Georgia in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +3.7%, against +5.4% for the United States and +6.1% in 2001.

97,523 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (75,529 single-family), +4.8% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+3.7%Georgia index, 2001–2002US +5.4%

97,523housing units permitted in 200275,529 single-family

122 of 127counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.7%

1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002

Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2002	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Bacon County	+8.9%	0	0	0.0
Mitchell County	+8.5%	74	42	3.6
Gilmer County	+7.3%	620	612	18.3
Wilkinson County	+7.1%	0	0	0.0
Putnam County	+7.0%	362	200	15.3
Brooks County	+6.9%	22	22	1.4
Lincoln County	+6.6%	27	27	3.3
Montgomery County	+6.5%	44	44	5.1
Towns County	+6.4%	295	259	22.2
Jenkins County	+6.2%	8	8	0.9
Screven County	+6.0%	45	45	3.1
Dooly County	+5.8%	0	0	0.0
Chatham County	+5.7%	1,787	1,101	5.7
Grady County	+5.7%	76	76	2.9
Effingham County	+5.5%	515	490	6.9
Fannin County	+5.5%	929	929	35.6
Baldwin County	+5.4%	270	121	6.1
Clarke County	+5.3%	1,655	754	12.7
Heard County	+5.3%	61	61	5.0
Lumpkin County	+5.3%	355	333	9.8
Pickens County	+5.2%	424	424	11.4
Worth County	+5.2%	57	57	2.8
Carroll County	+5.0%	1,908	1,652	14.6
Hancock County	+4.9%	58	58	6.7
Oglethorpe County	+4.9%	0	0	0.0
Butts County	+4.8%	231	217	8.5
Clayton County	+4.8%	3,240	2,283	10.9
Paulding County	+4.8%	2,915	2,675	15.3
Polk County	+4.8%	355	313	7.8
Wilkes County	+4.8%	40	32	4.2
Franklin County	+4.7%	28	22	1.1
Murray County	+4.7%	229	211	5.5
Rockdale County	+4.7%	1,033	1,023	10.5
Washington County	+4.7%	11	9	0.6
Greene County	+4.6%	136	136	6.4
McDuffie County	+4.5%	75	75	3.5
Newton County	+4.5%	2,347	2,127	18.7
Thomas County	+4.5%	190	164	4.1
Dodge County	+4.4%	37	37	1.9
Douglas County	+4.4%	3,059	1,659	19.8
Laurens County	+4.4%	46	46	0.9
Madison County	+4.4%	153	149	4.6
Whitfield County	+4.4%	487	361	4.6
Coweta County	+4.3%	1,659	1,659	10.4
Oconee County	+4.3%	456	416	10.2
Cobb County	+4.2%	5,556	4,703	7.0
Hall County	+4.2%	1,919	1,464	8.5
Spalding County	+4.2%	456	456	6.4
Bulloch County	+4.1%	621	343	7.1
Jefferson County	+4.1%	34	34	2.3
Bartow County	+4.0%	1,153	981	9.5
Fulton County	+4.0%	10,824	3,909	9.9
Haralson County	+4.0%	139	133	4.2
Henry County	+4.0%	4,689	4,061	17.7
Rabun County	+4.0%	338	323	19.0
Walton County	+4.0%	1,302	1,249	11.6
White County	+4.0%	370	366	12.4
Bryan County	+3.9%	389	389	7.5
Gordon County	+3.9%	569	404	9.2
Gwinnett County	+3.9%	10,362	9,371	10.2
Fayette County	+3.8%	921	915	7.4
Camden County	+3.7%	566	520	9.4
Catoosa County	+3.7%	616	509	8.8
Glynn County	+3.7%	848	540	9.7
Cherokee County	+3.6%	3,795	3,199	12.7
Dawson County	+3.6%	471	464	13.3
Troup County	+3.6%	458	353	6.3
Forsyth County	+3.5%	2,448	2,448	8.7
Walker County	+3.5%	425	331	6.0
Ware County	+3.5%	148	148	4.0
Colquitt County	+3.3%	55	12	1.2
Floyd County	+3.3%	722	678	7.1
Jasper County	+3.3%	216	216	12.3
Banks County	+3.2%	122	122	5.7
Liberty County	+3.2%	406	230	5.8
Morgan County	+3.2%	173	169	7.8
Barrow County	+3.1%	1,227	1,227	12.3
Dade County	+3.1%	22	11	1.4
DeKalb County	+3.1%	7,237	4,134	9.3
Hart County	+3.1%	12	12	0.4
Pike County	+3.1%	233	229	11.1
Dougherty County	+3.0%	282	226	3.4
Habersham County	+3.0%	422	363	8.4
Turner County	+3.0%	9	6	1.0
Berrien County	+2.9%	27	25	1.4
Muscogee County	+2.9%	822	615	4.1
Emanuel County	+2.8%	6	6	0.3
Houston County	+2.8%	1,411	1,393	7.9
Sumter County	+2.8%	70	70	2.4
Union County	+2.8%	490	488	17.6
Upson County	+2.8%	107	91	3.8
Terrell County	+2.7%	28	26	3.2
Jones County	+2.6%	254	238	8.7
Monroe County	+2.6%	12	12	0.4
Harris County	+2.5%	372	370	10.0
Chattooga County	+2.4%	8	8	0.3
Lamar County	+2.4%	181	136	8.6
Lee County	+2.4%	318	318	9.3
Coffee County	+2.3%	208	136	4.7
Columbia County	+2.3%	1,489	1,291	8.8
Cook County	+2.3%	50	50	2.7
Tift County	+2.3%	143	141	3.4
Appling County	+2.2%	6	6	0.3
Bibb County	+2.2%	586	512	3.7
Crawford County	+2.2%	162	162	13.3
Jackson County	+2.2%	912	908	9.2
Meriwether County	+2.2%	276	276	12.8
Crisp County	+2.1%	43	43	2.2
Seminole County	+2.1%	1	1	0.1
Stephens County	+2.1%	80	78	2.9
Decatur County	+2.0%	173	78	5.9
Richmond County	+2.0%	914	565	4.4
Peach County	+1.9%	123	123	4.1
Candler County	+1.7%	3	3	0.3
Lowndes County	+1.7%	757	593	6.2
Elbert County	+1.6%	16	5	0.8
Irwin County	+1.6%	0	0	0.0
Wayne County	+1.5%	16	16	0.5
Toombs County	+1.1%	36	32	1.3
Ben Hill County	+0.9%	50	44	2.9
Burke County	+0.6%	56	52	2.3
Pierce County	+0.5%	91	91	4.4
Tattnall County	−0.6%	29	29	1.2
Evans County	−1.3%	29	29	2.6
Jeff Davis County	−1.3%	6	4	0.4
Macon County	−2.4%	26	26	2.2
Miller County	−4.5%	2	2	0.3
Bleckley County	—	48	48	3.7
Brantley County	—	2	2	0.1
Charlton County	—	28	28	2.1
Early County	—	2	2	0.2
Lanier County	—	20	20	1.9
McIntosh County	—	113	113	9.4
Marion County	—	0	0	0.0
Pulaski County	—	52	52	5.1
Schley County	—	4	4	0.9
Talbot County	—	35	35	6.1
Taylor County	—	36	36	4.6
Twiggs County	—	26	26	3.4
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.