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Georgia in 2004

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

In 2004 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +4.2%, against +9.2% for the United States and +2.1% in 2003.

108,356 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (87,731 single-family), +12.0% on 2003; the national total was 2,070,077.

+4.2%Georgia index, 2003–2004US +9.2%
108,356housing units permitted in 200487,731 single-family
128 of 133counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.8%
2,070,077units permitted nationally in 2004
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Counties in 2004

Ranked by the county index change from 2003 to 2004 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2004; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2004Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Evans County+13.5%37373.4
Berrien County+12.8%61593.2
Camden County+12.4%5145148.5
Putnam County+11.3%32230213.6
Toombs County+10.9%93913.4
Brooks County+10.6%57573.5
Chatham County+10.5%1,7521,3665.6
Emanuel County+10.3%5332.3
Towns County+10.3%32129324.2
Miller County+9.5%330.5
Crisp County+9.2%75713.9
Washington County+9.2%16110.8
Appling County+8.9%770.4
Jefferson County+8.8%40402.7
Morgan County+8.8%24921111.3
Liberty County+8.7%3213114.6
Effingham County+8.6%83181111.2
Bryan County+8.1%4994949.6
Gilmer County+8.1%79479423.4
Baldwin County+8.0%3742008.5
Fannin County+8.0%1,1031,10342.2
McIntosh County+8.0%15415412.8
Glynn County+7.9%94681710.8
Ware County+7.9%1121123.0
Thomas County+7.8%2442115.3
Wilkinson County+7.4%660.7
Gordon County+7.1%5514368.9
Lamar County+7.1%1821668.7
Pierce County+7.1%1381246.6
Upson County+7.1%1161034.1
Whitfield County+7.1%6104485.7
Polk County+6.6%2262025.0
Dade County+6.5%13130.8
Lincoln County+6.5%35354.3
Columbia County+6.4%1,6501,6409.8
Rabun County+6.4%41440123.3
Jasper County+6.3%26326314.9
McDuffie County+6.3%71713.3
Bulloch County+6.2%5665476.5
Clarke County+6.1%1,2871,1469.9
Oglethorpe County+6.1%1591599.7
Walker County+6.1%5225127.4
Peach County+6.0%2372237.9
Sumter County+5.9%1181144.1
Harris County+5.8%43643611.7
Heard County+5.8%41413.4
Colquitt County+5.7%1491053.1
Muscogee County+5.7%1,0937015.4
Richmond County+5.7%8318294.0
Wayne County+5.7%19190.6
Wilcox County+5.7%000.0
Bartow County+5.3%1,0991,0239.1
Oconee County+5.3%50048811.1
Burke County+5.2%96963.9
Chattooga County+5.1%63152.5
Hart County+5.1%1651655.8
Floyd County+5.0%5733905.7
Lowndes County+5.0%1,27878710.4
Seminole County+5.0%26262.8
Ben Hill County+4.9%86745.0
Monroe County+4.9%33733710.5
Murray County+4.9%2032034.9
Franklin County+4.8%23230.9
Jones County+4.8%35226412.1
Madison County+4.8%1671655.1
Talbot County+4.8%51518.9
Union County+4.8%54354319.5
Houston County+4.7%1,9681,65011.0
Lee County+4.7%38438411.2
Cobb County+4.5%6,8895,4328.7
Coweta County+4.5%1,9841,79212.4
Fayette County+4.5%9559487.6
Haralson County+4.5%1301303.9
Decatur County+4.4%2472438.4
Cherokee County+4.3%4,0843,81213.6
Dodge County+4.3%55422.8
Forsyth County+4.3%3,0852,94310.9
Mitchell County+4.3%54542.6
Dougherty County+4.2%4072054.9
Hall County+4.2%1,7581,7367.8
Marion County+4.2%000.0
Bibb County+4.1%7315824.6
Butts County+4.1%28928310.6
Fulton County+4.1%16,9198,00815.4
Meriwether County+4.1%1721728.0
Pike County+4.1%26926912.9
Walton County+4.1%1,3531,33012.0
Catoosa County+4.0%78563111.3
Dawson County+4.0%39239211.1
Newton County+4.0%1,9291,92715.4
Banks County+3.9%1391396.5
Carroll County+3.9%1,9201,83814.7
Pickens County+3.9%48448413.0
Paulding County+3.8%3,1032,92716.2
Dooly County+3.7%13131.2
Henry County+3.7%3,8553,59114.6
White County+3.7%36633312.3
Screven County+3.6%53533.7
Worth County+3.6%51512.5
Barrow County+3.4%1,3581,35813.6
Greene County+3.4%29822713.9
Rockdale County+3.4%6336336.4
Tattnall County+3.4%62622.5
Gwinnett County+3.3%10,4639,38410.3
Jackson County+3.3%1,5231,51515.3
Spalding County+3.2%5495497.8
DeKalb County+3.1%6,7193,7618.7
Candler County+3.0%550.4
Douglas County+3.0%1,8741,81412.1
Laurens County+2.9%111472.2
Troup County+2.9%5454387.5
Clayton County+2.8%3,0142,04610.1
Coffee County+2.8%1561563.5
Elbert County+2.7%420.2
Grady County+2.6%90903.4
Lumpkin County+2.3%47346413.1
Stephens County+2.1%85813.1
Tift County+1.3%1351353.2
Turner County+1.3%550.6
Cook County+1.2%35331.9
Crawford County+1.0%1101109.0
Jenkins County+1.0%12121.4
Twiggs County+1.0%25253.3
Wilkes County+0.9%21212.2
Jeff Davis County+0.8%440.3
Habersham County+0.7%4414008.7
Hancock County+0.2%69697.9
Macon County+0.2%33332.8
Montgomery County−0.3%66667.6
Bacon County−1.4%220.2
Terrell County−1.7%31313.6
Irwin County−2.4%000.0
Early County−6.7%14141.3
Bleckley County—37372.9
Brantley County—440.2
Charlton County—30302.3
Lanier County—100919.4
Pulaski County—44444.3
Schley County—220.4
Taylor County—36364.6

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.