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North Carolina in 2009
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2009 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed −2.9%, against −7.5% for the United States and +1.1% in 2008.
33,800 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (25,388 single-family), −38.2% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.
Counties in 2009
Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2009 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoke County | +2.0% | 468 | 468 | 8.2 |
| Edgecombe County | +1.0% | 35 | 29 | 0.7 |
| Bladen County | +0.9% | 40 | 40 | 1.3 |
| Cumberland County | +0.8% | 2,196 | 1,330 | 6.5 |
| Sampson County | +0.7% | 114 | 76 | 1.9 |
| Mitchell County | +0.5% | 57 | 57 | 3.8 |
| Anson County | +0.4% | 27 | 27 | 1.2 |
| Onslow County | +0.4% | 2,136 | 1,519 | 9.8 |
| Wayne County | +0.2% | 259 | 259 | 2.1 |
| Stanly County | +0.1% | 153 | 132 | 2.2 |
| Alamance County | 0.0% | 561 | 441 | 3.0 |
| Robeson County | −0.1% | 108 | 108 | 0.9 |
| Yadkin County | −0.1% | 61 | 61 | 1.6 |
| Wilson County | −0.2% | 256 | 142 | 3.2 |
| Nash County | −0.7% | 236 | 236 | 2.4 |
| Durham County | −0.8% | 1,608 | 784 | 4.6 |
| Rutherford County | −0.8% | 113 | 113 | 1.7 |
| Scotland County | −0.9% | 19 | 19 | 0.6 |
| Burke County | −1.0% | 142 | 140 | 1.6 |
| Wilkes County | −1.1% | 109 | 107 | 1.6 |
| Alleghany County | −1.2% | 46 | 46 | 4.0 |
| Forsyth County | −1.2% | 973 | 653 | 2.4 |
| Alexander County | −1.3% | 133 | 133 | 3.6 |
| Lee County | −1.3% | 109 | 109 | 1.6 |
| Moore County | −1.3% | 334 | 312 | 3.0 |
| Yancey County | −1.3% | 48 | 39 | 2.5 |
| Caldwell County | −1.4% | 124 | 124 | 1.5 |
| Guilford County | −1.4% | 1,616 | 1,008 | 2.9 |
| Orange County | −1.4% | 722 | 242 | 4.7 |
| Haywood County | −1.5% | 178 | 172 | 2.8 |
| Lincoln County | −1.5% | 171 | 159 | 1.7 |
| Lenoir County | −1.6% | 40 | 40 | 0.7 |
| Watauga County | −1.6% | 230 | 160 | 4.2 |
| Davidson County | −1.8% | 274 | 274 | 1.5 |
| Gaston County | −1.8% | 667 | 565 | 2.7 |
| McDowell County | −1.8% | 107 | 107 | 2.4 |
| Pitt County | −1.8% | 562 | 366 | 3.1 |
| Randolph County | −1.8% | 339 | 237 | 2.3 |
| Davie County | −1.9% | 55 | 55 | 1.2 |
| Montgomery County | −1.9% | 45 | 45 | 1.7 |
| Rockingham County | −1.9% | 120 | 118 | 1.3 |
| Madison County | −2.1% | 67 | 67 | 3.0 |
| Franklin County | −2.2% | 141 | 141 | 1.7 |
| Gates County | −2.2% | 39 | 39 | 3.8 |
| Johnston County | −2.2% | 636 | 636 | 2.5 |
| Surry County | −2.2% | 99 | 99 | 1.4 |
| Avery County | −2.3% | 77 | 73 | 4.3 |
| Jones County | −2.3% | 31 | 31 | 3.2 |
| Richmond County | −2.3% | 125 | 90 | 3.0 |
| Vance County | −2.3% | 47 | 47 | 1.1 |
| Wake County | −2.3% | 4,117 | 3,600 | 3.3 |
| Cabarrus County | −2.4% | 1,078 | 538 | 4.3 |
| Catawba County | −2.4% | 202 | 192 | 1.2 |
| Transylvania County | −2.4% | 76 | 76 | 2.2 |
| Jackson County | −2.5% | 253 | 155 | 5.6 |
| Harnett County | −2.6% | 742 | 738 | 4.9 |
| Rowan County | −2.6% | 195 | 195 | 1.3 |
| Hertford County | −2.7% | 50 | 44 | 2.6 |
| Cleveland County | −2.8% | 212 | 115 | 2.1 |
| Polk County | −2.8% | 51 | 51 | 2.5 |
| Ashe County | −2.9% | 104 | 104 | 3.8 |
| Cherokee County | −2.9% | 100 | 100 | 3.2 |
| Pamlico County | −2.9% | 51 | 51 | 4.0 |
| Duplin County | −3.0% | 52 | 52 | 1.0 |
| Granville County | −3.0% | 210 | 202 | 3.4 |
| Halifax County | −3.0% | 72 | 72 | 1.5 |
| Henderson County | −3.0% | 311 | 311 | 2.5 |
| Northampton County | −3.0% | 14 | 14 | 0.8 |
| Perquimans County | −3.0% | 54 | 54 | 4.0 |
| Washington County | −3.2% | 5 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Person County | −3.3% | 96 | 67 | 2.4 |
| Iredell County | −3.4% | 565 | 565 | 2.7 |
| Chatham County | −3.5% | 231 | 231 | 2.7 |
| Stokes County | −3.5% | 77 | 67 | 1.7 |
| Craven County | −3.6% | 446 | 346 | 4.2 |
| Greene County | −3.6% | 23 | 23 | 1.1 |
| Union County | −3.6% | 587 | 587 | 2.2 |
| Carteret County | −3.7% | 171 | 163 | 2.4 |
| Columbus County | −3.7% | 30 | 30 | 0.6 |
| Camden County | −3.8% | 18 | 18 | 1.6 |
| Chowan County | −3.9% | 24 | 24 | 1.7 |
| Buncombe County | −4.0% | 909 | 621 | 3.3 |
| Caswell County | −4.3% | 31 | 31 | 1.4 |
| Mecklenburg County | −4.3% | 3,044 | 1,315 | 2.5 |
| Graham County | −4.8% | 31 | 31 | 3.8 |
| Martin County | −5.0% | 25 | 25 | 1.2 |
| Pender County | −5.0% | 163 | 163 | 2.3 |
| Macon County | −5.1% | 146 | 146 | 3.7 |
| Bertie County | −5.6% | 19 | 19 | 1.1 |
| Beaufort County | −6.1% | 171 | 171 | 3.8 |
| New Hanover County | −6.3% | 427 | 331 | 1.7 |
| Warren County | −6.4% | 34 | 34 | 1.8 |
| Swain County | −6.9% | 46 | 46 | 3.3 |
| Currituck County | −7.2% | 112 | 112 | 3.4 |
| Clay County | −7.6% | 44 | 44 | 3.6 |
| Pasquotank County | −7.6% | 152 | 55 | 3.6 |
| Dare County | −8.7% | 124 | 117 | 3.2 |
| Brunswick County | −9.0% | 1,223 | 1,033 | 7.0 |
| Hyde County | −10.8% | 22 | 22 | 4.8 |
Permits by year, 1995–2025
Housing units authorised in North Carolina 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.