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Georgia in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +5.9%, against +4.4% for the United States and +7.7% in 2014.

45,549 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (32,621 single-family), +15.5% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+5.9%Georgia index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
45,549housing units permitted in 201532,621 single-family
111 of 136counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.6%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Jenkins County+26.2%11111.2
Miller County+16.8%330.5
McIntosh County+14.6%43433.6
Terrell County+13.9%440.5
Hancock County+13.3%16161.8
Macon County+13.3%330.3
Barrow County+12.6%3893833.9
Bacon County+12.2%000.0
Franklin County+11.6%39391.5
Butts County+11.5%34341.2
Clayton County+11.4%4274271.4
Jasper County+11.3%55553.1
Newton County+11.0%2512512.0
Habersham County+10.7%17170.3
Emanuel County+10.6%730.3
Paulding County+9.9%9819815.1
Greene County+9.3%22522510.5
Rockdale County+9.3%1381381.4
Hall County+8.9%9469064.2
Jefferson County+8.6%000.0
Cook County+8.5%38382.1
Gwinnett County+8.5%3,9183,2853.8
Carroll County+8.3%1681681.3
Forsyth County+8.3%3,5022,98412.4
Henry County+8.1%1,2691,2654.8
Cherokee County+8.0%2,0001,8476.7
Fayette County+7.8%5463364.4
Jackson County+7.8%6125646.2
Pulaski County+7.7%13131.3
Walton County+7.7%4414413.9
Washington County+7.5%56562.9
Fulton County+7.4%9,7053,0168.8
Coweta County+7.3%9817686.1
Pickens County+7.3%67651.8
Tattnall County+7.3%20200.8
Ware County+7.3%98982.7
White County+7.2%55551.8
Douglas County+7.1%2492491.6
Lumpkin County+7.1%215835.9
Madison County+7.0%79792.4
Cobb County+6.4%2,1291,4772.7
Banks County+6.3%24241.1
Dawson County+6.3%1731734.9
Fannin County+6.3%2062067.9
Screven County+6.3%19191.3
Bartow County+6.2%3483482.9
Haralson County+6.2%27270.8
Morgan County+6.2%57572.6
Pierce County+6.2%48482.3
Meriwether County+6.0%31311.4
Polk County+6.0%32320.7
Candler County+5.7%220.2
DeKalb County+5.6%2,1679002.8
Glynn County+5.5%4644645.3
Spalding County+5.5%1901902.7
Gilmer County+5.2%99992.9
Bryan County+5.1%4073837.8
Stephens County+4.9%26260.9
Crawford County+4.7%19191.6
Gordon County+4.7%87811.4
Chatham County+4.6%9599333.1
Thomas County+4.6%79711.7
Dade County+4.3%110.1
Heard County+4.0%19191.6
Camden County+3.9%1401402.3
Mitchell County+3.8%7793.8
Harris County+3.6%1461463.9
Hart County+3.6%38381.3
Marion County+3.6%12121.6
Columbia County+3.5%1,4641,3968.7
Effingham County+3.5%1,0411,04114.0
Clarke County+3.4%642894.9
Laurens County+3.2%11110.2
Early County+3.1%990.9
Oconee County+3.1%4033599.0
Richmond County+3.1%7214233.5
Whitfield County+3.0%1211111.1
Lincoln County+2.7%23232.8
Peach County+2.7%47471.6
Catoosa County+2.5%2541453.6
Pike County+2.5%40401.9
Colquitt County+2.4%39350.8
Lowndes County+2.2%5595374.5
Toombs County+2.2%1530.5
Towns County+2.1%1151158.7
Appling County+2.0%330.2
Floyd County+2.0%93890.9
Crisp County+1.9%18180.9
Jones County+1.9%102303.5
Bulloch County+1.8%2742323.2
Monroe County+1.8%82822.6
Houston County+1.5%9886885.5
Lee County+1.5%99992.9
Putnam County+1.5%122605.1
Decatur County+1.4%24240.8
Muscogee County+1.4%6162903.0
Baldwin County+1.3%144593.3
Burke County+1.0%44441.8
Bibb County+0.9%1131130.7
Dougherty County+0.9%86491.0
Tift County+0.9%71381.7
Walker County+0.9%1041001.5
Wilkes County+0.9%550.5
Grady County+0.8%25250.9
Murray County+0.8%38380.9
Wilcox County+0.7%000.0
Lamar County+0.6%40401.9
Brantley County+0.4%28281.5
Rabun County+0.3%52522.9
Troup County+0.3%1061061.5
Chattooga County+0.2%110.0
Berrien County−0.2%20201.1
Coffee County−0.3%32320.7
Wayne County−0.7%21210.6
Liberty County−0.8%2852074.1
Sumter County−1.1%10100.3
Evans County−1.2%21171.9
Montgomery County−1.2%11111.3
Elbert County−1.3%15150.7
Irwin County−1.4%880.9
Oglethorpe County−1.7%35352.1
Talbot County−1.9%661.1
Ben Hill County−2.1%990.5
Dodge County−2.1%990.5
Union County−2.1%1291294.6
McDuffie County−2.6%24241.1
Upson County−3.1%14140.5
Worth County−3.5%14140.7
Jeff Davis County−3.7%330.2
Schley County−3.8%661.3
Bleckley County−5.6%000.0
Seminole County−7.5%440.4
Wilkinson County−8.1%550.6
Brooks County−12.0%26241.6
Turner County−14.0%6377.0
Dooly County−14.3%000.0
Charlton County—11110.8
Lanier County—35353.3
Taylor County—20202.6
Twiggs County—110.1

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.