Georgia in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +5.7%, against +4.2% for the United States and +7.6% in 2018.

53,823 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (42,939 single-family), −9.3% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+5.7%Georgia index, 2018–2019US +4.2%

53,823housing units permitted in 201942,939 single-family

127 of 135counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.4%

1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019

Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2019	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Appling County	+20.2%	4	4	0.2
Bacon County	+16.5%	0	0	0.0
Wilkinson County	+16.0%	5	5	0.6
Evans County	+15.5%	31	9	2.8
Seminole County	+14.5%	27	3	2.9
Clayton County	+11.7%	905	835	3.0
Miller County	+11.7%	9	9	1.5
Terrell County	+11.4%	5	5	0.6
Banks County	+11.1%	58	58	2.7
Washington County	+10.4%	90	90	4.6
Putnam County	+10.1%	73	73	3.1
Newton County	+9.8%	623	617	5.0
Jefferson County	+9.1%	0	0	0.0
Gilmer County	+9.0%	203	203	6.0
Baldwin County	+8.9%	104	104	2.4
Rockdale County	+8.9%	275	275	2.8
Habersham County	+8.8%	185	167	3.7
Haralson County	+8.7%	46	46	1.4
Worth County	+8.6%	31	31	1.5
Tattnall County	+8.3%	28	28	1.1
Wilcox County	+8.3%	0	0	0.0
Oglethorpe County	+8.2%	53	53	3.2
Turner County	+8.2%	9	9	1.0
Morgan County	+8.1%	160	160	7.2
Clarke County	+8.0%	1,283	517	9.9
Towns County	+7.9%	57	57	4.3
Lamar County	+7.8%	107	107	5.1
Barrow County	+7.6%	734	734	7.4
Madison County	+7.5%	9	9	0.3
Bartow County	+7.4%	848	613	7.0
Gwinnett County	+7.2%	4,204	3,412	4.1
Decatur County	+7.1%	52	44	1.8
Henry County	+7.0%	1,821	1,689	6.9
Paulding County	+7.0%	1,635	1,635	8.6
Candler County	+6.9%	3	3	0.3
Butts County	+6.7%	95	95	3.5
Dawson County	+6.7%	386	386	10.9
Cherokee County	+6.6%	2,438	2,172	8.1
Heard County	+6.6%	26	26	2.1
Richmond County	+6.6%	429	356	2.1
Fannin County	+6.5%	292	292	11.2
Toombs County	+6.4%	9	5	0.3
Cobb County	+6.3%	3,589	1,581	4.5
Fulton County	+6.3%	6,396	3,817	5.8
Oconee County	+6.2%	246	242	5.5
Brooks County	+6.1%	30	30	1.9
Polk County	+6.1%	111	111	2.4
Walton County	+6.1%	786	786	7.0
Carroll County	+6.0%	792	784	6.0
Franklin County	+6.0%	68	68	2.6
Montgomery County	+6.0%	15	15	1.7
Jackson County	+5.9%	1,097	1,018	11.1
Lumpkin County	+5.9%	199	199	5.5
Murray County	+5.9%	60	56	1.4
Hart County	+5.8%	94	94	3.3
Peach County	+5.8%	70	70	2.3
Spalding County	+5.8%	417	297	5.9
Chattooga County	+5.7%	1	1	0.0
Hall County	+5.7%	1,479	1,072	6.5
Union County	+5.7%	223	223	8.0
Coweta County	+5.6%	1,304	976	8.1
Douglas County	+5.6%	449	449	2.9
Floyd County	+5.6%	263	263	2.6
Mitchell County	+5.6%	12	12	0.6
Catoosa County	+5.5%	313	267	4.5
Ware County	+5.5%	28	24	0.8
Chatham County	+5.4%	1,318	887	4.2
Dade County	+5.4%	9	5	0.6
Muscogee County	+5.4%	681	293	3.4
Lowndes County	+5.3%	1,206	1,104	9.8
Pickens County	+5.3%	164	164	4.4
Early County	+5.2%	14	14	1.3
Camden County	+5.1%	269	251	4.5
Jasper County	+5.1%	75	75	4.3
Stephens County	+5.1%	11	11	0.4
Screven County	+5.0%	35	35	2.4
Walker County	+4.9%	233	145	3.3
Bulloch County	+4.8%	484	466	5.6
Effingham County	+4.8%	709	700	9.5
Forsyth County	+4.8%	1,851	1,851	6.5
Pike County	+4.8%	120	120	5.7
Upson County	+4.8%	56	56	2.0
Fayette County	+4.7%	478	476	3.8
Crawford County	+4.6%	34	34	2.8
Meriwether County	+4.6%	90	90	4.2
Grady County	+4.5%	29	29	1.1
Whitfield County	+4.3%	266	242	2.5
DeKalb County	+4.2%	2,022	1,993	2.6
Bibb County	+4.1%	132	132	0.8
Jones County	+4.1%	89	81	3.1
Lincoln County	+4.1%	38	38	4.7
McDuffie County	+4.1%	35	35	1.6
Bryan County	+3.9%	564	564	10.8
Gordon County	+3.9%	239	239	3.9
Cook County	+3.8%	50	20	2.7
McIntosh County	+3.8%	65	65	5.4
Rabun County	+3.7%	77	77	4.3
White County	+3.7%	131	131	4.4
Troup County	+3.6%	419	179	5.8
Burke County	+3.5%	59	59	2.4
Irwin County	+3.5%	25	25	2.8
Columbia County	+3.4%	1,548	1,125	9.1
Houston County	+3.3%	1,212	1,044	6.8
Thomas County	+3.0%	94	92	2.0
Glynn County	+2.9%	378	368	4.3
Greene County	+2.9%	494	494	23.1
Tift County	+2.9%	189	77	4.5
Elbert County	+2.7%	29	29	1.4
Lee County	+2.7%	128	128	3.7
Dougherty County	+2.6%	238	18	2.9
Wayne County	+2.6%	56	56	1.7
Monroe County	+2.5%	158	158	4.9
Pulaski County	+2.4%	14	14	1.4
Berrien County	+2.2%	34	34	1.8
Laurens County	+2.2%	20	14	0.4
Hancock County	+2.0%	14	14	1.6
Coffee County	+1.9%	57	57	1.3
Dodge County	+1.9%	75	15	3.8
Bleckley County	+1.8%	13	13	1.0
Pierce County	+1.3%	71	71	3.4
Dooly County	+1.0%	0	0	0.0
Taylor County	+0.8%	5	5	0.6
Harris County	+0.6%	224	224	6.0
Emanuel County	+0.5%	6	4	0.3
Schley County	+0.4%	12	12	2.6
Colquitt County	+0.2%	88	82	1.9
Jeff Davis County	+0.2%	4	4	0.3
Liberty County	−0.1%	754	286	10.7
Sumter County	−0.2%	17	17	0.6
Brantley County	−2.1%	17	4	0.9
Wilkes County	−3.8%	25	25	2.6
Crisp County	−6.2%	27	27	1.4
Macon County	−6.2%	4	4	0.3
Talbot County	−7.8%	10	10	1.8
Ben Hill County	−11.6%	7	7	0.4
Charlton County	—	20	20	1.5
Jenkins County	—	16	16	1.8
Lanier County	—	35	35	3.3
Marion County	—	17	17	2.2
Twiggs County	—	7	7	0.9

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.