	3.8
Muscogee County	+3.6%	1,022	574	5.1
Lee County	+3.5%	286	282	8.4
Whitfield County	+3.4%	481	306	4.5
Peach County	+3.3%	175	102	5.9
Laurens County	+3.2%	95	95	1.9
Richmond County	+3.1%	1,168	639	5.7
Meriwether County	+3.0%	106	106	4.9
Rockdale County	+3.0%	915	457	9.3
Bulloch County	+2.9%	445	233	5.1
Coffee County	+2.9%	125	122	2.8
Floyd County	+2.5%	479	390	4.7
Dougherty County	+2.3%	350	328	4.2
Liberty County	+2.3%	316	263	4.5
Stephens County	+2.3%	130	123	4.7
Gordon County	+2.2%	434	356	7.0
Houston County	+2.2%	1,337	969	7.5
Jefferson County	+2.1%	19	19	1.3
Bibb County	+2.0%	575	566	3.6
Camden County	+2.0%	489	477	8.1
Dade County	+1.8%	5	5	0.3
Wayne County	+1.8%	13	9	0.4
Columbia County	+1.6%	1,184	980	7.0
Screven County	+1.6%	8	8	0.6
Emanuel County	+1.2%	2	2	0.1
Lowndes County	+1.2%	571	539	4.6
Candler County	+1.0%	3	3	0.3
Lincoln County	+0.9%	39	39	4.8
Bryan County	+0.7%	335	327	6.4
Ware County	+0.6%	76	62	2.1
Decatur County	+0.5%	85	85	2.9
Cook County	+0.1%	52	52	2.9
Jones County	−0.1%	221	189	7.6
Macon County	−0.5%	12	12	1.0
Burke County	−1.1%	76	41	3.1
Wilkinson County	−3.8%	0	0	0.0
Tattnall County	−4.0%	7	7	0.3
Berrien County	−4.5%	18	18	1.0
Bacon County	—	0	0	0.0
Bleckley County	—	37	37	2.9
Brantley County	—	4	4	0.2
Brooks County	—	49	49	3.0
Charlton County	—	31	29	2.4
Crawford County	—	246	246	20.2
Dodge County	—	47	47	2.4
Early County	—	6	6	0.6
Evans County	—	16	16	1.5
Hancock County	—	86	41	9.9
Jeff Davis County	—	0	0	0.0
Jenkins County	—	0	0	0.0
Lanier County	—	30	22	2.8
McIntosh County	—	145	145	12.1
Marion County	—	0	0	0.0
Miller County	—	3	3	0.5
Pulaski County	—	37	37	3.6
Schley County	—	0	0	0.0
Seminole County	—	17	17	1.9
Talbot County	—	19	19	3.3
Taylor County	—	16	16	2.0
Terrell County	—	54	54	6.2
Twiggs County	—	29	29	3.8
Wilcox 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.