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Georgia in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +2.1%, against +4.5% for the United States and +3.7% in 2002.

96,704 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (80,683 single-family), −0.8% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+2.1%Georgia index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
96,704housing units permitted in 200380,683 single-family
122 of 129counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County+12.4%60606.9
McIntosh County+9.0%107798.9
Macon County+7.7%25252.1
Tattnall County+7.3%52522.1
Cook County+6.8%49492.7
Union County+6.7%51751718.6
Evans County+6.3%35353.2
Jeff Davis County+6.3%220.1
Dodge County+6.2%48462.4
Candler County+5.9%660.5
Lincoln County+5.7%51516.3
Camden County+5.5%4404287.3
Fannin County+5.4%1,0111,01138.7
Haralson County+5.2%1241193.8
Irwin County+5.2%000.0
Bryan County+5.1%4424218.5
Chatham County+5.0%1,5001,3144.8
Chattooga County+5.0%770.3
Decatur County+5.0%101993.4
Burke County+4.9%58562.4
Bacon County+4.8%220.2
Habersham County+4.8%50540610.0
Meriwether County+4.8%1781428.3
White County+4.8%33932211.4
Putnam County+4.5%2302259.7
Elbert County+4.4%220.1
Morgan County+4.4%23217210.5
Crawford County+4.3%14614612.0
Glynn County+4.3%7226788.2
Seminole County+4.3%12121.3
McDuffie County+4.2%74743.4
Terrell County+4.1%28263.2
Berrien County+4.0%25231.3
Rabun County+4.0%36535120.5
Baldwin County+3.9%1701353.9
Harris County+3.9%43042811.5
Catoosa County+3.8%6444969.2
Gilmer County+3.8%67067019.8
Lowndes County+3.8%9857288.0
Toombs County+3.8%126624.6
Murray County+3.7%2322145.6
Heard County+3.6%60604.9
Bulloch County+3.5%4564505.2
Pierce County+3.5%1271116.1
Walker County+3.5%4394156.2
Polk County+3.3%4463329.8
Troup County+3.3%4594326.3
Jackson County+3.2%8418358.5
Butts County+3.1%28628610.5
Oconee County+3.1%47045010.5
Hart County+3.0%13130.5
Miller County+3.0%220.3
Carroll County+2.9%1,7501,61313.4
Franklin County+2.9%24200.9
Tift County+2.8%1291273.1
Douglas County+2.7%2,1452,13113.9
Lamar County+2.7%1911579.1
Wayne County+2.7%17170.5
Clarke County+2.6%1,34882510.4
Greene County+2.6%1871518.8
Laurens County+2.6%40400.8
Mitchell County+2.6%84564.1
Monroe County+2.6%2262267.1
Paulding County+2.6%2,7632,71114.5
Thomas County+2.6%3061986.6
Crisp County+2.5%1321326.9
Marion County+2.5%000.0
Pickens County+2.5%59541916.0
Whitfield County+2.5%6273825.9
Bibb County+2.4%1,1985317.6
Cherokee County+2.4%3,8043,44212.7
Clayton County+2.4%2,5792,5198.7
Cobb County+2.4%5,9634,9937.5
Dawson County+2.4%37837810.7
Gordon County+2.4%5044668.2
Madison County+2.4%1381384.2
Bartow County+2.3%1,1868809.8
Grady County+2.3%66662.5
Lee County+2.3%34934910.2
Effingham County+2.2%5845627.8
Floyd County+2.2%5024245.0
Jones County+2.2%2652499.1
Sumter County+2.2%77672.7
Barrow County+2.1%1,3481,33013.5
Columbia County+2.1%1,4311,4318.5
Forsyth County+2.1%3,1473,08311.1
Pike County+2.1%22121910.6
Fayette County+2.0%9079077.2
Fulton County+2.0%12,2966,01411.2
Hall County+2.0%1,8301,5258.1
Oglethorpe County+2.0%000.0
Spalding County+2.0%5065067.1
Walton County+2.0%1,4601,40313.0
Coweta County+1.9%1,9941,73012.4
Liberty County+1.9%3362644.8
Muscogee County+1.9%1,2267046.1
Worth County+1.9%31311.5
Dougherty County+1.8%4992056.0
Gwinnett County+1.8%9,6179,0299.4
Henry County+1.8%4,4663,76416.9
Dade County+1.7%21151.3
Upson County+1.7%113984.0
Jasper County+1.6%1411418.0
Richmond County+1.6%8886644.3
Turner County+1.6%991.0
Coffee County+1.5%1551533.5
Houston County+1.5%1,6481,4749.2
Lumpkin County+1.5%37537510.4
Towns County+1.5%23923918.0
Banks County+1.2%1091095.1
DeKalb County+1.2%5,1063,9316.6
Ware County+1.1%93932.5
Appling County+1.0%660.3
Jenkins County+1.0%770.8
Rockdale County+0.8%9038839.2
Ben Hill County+0.7%70684.1
Colquitt County+0.7%51121.1
Emanuel County+0.7%440.2
Newton County+0.6%2,2632,24318.0
Peach County+0.5%1741745.8
Brooks County+0.3%44442.7
Wilkes County+0.2%25252.6
Hancock County−0.1%63637.3
Screven County−0.2%110.1
Jefferson County−0.4%27271.8
Stephens County−0.4%77712.8
Dooly County−0.5%000.0
Washington County−1.3%770.4
Wilkinson County−1.7%000.0
Bleckley County—52524.0
Brantley County—950.5
Charlton County—16161.2
Early County—220.2
Lanier County—21212.0
Pulaski County—49494.8
Schley County—220.4
Talbot County—000.0
Taylor County—33334.2
Twiggs County—36364.7
Wilcox 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.