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North Carolina in 2022
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2022 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +20.9%, against +15.5% for the United States and +13.0% in 2021.
94,118 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (65,183 single-family), −0.8% on 2021; the national total was 1,680,368.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hyde County | +33.9% | 15 | 15 | 3.3 |
| Avery County | +32.0% | 210 | 210 | 11.6 |
| Clay County | +30.4% | 124 | 114 | 10.1 |
| Swain County | +30.2% | 116 | 106 | 8.3 |
| Mitchell County | +29.2% | 40 | 40 | 2.7 |
| Graham County | +28.5% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| McDowell County | +26.2% | 182 | 182 | 4.0 |
| Macon County | +26.0% | 182 | 174 | 4.6 |
| Brunswick County | +25.2% | 4,929 | 4,576 | 28.2 |
| Harnett County | +25.1% | 1,041 | 1,031 | 6.9 |
| Johnston County | +24.9% | 2,974 | 2,662 | 11.6 |
| Cherokee County | +24.6% | 263 | 263 | 8.5 |
| Stanly County | +24.5% | 373 | 373 | 5.4 |
| Cabarrus County | +24.4% | 1,819 | 1,375 | 7.3 |
| Chatham County | +24.2% | 891 | 817 | 10.5 |
| Lee County | +24.1% | 307 | 307 | 4.4 |
| Dare County | +23.8% | 577 | 554 | 15.1 |
| Wake County | +23.7% | 18,471 | 8,881 | 14.7 |
| Rowan County | +23.4% | 838 | 810 | 5.4 |
| Union County | +23.4% | 2,355 | 2,350 | 8.8 |
| Watauga County | +23.4% | 540 | 310 | 9.9 |
| Ashe County | +23.0% | 171 | 167 | 6.2 |
| Chowan County | +23.0% | 39 | 39 | 2.8 |
| Durham County | +23.0% | 4,644 | 1,737 | 13.4 |
| Gaston County | +22.7% | 1,639 | 1,490 | 6.6 |
| Franklin County | +22.3% | 945 | 945 | 11.5 |
| Iredell County | +22.3% | 2,595 | 2,271 | 12.3 |
| Alleghany County | +22.2% | 68 | 68 | 5.9 |
| Anson County | +22.1% | 55 | 55 | 2.5 |
| Moore County | +22.0% | 982 | 982 | 8.9 |
| Cleveland County | +21.9% | 355 | 319 | 3.4 |
| Lincoln County | +21.6% | 898 | 892 | 9.1 |
| Rockingham County | +21.6% | 270 | 270 | 2.9 |
| Alamance County | +21.5% | 1,949 | 1,793 | 10.5 |
| Stokes County | +21.5% | 172 | 172 | 3.7 |
| Carteret County | +21.4% | 681 | 681 | 9.7 |
| Granville County | +21.4% | 220 | 160 | 3.6 |
| Jackson County | +21.3% | 278 | 278 | 6.2 |
| New Hanover County | +21.2% | 3,327 | 1,469 | 13.5 |
| Transylvania County | +20.9% | 193 | 193 | 5.6 |
| Beaufort County | +20.7% | 245 | 245 | 5.5 |
| Mecklenburg County | +20.7% | 13,107 | 6,344 | 10.6 |
| Nash County | +20.7% | 319 | 319 | 3.2 |
| Orange County | +20.7% | 485 | 304 | 3.2 |
| Yadkin County | +20.7% | 161 | 161 | 4.2 |
| Alexander County | +20.6% | 115 | 115 | 3.1 |
| Caldwell County | +20.6% | 281 | 277 | 3.5 |
| Catawba County | +20.6% | 1,698 | 1,104 | 10.0 |
| Buncombe County | +20.5% | 2,012 | 1,573 | 7.3 |
| Hertford County | +20.5% | 13 | 13 | 0.7 |
| Davidson County | +20.2% | 1,075 | 1,071 | 6.0 |
| Haywood County | +20.1% | 301 | 301 | 4.7 |
| Henderson County | +20.1% | 1,080 | 801 | 8.8 |
| Montgomery County | +20.1% | 136 | 136 | 5.2 |
| Wilson County | +19.8% | 620 | 364 | 7.6 |
| Pender County | +19.7% | 1,094 | 1,020 | 15.2 |
| Warren County | +19.7% | 260 | 260 | 13.8 |
| Cumberland County | +19.6% | 1,094 | 766 | 3.2 |
| Rutherford County | +19.6% | 220 | 216 | 3.3 |
| Wayne County | +19.6% | 418 | 344 | 3.4 |
| Burke County | +19.5% | 543 | 303 | 6.1 |
| Surry County | +19.5% | 258 | 258 | 3.6 |
| Guilford County | +19.4% | 2,323 | 1,495 | 4.1 |
| Craven County | +19.2% | 576 | 438 | 5.5 |
| Randolph County | +19.1% | 400 | 396 | 2.7 |
| Davie County | +19.0% | 248 | 185 | 5.4 |
| Wilkes County | +18.9% | 135 | 135 | 2.0 |
| Forsyth County | +18.8% | 3,824 | 2,394 | 9.5 |
| Greene County | +18.8% | 20 | 20 | 1.0 |
| Pasquotank County | +18.6% | 184 | 184 | 4.4 |
| Person County | +18.6% | 152 | 152 | 3.7 |
| Richmond County | +18.5% | 28 | 28 | 0.7 |
| Madison County | +18.4% | 138 | 138 | 6.1 |
| Pitt County | +18.0% | 928 | 688 | 5.1 |
| Polk County | +17.9% | 227 | 157 | 11.1 |
| Yancey County | +17.9% | 99 | 99 | 5.2 |
| Onslow County | +17.6% | 1,322 | 1,212 | 6.1 |
| Currituck County | +17.4% | 363 | 363 | 10.9 |
| Robeson County | +17.4% | 233 | 221 | 1.9 |
| Camden County | +16.8% | 62 | 62 | 5.5 |
| Columbus County | +16.8% | 33 | 33 | 0.7 |
| Edgecombe County | +16.8% | 108 | 108 | 2.2 |
| Lenoir County | +16.1% | 294 | 109 | 5.3 |
| Pamlico County | +15.9% | 87 | 87 | 6.8 |
| Scotland County | +15.9% | 53 | 53 | 1.6 |
| Bertie County | +15.8% | 31 | 31 | 1.8 |
| Northampton County | +14.8% | 23 | 23 | 1.4 |
| Jones County | +14.5% | 27 | 27 | 2.8 |
| Sampson County | +14.4% | 180 | 180 | 2.9 |
| Hoke County | +14.1% | 348 | 348 | 6.1 |
| Perquimans County | +13.7% | 46 | 46 | 3.4 |
| Bladen County | +12.8% | 54 | 52 | 1.8 |
| Halifax County | +12.0% | 68 | 64 | 1.5 |
| Vance County | +11.4% | 77 | 77 | 1.8 |
| Duplin County | +10.3% | 100 | 88 | 1.9 |
| Caswell County | +10.1% | 42 | 42 | 1.9 |
| Martin County | +9.5% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Gates County | +7.6% | 16 | 16 | 1.6 |
| Washington County | +2.6% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
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.