Georgia in 2000

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

In 2000 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +7.1%, against +8.3% for the United States and +5.6% in 1999.

91,820 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (68,852 single-family), +2.5% on 1999; the national total was 1,592,267.

+7.1%Georgia index, 1999–2000US +8.3%

91,820housing units permitted in 200068,852 single-family

111 of 118counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.9%

1,592,267units permitted nationally in 2000

Counties in 2000

Ranked by the county index change from 1999 to 2000 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2000; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2000	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Greene County	+17.1%	194	192	9.1
Rabun County	+13.7%	299	285	16.8
Turner County	+11.9%	4	1	0.4
Dade County	+11.5%	9	9	0.6
Polk County	+11.4%	266	256	5.8
Putnam County	+11.1%	186	184	7.8
Towns County	+11.0%	181	181	13.6
DeKalb County	+10.7%	6,145	4,266	7.9
Gilmer County	+10.7%	534	478	15.8
White County	+10.6%	315	312	10.6
Morgan County	+10.5%	189	168	8.6
Hart County	+10.4%	15	7	0.5
Jasper County	+9.7%	153	153	8.7
Stephens County	+9.6%	91	87	3.3
Banks County	+9.5%	128	128	6.0
Bryan County	+9.5%	341	341	6.5
Fannin County	+9.1%	797	797	30.5
Fulton County	+9.1%	9,621	3,446	8.8
Meriwether County	+9.1%	158	158	7.3
Coffee County	+8.9%	126	118	2.8
Irwin County	+8.7%	0	0	0.0
Oglethorpe County	+8.7%	0	0	0.0
Screven County	+8.6%	6	6	0.4
Pickens County	+8.4%	410	408	11.0
Haralson County	+8.3%	106	102	3.2
Douglas County	+8.2%	901	890	5.8
Cobb County	+7.8%	6,642	5,455	8.4
Oconee County	+7.8%	241	241	5.4
Coweta County	+7.7%	1,279	1,240	8.0
Habersham County	+7.7%	376	374	7.5
Elbert County	+7.5%	14	4	0.7
Bartow County	+7.4%	1,355	1,222	11.2
Clarke County	+7.4%	963	536	7.4
Hall County	+7.4%	2,121	1,633	9.4
Jefferson County	+7.4%	28	28	1.9
Dawson County	+7.3%	282	282	8.0
Lamar County	+7.3%	90	66	4.3
Spalding County	+7.3%	430	422	6.1
Lincoln County	+7.2%	43	43	5.3
Chatham County	+7.1%	1,922	1,236	6.2
Carroll County	+6.9%	1,856	1,650	14.2
Clayton County	+6.8%	3,347	2,323	11.3
Emanuel County	+6.8%	0	0	0.0
Glynn County	+6.8%	613	532	7.0
Jackson County	+6.8%	864	766	8.7
Walton County	+6.8%	1,241	1,195	11.0
Gwinnett County	+6.7%	12,372	8,852	12.2
Fayette County	+6.6%	938	938	7.5
Paulding County	+6.6%	2,845	2,171	14.9
Butts County	+6.5%	305	279	11.2
Floyd County	+6.5%	382	307	3.8
Appling County	+6.2%	3	3	0.2
Cherokee County	+6.2%	3,776	2,882	12.6
Effingham County	+6.2%	445	399	6.0
Forsyth County	+6.2%	3,389	3,181	12.0
Liberty County	+6.2%	221	177	3.1
Heard County	+6.1%	56	56	4.6
Lumpkin County	+6.1%	354	347	9.8
Harris County	+5.9%	301	301	8.1
Henry County	+5.9%	4,130	3,401	15.6
Laurens County	+5.8%	45	45	0.9
Baldwin County	+5.7%	151	111	3.4
Upson County	+5.7%	138	133	4.8
Murray County	+5.6%	223	200	5.4
Barrow County	+5.5%	855	855	8.6
Ware County	+5.5%	67	67	1.8
Madison County	+5.3%	154	154	4.7
Peach County	+5.3%	131	115	4.4
Tattnall County	+5.3%	4	4	0.2
Union County	+5.3%	401	399	14.4
Decatur County	+5.1%	94	84	3.2
Gordon County	+5.1%	549	375	8.9
Rockdale County	+5.1%	766	454	7.8
Bulloch County	+5.0%	526	256	6.0
Newton County	+4.9%	1,918	1,496	15.3
Troup County	+4.8%	590	324	8.1
Walker County	+4.7%	334	294	4.8
Wayne County	+4.7%	13	9	0.4
Whitfield County	+4.7%	876	367	8.2
Franklin County	+4.6%	22	22	0.8
Pike County	+4.5%	212	212	10.1
Chattooga County	+4.4%	9	9	0.4
Jones County	+4.4%	240	220	8.2
Muscogee County	+4.4%	975	556	4.8
Crisp County	+4.3%	88	70	4.6
Lowndes County	+4.3%	886	501	7.2
Bibb County	+4.2%	794	553	5.0
Washington County	+4.2%	13	13	0.7
Sumter County	+4.0%	72	49	2.5
Dougherty County	+3.8%	396	187	4.8
Grady County	+3.7%	64	64	2.4
Catoosa County	+3.4%	500	410	7.2
Richmond County	+3.4%	525	483	2.5
Worth County	+3.4%	44	44	2.2
Burke County	+3.3%	42	38	1.7
Camden County	+3.3%	512	452	8.5
Monroe County	+3.1%	146	146	4.6
Tift County	+3.1%	116	116	2.7
Wilkinson County	+3.1%	0	0	0.0
Berrien County	+3.0%	16	16	0.8
Lee County	+2.9%	285	279	8.3
Houston County	+2.8%	1,505	1,131	8.4
Colquitt County	+2.6%	9	9	0.2
McDuffie County	+2.6%	55	55	2.5
Wilkes County	+2.5%	13	13	1.4
Candler County	+2.2%	2	2	0.2
Columbia County	+2.2%	943	939	5.6
Thomas County	+2.0%	192	192	4.1
Crawford County	+0.9%	96	54	7.9
Dooly County	+0.6%	0	0	0.0
Cook County	+0.3%	37	37	2.0
Macon County	0.0%	14	14	1.2
Pierce County	−0.3%	66	66	3.2
Ben Hill County	−1.5%	29	27	1.7
Toombs County	−2.2%	24	22	0.9
Mitchell County	−2.3%	99	79	4.8
Montgomery County	−2.6%	37	35	4.3
Jeff Davis County	−5.7%	1	1	0.1
Bacon County	—	3	3	0.3
Bleckley County	—	46	37	3.6
Brantley County	—	3	3	0.2
Brooks County	—	41	41	2.5
Charlton County	—	17	17	1.3
Dodge County	—	41	41	2.1
Early County	—	5	5	0.5
Evans County	—	12	12	1.1
Hancock County	—	37	37	4.3
Jenkins County	—	0	0	0.0
Lanier County	—	39	23	3.7
McIntosh County	—	91	91	7.6
Marion County	—	0	0	0.0
Miller County	—	3	3	0.5
Pulaski County	—	73	73	7.2
Schley County	—	4	4	0.9
Seminole County	—	0	0	0.0
Talbot County	—	35	35	6.1
Taylor County	—	14	14	1.8
Terrell County	—	48	45	5.5
Twiggs County	—	22	22	2.9
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.