State, one year
Georgia in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Georgia changed +8.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +20.5% in 2022.
63,621 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (44,405 single-family), −18.0% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
+8.2%Georgia index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
63,621housing units permitted in 202344,405 single-family
126 of 134counties with a rising indexmedian county +9.0%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
Counties in 2023
Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2023 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evans County | +46.8% | 24 | 18 | 2.2 |
| Macon County | +43.6% | 13 | 13 | 1.1 |
| Screven County | +37.1% | 21 | 21 | 1.5 |
| Crawford County | +29.9% | 46 | 46 | 3.8 |
| Jasper County | +23.2% | 183 | 183 | 10.4 |
| Jeff Davis County | +21.9% | 12 | 12 | 0.8 |
| Bryan County | +21.7% | 951 | 347 | 18.3 |
| Appling County | +21.0% | 2 | 2 | 0.1 |
| Miller County | +20.9% | 3 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Charlton County | +20.1% | 80 | 32 | 6.1 |
| Jefferson County | +19.7% | 17 | 17 | 1.1 |
| Twiggs County | +18.7% | 13 | 13 | 1.7 |
| Berrien County | +18.3% | 24 | 24 | 1.3 |
| Brantley County | +17.5% | 51 | 51 | 2.7 |
| Liberty County | +17.4% | 426 | 422 | 6.1 |
| McIntosh County | +17.2% | 117 | 117 | 9.8 |
| Colquitt County | +15.9% | 114 | 94 | 2.4 |
| White County | +15.7% | 222 | 199 | 7.4 |
| Decatur County | +15.6% | 127 | 75 | 4.3 |
| Chatham County | +15.1% | 1,672 | 1,597 | 5.4 |
| Dooly County | +15.1% | 72 | 72 | 6.5 |
| Crisp County | +13.8% | 20 | 20 | 1.0 |
| Haralson County | +13.8% | 309 | 307 | 9.3 |
| Hart County | +13.4% | 206 | 198 | 7.2 |
| Madison County | +13.2% | 184 | 184 | 5.6 |
| Bulloch County | +13.1% | 832 | 494 | 9.6 |
| Catoosa County | +13.1% | 344 | 277 | 4.9 |
| Ware County | +12.9% | 49 | 42 | 1.3 |
| Clarke County | +12.8% | 406 | 168 | 3.1 |
| Glynn County | +12.8% | 618 | 394 | 7.1 |
| Burke County | +12.7% | 62 | 62 | 2.5 |
| Mitchell County | +12.7% | 19 | 19 | 0.9 |
| Oconee County | +12.6% | 314 | 302 | 7.0 |
| Effingham County | +12.4% | 765 | 676 | 10.3 |
| Walker County | +12.4% | 416 | 406 | 5.9 |
| Peach County | +12.1% | 149 | 149 | 5.0 |
| Upson County | +12.1% | 128 | 128 | 4.5 |
| Montgomery County | +12.0% | 22 | 22 | 2.5 |
| Houston County | +11.9% | 1,696 | 1,018 | 9.5 |
| Thomas County | +11.8% | 175 | 93 | 3.8 |
| Gordon County | +11.7% | 391 | 335 | 6.3 |
| Lamar County | +11.7% | 132 | 132 | 6.3 |
| Troup County | +11.6% | 974 | 266 | 13.4 |
| Irwin County | +11.3% | 33 | 33 | 3.7 |
| Whitfield County | +11.3% | 362 | 258 | 3.4 |
| Union County | +11.2% | 233 | 233 | 8.4 |
| Pierce County | +11.0% | 110 | 96 | 5.3 |
| Putnam County | +11.0% | 156 | 135 | 6.6 |
| Tattnall County | +11.0% | 42 | 42 | 1.7 |
| Camden County | +10.9% | 657 | 560 | 10.9 |
| Greene County | +10.8% | 277 | 277 | 13.0 |
| Butts County | +10.7% | 76 | 76 | 2.8 |
| Muscogee County | +10.7% | 266 | 216 | 1.3 |
| Richmond County | +10.6% | 487 | 487 | 2.4 |
| Hancock County | +10.5% | 26 | 26 | 3.0 |
| Clayton County | +9.9% | 348 | 323 | 1.2 |
| Dodge County | +9.9% | 13 | 3 | 0.7 |
| Spalding County | +9.9% | 343 | 343 | 4.8 |
| Columbia County | +9.6% | 1,157 | 1,123 | 6.8 |
| Rabun County | +9.6% | 167 | 162 | 9.4 |
| Rockdale County | +9.5% | 385 | 385 | 3.9 |
| Brooks County | +9.4% | 29 | 29 | 1.8 |
| Franklin County | +9.4% | 182 | 171 | 7.0 |
| Bleckley County | +9.3% | 110 | 60 | 8.5 |
| Polk County | +9.3% | 77 | 77 | 1.7 |
| Grady County | +9.1% | 62 | 62 | 2.3 |
| Sumter County | +9.1% | 23 | 23 | 0.8 |
| Meriwether County | +9.0% | 255 | 255 | 11.9 |
| Henry County | +8.8% | 2,131 | 1,681 | 8.0 |
| Terrell County | +8.8% | 3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Washington County | +8.8% | 62 | 62 | 3.2 |
| Tift County | +8.7% | 198 | 129 | 4.7 |
| Walton County | +8.6% | 867 | 816 | 7.7 |
| Lumpkin County | +8.4% | 242 | 242 | 6.7 |
| Coweta County | +8.3% | 961 | 959 | 6.0 |
| Jackson County | +8.3% | 2,060 | 1,713 | 20.8 |
| Carroll County | +8.1% | 862 | 582 | 6.6 |
| Cobb County | +8.1% | 2,956 | 1,152 | 3.7 |
| Bartow County | +8.0% | 1,607 | 833 | 13.3 |
| Harris County | +8.0% | 187 | 187 | 5.0 |
| Morgan County | +7.9% | 167 | 163 | 7.6 |
| Baldwin County | +7.7% | 93 | 91 | 2.1 |
| Barrow County | +7.7% | 1,092 | 807 | 10.9 |
| Bibb County | +7.7% | 147 | 147 | 0.9 |
| Forsyth County | +7.7% | 1,371 | 1,121 | 4.8 |
| Gwinnett County | +7.7% | 5,423 | 4,142 | 5.3 |
| Banks County | +7.4% | 103 | 103 | 4.8 |
| Fayette County | +7.3% | 354 | 354 | 2.8 |
| Habersham County | +7.3% | 226 | 211 | 4.5 |
| Monroe County | +7.3% | 263 | 263 | 8.2 |
| Fulton County | +7.2% | 10,101 | 2,905 | 9.2 |
| Hall County | +7.1% | 1,319 | 1,214 | 5.8 |
| Pike County | +7.1% | 107 | 107 | 5.1 |
| Dawson County | +7.0% | 485 | 463 | 13.7 |
| Cherokee County | +6.9% | 2,226 | 2,196 | 7.4 |
| Fannin County | +6.8% | 352 | 352 | 13.5 |
| Newton County | +6.7% | 775 | 715 | 6.2 |
| Oglethorpe County | +6.7% | 122 | 122 | 7.4 |
| Chattooga County | +6.5% | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
| Wayne County | +6.5% | 130 | 118 | 4.0 |
| Dougherty County | +6.4% | 37 | 22 | 0.4 |
| Lee County | +6.4% | 115 | 109 | 3.4 |
| Dade County | +6.3% | 4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Floyd County | +6.2% | 327 | 327 | 3.2 |
| Towns County | +6.2% | 129 | 129 | 9.7 |
| Paulding County | +6.0% | 1,383 | 1,383 | 7.2 |
| Douglas County | +5.9% | 1,024 | 540 | 6.6 |
| DeKalb County | +5.6% | 2,276 | 711 | 2.9 |
| Lowndes County | +5.5% | 863 | 808 | 7.0 |
| Emanuel County | +5.3% | 89 | 85 | 3.8 |
| Coffee County | +5.1% | 56 | 52 | 1.3 |
| Pickens County | +5.1% | 395 | 343 | 10.6 |
| Murray County | +4.9% | 134 | 108 | 3.2 |
| Talbot County | +4.8% | 1 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Gilmer County | +4.6% | 374 | 281 | 11.0 |
| Stephens County | +4.4% | 24 | 24 | 0.9 |
| McDuffie County | +4.3% | 71 | 71 | 3.3 |
| Jenkins County | +4.1% | 26 | 26 | 2.9 |
| Ben Hill County | +3.9% | 9 | 9 | 0.5 |
| Worth County | +3.3% | 28 | 28 | 1.4 |
| Seminole County | +3.2% | 3 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Laurens County | +3.0% | 32 | 32 | 0.6 |
| Heard County | +2.7% | 45 | 45 | 3.7 |
| Jones County | +2.7% | 98 | 78 | 3.4 |
| Pulaski County | +1.9% | 46 | 38 | 4.5 |
| Lincoln County | +1.0% | 72 | 72 | 8.9 |
| Cook County | −1.2% | 66 | 37 | 3.6 |
| Elbert County | −1.3% | 69 | 69 | 3.4 |
| Wilkes County | −1.3% | 35 | 35 | 3.7 |
| Bacon County | −1.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Candler County | −2.1% | 10 | 10 | 0.9 |
| Wilkinson County | −3.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Toombs County | −3.8% | 30 | 10 | 1.1 |
| Turner County | −15.9% | 7 | 7 | 0.8 |
| Early County | — | 10 | 10 | 1.0 |
| Lanier County | — | 42 | 42 | 4.0 |
| Marion County | — | 15 | 15 | 2.0 |
| Schley County | — | 19 | 19 | 4.1 |
| Taylor County | — | 25 | 25 | 3.2 |
| Wilcox County | — | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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.