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Georgia in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +4.2%, against +3.0% for the United States and +5.7% in 2019.

55,827 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (47,982 single-family), +3.7% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+4.2%Georgia index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
55,827housing units permitted in 202047,982 single-family
120 of 136counties with a rising indexmedian county +4.6%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Wilkes County+21.6%42424.4
Macon County+20.0%11110.9
Dooly County+19.1%000.0
Screven County+12.9%21211.5
Dodge County+10.0%20201.0
Spalding County+9.5%4304306.1
Turner County+9.5%770.8
Rabun County+8.6%98985.5
Bleckley County+8.5%14141.1
Hancock County+8.5%17132.0
Heard County+8.3%32322.6
Taylor County+8.2%991.2
Douglas County+8.0%7475074.8
Crisp County+7.4%27271.4
Rockdale County+7.4%2692692.7
Jefferson County+7.0%000.0
Gordon County+6.8%2562504.1
Grady County+6.8%32321.2
Washington County+6.8%94944.8
Fannin County+6.7%38238214.6
Greene County+6.7%24323611.4
Lincoln County+6.6%44445.4
Barrow County+6.5%9358199.4
Clayton County+6.5%9549543.2
Richmond County+6.5%6446443.1
Walton County+6.4%8628627.6
Ben Hill County+6.3%10100.6
Gilmer County+6.2%3272429.6
Carroll County+6.1%8178136.2
Glynn County+6.0%4393545.0
Upson County+6.0%1061063.7
Clarke County+5.8%6352944.9
Columbia County+5.8%1,4021,2978.3
Whitfield County+5.8%3823473.6
Berrien County+5.7%45452.4
Liberty County+5.7%4214216.0
Paulding County+5.7%1,8931,8889.9
Pike County+5.7%1391396.6
Talbot County+5.7%661.1
Dade County+5.6%860.5
Henry County+5.6%1,8671,7707.0
Union County+5.6%2292298.2
Catoosa County+5.4%2802614.0
Lamar County+5.4%1271276.1
Polk County+5.4%860.2
Bryan County+5.3%5164979.9
Butts County+5.3%1701706.2
McDuffie County+5.3%53532.4
Oglethorpe County+5.3%67674.1
Sumter County+5.3%21210.7
Floyd County+5.2%2822822.8
Hall County+5.2%1,7061,2707.5
Walker County+5.2%2311663.3
Cobb County+5.0%2,4941,8113.1
Franklin County+5.0%1191194.6
Habersham County+4.9%2621785.2
Hart County+4.9%1811676.3
Bartow County+4.8%8617597.1
Decatur County+4.8%30281.0
Lumpkin County+4.8%2282286.3
Putnam County+4.8%2002008.4
Tift County+4.8%129733.1
Troup County+4.8%6342228.7
Chattooga County+4.7%440.2
Cherokee County+4.7%2,3942,3858.0
Houston County+4.7%1,2191,1036.8
Newton County+4.7%8578406.8
Harris County+4.6%2372376.4
Jasper County+4.6%1071076.1
Jackson County+4.5%1,4221,26914.3
Bibb County+4.4%1571571.0
Gwinnett County+4.4%4,5514,2044.5
Burke County+4.3%49492.0
Emanuel County+4.3%440.2
Lee County+4.3%1721265.0
Muscogee County+4.3%1,3429016.6
Baldwin County+4.2%1071072.4
Jeff Davis County+4.2%330.2
Bulloch County+4.1%5155155.9
Chatham County+4.1%1,7548085.6
Stephens County+4.1%17170.6
Pierce County+4.0%64623.1
Dougherty County+3.9%165172.0
Monroe County+3.9%2032036.3
Dawson County+3.8%43033112.2
Crawford County+3.7%39393.2
Effingham County+3.7%75675610.2
Murray County+3.7%63631.5
Forsyth County+3.6%2,4852,4858.8
Wayne County+3.6%84842.6
Thomas County+3.5%1751733.8
Colquitt County+3.4%150823.2
Fayette County+3.4%5645474.5
Fulton County+3.4%4,2892,8343.9
Jones County+3.4%1141003.9
Pickens County+3.4%2302306.2
Camden County+3.3%4412937.3
Coweta County+3.3%1,0149846.3
Madison County+3.3%2352237.1
Morgan County+3.3%44930320.3
Elbert County+3.2%83334.1
Lowndes County+3.2%1,2761,16110.4
Oconee County+3.2%2812736.3
Meriwether County+3.1%71713.3
White County+2.9%1381324.6
Brantley County+2.8%32321.7
Banks County+2.6%70703.3
DeKalb County+2.6%2,2251,8782.9
Haralson County+2.1%83832.5
Towns County+1.7%83776.2
Toombs County+1.6%1930.7
Bacon County+1.3%000.0
Peach County+1.3%88882.9
Coffee County+1.2%52521.2
Early County+1.0%15151.4
Tattnall County+1.0%33311.4
Ware County+0.9%45341.2
Pulaski County+0.4%23232.3
Laurens County+0.3%25210.5
McIntosh County+0.2%71715.9
Brooks County0.0%38382.4
Schley County0.0%15153.3
Wilkinson County−1.1%991.0
Worth County−1.2%24241.2
Terrell County−1.4%660.7
Candler County−2.0%220.2
Irwin County−2.0%27273.0
Wilcox County−2.4%000.0
Cook County−2.5%47192.6
Mitchell County−3.1%660.3
Jenkins County−3.8%23232.6
Appling County−3.9%440.2
Seminole County−3.9%000.0
Evans County−4.2%18141.6
Montgomery County−6.0%20202.3
Miller County−10.2%661.0
Charlton County—25251.9
Lanier County—45454.2
Marion County—16162.1
Twiggs County—991.2

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.