Georgia in 2001

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

In 2001 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +6.1%, against +6.7% for the United States and +7.1% in 2000.

93,059 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (71,531 single-family), +1.3% on 2000; the national total was 1,636,676.

+6.1%Georgia index, 2000–2001US +6.7%

93,059housing units permitted in 200171,531 single-family

119 of 119counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.8%

1,636,676units permitted nationally in 2001

Counties in 2001

Ranked by the county index change from 2000 to 2001 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2001; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2001	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Union County	+10.9%	421	421	15.1
Macon County	+10.6%	21	21	1.8
Toombs County	+10.3%	24	18	0.9
Candler County	+9.8%	2	2	0.2
Franklin County	+8.8%	25	25	1.0
Fannin County	+8.4%	835	835	32.0
Haralson County	+8.3%	130	130	3.9
Fulton County	+8.1%	10,855	4,019	9.9
Gordon County	+7.9%	578	362	9.4
Lincoln County	+7.9%	40	40	4.9
Tattnall County	+7.9%	11	11	0.5
Glynn County	+7.8%	651	643	7.4
Greene County	+7.8%	162	162	7.6
Thomas County	+7.8%	151	132	3.3
Pierce County	+7.7%	56	52	2.7
Paulding County	+7.6%	2,622	2,446	13.7
Rabun County	+7.6%	308	293	17.3
Hart County	+7.5%	11	11	0.4
Jackson County	+7.5%	772	762	7.8
Jasper County	+7.5%	179	175	10.2
Meriwether County	+7.5%	180	178	8.4
Newton County	+7.5%	1,736	1,628	13.8
Pickens County	+7.5%	459	459	12.3
Barrow County	+7.4%	950	948	9.5
Cherokee County	+7.3%	3,611	2,769	12.1
Clayton County	+7.2%	3,170	2,534	10.7
Douglas County	+7.2%	1,342	1,102	8.7
Gilmer County	+7.1%	592	584	17.5
Monroe County	+7.0%	143	143	4.5
Cobb County	+6.9%	5,657	4,513	7.1
Wilkinson County	+6.9%	0	0	0.0
Chattooga County	+6.7%	9	9	0.4
Morgan County	+6.7%	116	116	5.3
Pike County	+6.7%	218	218	10.4
Walton County	+6.7%	1,423	1,159	12.6
Bartow County	+6.6%	1,418	1,031	11.7
DeKalb County	+6.6%	7,575	4,719	9.8
Sumter County	+6.6%	100	78	3.5
Butts County	+6.5%	320	320	11.8
Dawson County	+6.5%	380	380	10.7
Hall County	+6.5%	1,699	1,611	7.5
Putnam County	+6.4%	162	162	6.8
Towns County	+6.4%	234	234	17.6
Coweta County	+6.3%	2,164	1,657	13.5
Madison County	+6.3%	155	155	4.7
Troup County	+6.3%	375	309	5.1
Wilkes County	+6.3%	24	24	2.5
Ben Hill County	+6.2%	33	29	1.9
Chatham County	+6.2%	1,643	986	5.3
Oconee County	+6.2%	300	259	6.7
Burke County	+6.1%	50	46	2.0
Forsyth County	+6.1%	2,539	2,539	9.0
Oglethorpe County	+6.1%	0	0	0.0
Rockdale County	+6.1%	807	567	8.2
Whitfield County	+6.1%	663	349	6.2
Carroll County	+6.0%	2,343	1,709	17.9
Elbert County	+5.9%	18	5	0.9
Gwinnett County	+5.9%	11,274	9,646	11.1
Jeff Davis County	+5.9%	1	1	0.1
Henry County	+5.8%	3,781	3,521	14.3
Ware County	+5.8%	101	89	2.7
Camden County	+5.7%	568	508	9.4
Fayette County	+5.7%	1,001	916	8.0
Spalding County	+5.7%	541	541	7.6
Bulloch County	+5.6%	630	328	7.2
Catoosa County	+5.6%	535	431	7.7
Clarke County	+5.6%	972	545	7.5
Murray County	+5.6%	222	214	5.3
Richmond County	+5.6%	744	548	3.6
Wayne County	+5.6%	14	14	0.4
Floyd County	+5.5%	451	373	4.4
White County	+5.5%	363	356	12.2
Decatur County	+5.4%	79	79	2.7
Lamar County	+5.3%	141	89	6.7
Upson County	+5.3%	110	99	3.9
Effingham County	+5.2%	513	469	6.9
Heard County	+5.2%	69	67	5.7
Peach County	+5.2%	135	135	4.5
Walker County	+5.2%	384	308	5.5
Emanuel County	+5.1%	24	0	1.0
Habersham County	+5.1%	407	366	8.1
Colquitt County	+5.0%	8	8	0.2
Baldwin County	+4.9%	202	116	4.6
Bibb County	+4.7%	531	391	3.4
Bryan County	+4.7%	366	366	7.0
Lumpkin County	+4.7%	320	310	8.8
Crawford County	+4.4%	145	145	11.9
Grady County	+4.3%	46	46	1.7
Muscogee County	+4.3%	1,181	506	5.8
Turner County	+4.0%	5	2	0.6
Columbia County	+3.9%	1,059	1,059	6.3
Liberty County	+3.9%	333	197	4.7
Banks County	+3.8%	115	115	5.4
Houston County	+3.8%	2,050	1,516	11.5
McDuffie County	+3.8%	54	54	2.5
Dade County	+3.6%	9	6	0.6
Jefferson County	+3.6%	31	31	2.1
Jones County	+3.6%	249	219	8.5
Screven County	+3.6%	1	1	0.1
Tift County	+3.5%	138	136	3.3
Harris County	+3.4%	300	300	8.0
Worth County	+3.4%	67	63	3.3
Coffee County	+3.2%	150	142	3.4
Dougherty County	+3.2%	203	195	2.5
Appling County	+3.1%	5	5	0.3
Lowndes County	+3.1%	508	486	4.1
Stephens County	+3.1%	98	96	3.5
Dooly County	+3.0%	2	2	0.2
Lee County	+2.9%	297	294	8.7
Polk County	+2.5%	259	238	5.7
Laurens County	+2.4%	39	39	0.8
Mitchell County	+2.4%	57	57	2.8
Berrien County	+1.8%	22	20	1.2
Cook County	+1.8%	64	64	3.5
Crisp County	+1.5%	81	45	4.2
Montgomery County	+1.4%	46	46	5.3
Washington County	+1.3%	16	14	0.8
Dodge County	+0.3%	37	37	1.9
Irwin County	+0.1%	0	0	0.0
Bacon County	—	4	4	0.4
Bleckley County	—	30	30	2.3
Brantley County	—	4	4	0.2
Brooks County	—	15	15	0.9
Charlton County	—	18	18	1.4
Early County	—	5	5	0.5
Evans County	—	42	42	3.8
Hancock County	—	52	52	6.0
Jenkins County	—	0	0	0.0
Lanier County	—	18	18	1.7
McIntosh County	—	93	93	7.8
Marion County	—	0	0	0.0
Miller County	—	2	2	0.3
Pulaski County	—	32	32	3.1
Schley County	—	4	4	0.9
Seminole County	—	10	2	1.1
Talbot County	—	22	22	3.9
Taylor County	—	17	17	2.2
Terrell County	—	51	48	5.9
Twiggs County	—	18	18	2.4
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.