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Georgia in 2013

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

In 2013 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +3.8%, against +3.4% for the United States and −5.0% in 2012.

36,174 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (24,810 single-family), +48.6% on 2012; the national total was 990,822.

+3.8%Georgia index, 2012–2013US +3.4%
36,174housing units permitted in 201324,810 single-family
90 of 138counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.0%
990,822units permitted nationally in 2013
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Counties in 2013

Ranked by the county index change from 2012 to 2013 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2013; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2013Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Henry County+8.3%6946342.6
Douglas County+8.2%2072071.3
Seminole County+8.2%880.9
Gwinnett County+8.1%3,3472,9243.3
Candler County+7.5%000.0
Jasper County+7.5%48482.7
Cherokee County+7.3%1,4031,4034.7
Early County+7.0%990.9
Walton County+7.0%2032031.8
Coweta County+6.9%9727246.1
Paulding County+6.8%5985433.1
Meriwether County+6.5%26261.2
Pierce County+6.3%36361.7
Barrow County+6.2%3112393.1
Cobb County+6.2%2,6761,5943.4
Clayton County+6.0%1341340.5
Forsyth County+6.0%2,7752,5609.8
DeKalb County+5.9%1,2123361.6
Morgan County+5.8%40401.8
Fulton County+5.5%8,2582,1217.5
Bacon County+5.0%000.0
Pickens County+4.8%60601.6
Rockdale County+4.8%81810.8
Fayette County+4.6%3903903.1
Screven County+4.6%11110.8
Bartow County+4.5%1501501.2
Carroll County+4.5%370932.8
Newton County+4.5%110820.9
Schley County+4.4%000.0
Heard County+4.3%16161.3
Walker County+4.3%144992.0
Chatham County+4.0%1,0509013.4
Dawson County+4.0%84842.4
Sumter County+4.0%62622.2
Banks County+3.9%16160.8
Crawford County+3.9%10100.8
Hall County+3.8%5525522.4
Terrell County+3.7%330.3
Bryan County+3.6%2712515.2
Jeff Davis County+3.3%110.1
Mitchell County+3.2%19190.9
Tift County+3.0%68401.6
Coffee County+2.9%31250.7
Haralson County+2.9%25250.8
Grady County+2.8%27271.0
Stephens County+2.6%20200.7
Butts County+2.5%880.3
Clarke County+2.5%4941433.8
Dade County+2.4%110.1
Effingham County+2.4%4293655.8
Lamar County+2.4%880.4
Oconee County+2.4%51248211.4
Ben Hill County+2.3%660.4
Jackson County+2.2%3482923.5
Upson County+2.2%10100.4
Berrien County+2.0%770.4
Franklin County+1.8%220.1
Taylor County+1.8%11111.4
Lowndes County+1.7%3843523.1
Whitfield County+1.7%47470.4
Liberty County+1.6%1921922.7
Polk County+1.6%74141.6
Toombs County+1.6%2280.8
Dooly County+1.4%000.0
Ware County+1.3%91912.5
Catoosa County+1.2%1491232.1
Lumpkin County+1.2%1661664.6
Monroe County+1.2%88642.7
Gilmer County+1.0%80802.4
Spalding County+1.0%1141141.6
Fannin County+0.9%1681686.4
Jenkins County+0.9%11111.2
Thomas County+0.9%77771.7
Glynn County+0.7%4094094.7
Harris County+0.7%1431433.8
Richmond County+0.7%4544452.2
Crisp County+0.5%23231.2
Dodge County+0.4%990.5
Lee County+0.4%1611614.7
Oglethorpe County+0.4%28281.7
Talbot County+0.4%881.4
Worth County+0.4%16160.8
Irwin County+0.3%18182.0
Lincoln County+0.3%24243.0
Troup County+0.3%1181181.6
Evans County+0.2%21211.9
Habersham County+0.2%34340.7
Columbia County+0.1%1,2411,2417.3
Jefferson County+0.1%16161.1
Pulaski County+0.1%17171.7
Peach County0.0%120604.0
Floyd County−0.2%62530.6
Bulloch County−0.3%1951702.2
Gordon County−0.3%109491.8
Dougherty County−0.5%77420.9
Macon County−0.5%990.8
Murray County−0.5%22220.5
Wilkes County−0.6%330.3
Houston County−0.7%7895654.4
Bibb County−0.9%323722.1
Wayne County−0.9%110.0
Hart County−1.0%34341.2
Union County−1.0%99993.6
Jones County−1.1%14140.5
Laurens County−1.2%13130.3
Muscogee County−1.4%5473182.7
Towns County−1.5%71595.3
Burke County−1.6%43431.8
Washington County−1.6%58583.0
Appling County−1.7%330.2
Rabun County−1.7%48482.7
Madison County−1.8%45451.4
Chattooga County−2.0%000.0
Decatur County−2.2%24240.8
Bleckley County−2.4%19191.5
Camden County−2.4%69691.1
Pike County−2.6%17170.8
Greene County−2.9%1091095.1
Hancock County−3.0%16161.8
Colquitt County−3.1%74721.6
McDuffie County−3.1%15150.7
Elbert County−3.2%15150.7
Emanuel County−3.4%930.4
Putnam County−3.5%41411.7
White County−3.5%27270.9
Tattnall County−3.7%21210.9
Brantley County−3.8%990.5
Wilcox County−4.2%000.0
Miller County−4.4%000.0
Baldwin County−4.5%76121.7
Turner County−4.7%10101.1
Montgomery County−4.8%12121.4
Cook County−5.4%26261.4
McIntosh County−5.5%26262.2
Marion County−7.3%10101.3
Brooks County−9.3%19191.2
Wilkinson County−9.9%220.2
Twiggs County−10.0%13131.7
Charlton County—770.5
Lanier County—26262.4

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.