Georgia in 2022

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

In 2022 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +20.5%, against +15.5% for the United States and +12.9% in 2021.

77,542 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (47,026 single-family), +15.4% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.

+20.5%Georgia index, 2021–2022US +15.5%

77,542housing units permitted in 202247,026 single-family

139 of 140counties with a rising indexmedian county +19.9%

1,680,368units permitted nationally in 2022

Counties in 2022

Ranked by the county index change from 2021 to 2022 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2022; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2022	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Turner County	+38.3%	13	13	1.4
Bacon County	+36.9%	0	0	0.0
Tattnall County	+32.0%	44	44	1.8
Wilkinson County	+31.1%	0	0	0.0
Irwin County	+29.4%	34	34	3.8
Heard County	+28.8%	39	39	3.2
Cook County	+28.7%	84	81	4.6
Newton County	+27.6%	664	414	5.3
Clayton County	+27.1%	368	366	1.2
Rabun County	+26.4%	151	141	8.5
Towns County	+26.4%	100	100	7.5
Union County	+26.3%	250	250	9.0
Candler County	+26.2%	0	0	0.0
Chattooga County	+26.2%	2	2	0.1
Pickens County	+25.8%	419	419	11.3
Upson County	+25.8%	73	71	2.6
Gilmer County	+25.7%	438	310	12.9
Hall County	+25.7%	2,067	1,196	9.1
Toombs County	+25.7%	23	1	0.8
Elbert County	+25.6%	95	95	4.7
Douglas County	+25.5%	665	374	4.3
Paulding County	+25.3%	1,534	1,516	8.0
Seminole County	+25.3%	10	2	1.1
Dawson County	+25.2%	549	549	15.5
Oglethorpe County	+24.9%	68	68	4.1
Bartow County	+24.7%	2,404	797	19.9
Putnam County	+24.7%	172	172	7.3
Jefferson County	+24.6%	3	3	0.2
Barrow County	+24.4%	1,054	937	10.6
Gwinnett County	+24.4%	5,485	3,860	5.4
Spalding County	+24.3%	524	374	7.4
Fannin County	+24.2%	459	445	17.6
Polk County	+24.2%	195	184	4.3
Rockdale County	+24.2%	1,024	460	10.4
Wilkes County	+23.9%	41	41	4.3
Bleckley County	+23.8%	70	70	5.4
Cherokee County	+23.8%	3,407	2,495	11.4
Walton County	+23.7%	1,147	839	10.2
Butts County	+23.6%	90	90	3.3
Floyd County	+23.6%	310	310	3.1
Forsyth County	+23.4%	2,601	1,354	9.2
Camden County	+22.9%	468	323	7.8
Chatham County	+22.9%	2,060	1,165	6.6
Jenkins County	+22.9%	23	23	2.6
Henry County	+22.8%	2,915	1,595	11.0
Murray County	+22.5%	109	92	2.6
Wayne County	+22.4%	144	144	4.4
Macon County	+22.1%	14	14	1.2
Pierce County	+22.0%	58	54	2.8
Meriwether County	+21.8%	425	425	19.8
Cobb County	+21.7%	2,873	1,371	3.6
Effingham County	+21.5%	662	591	8.9
Lanier County	+21.5%	34	34	3.2
Coweta County	+21.4%	711	711	4.4
Jackson County	+21.4%	1,730	1,549	17.4
Gordon County	+21.3%	631	261	10.2
Evans County	+21.1%	17	11	1.5
Fayette County	+21.1%	575	575	4.6
Pike County	+21.0%	154	154	7.4
Talbot County	+21.0%	3	3	0.5
Carroll County	+20.9%	761	761	5.8
Morgan County	+20.9%	160	158	7.2
White County	+20.8%	206	186	6.9
Dooly County	+20.7%	0	0	0.0
Peach County	+20.7%	143	143	4.8
Banks County	+20.6%	91	63	4.3
Bulloch County	+20.6%	439	439	5.0
Charlton County	+20.6%	77	36	5.9
Clarke County	+20.5%	1,775	227	13.7
Jeff Davis County	+20.2%	4	4	0.3
McDuffie County	+19.9%	67	67	3.1
Monroe County	+19.9%	297	297	9.3
Lumpkin County	+19.7%	259	259	7.2
Lincoln County	+19.6%	82	82	10.1
Grady County	+19.4%	49	49	1.8
Houston County	+19.4%	2,352	1,302	13.2
Catoosa County	+19.0%	283	263	4.1
Glynn County	+19.0%	1,349	661	15.4
Walker County	+19.0%	178	168	2.5
Habersham County	+18.7%	501	227	9.9
Lamar County	+18.4%	143	143	6.8
Baldwin County	+18.2%	124	122	2.8
Hart County	+18.1%	185	162	6.5
Oconee County	+18.1%	335	309	7.5
Whitfield County	+18.1%	371	284	3.5
Fulton County	+17.9%	14,577	3,952	13.3
Laurens County	+17.9%	25	25	0.5
Crisp County	+17.7%	32	32	1.7
Ware County	+17.6%	62	46	1.7
Thomas County	+17.5%	233	147	5.0
Lowndes County	+17.4%	1,226	1,204	10.0
Bibb County	+17.3%	156	156	1.0
Burke County	+17.3%	74	74	3.0
Bryan County	+16.8%	470	470	9.0
Haralson County	+16.8%	549	547	16.6
DeKalb County	+16.7%	2,468	1,138	3.2
Schley County	+16.7%	21	21	4.6
Brantley County	+16.6%	53	53	2.8
Colquitt County	+16.6%	110	94	2.3
Troup County	+16.5%	516	237	7.1
Dade County	+16.3%	6	6	0.4
Worth County	+16.2%	25	25	1.2
Greene County	+16.0%	346	346	16.2
Madison County	+16.0%	167	167	5.1
Tift County	+16.0%	234	117	5.5
Columbia County	+15.9%	1,240	1,085	7.3
Liberty County	+15.7%	543	467	7.7
Decatur County	+15.6%	110	79	3.7
Jones County	+15.5%	115	115	3.9
Stephens County	+15.5%	26	26	0.9
Richmond County	+15.4%	771	467	3.7
Miller County	+15.3%	5	5	0.9
Dougherty County	+15.1%	56	23	0.7
Jasper County	+14.9%	216	216	12.3
Emanuel County	+14.7%	37	33	1.6
Coffee County	+14.6%	54	48	1.2
Sumter County	+14.2%	103	23	3.6
Franklin County	+13.8%	172	172	6.6
Hancock County	+13.8%	25	25	2.9
Lee County	+13.8%	115	115	3.4
Ben Hill County	+13.3%	8	8	0.5
Montgomery County	+13.0%	23	23	2.7
Pulaski County	+12.7%	29	29	2.9
Washington County	+12.6%	1	1	0.1
Harris County	+12.3%	231	231	6.2
Berrien County	+11.6%	45	45	2.4
Marion County	+11.3%	16	16	2.1
Terrell County	+11.0%	6	6	0.7
Brooks County	+10.6%	37	37	2.3
Dodge County	+10.2%	1	1	0.1
Muscogee County	+9.7%	1,054	210	5.2
Appling County	+9.6%	0	0	0.0
Crawford County	+7.7%	46	46	3.8
Screven County	+7.0%	23	23	1.6
Taylor County	+6.1%	19	19	2.4
McIntosh County	+6.0%	166	166	13.8
Twiggs County	+5.9%	8	8	1.1
Wilcox County	+5.6%	0	0	0.0
Mitchell County	+4.7%	11	11	0.5
Early County	−2.8%	11	11	1.1

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.