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North Carolina in 2023
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2023 the FHFA house price index for North Carolina changed +8.8%, against +5.7% for the United States and +20.9% in 2022.
98,853 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (65,860 single-family), +5.0% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones County | +41.5% | 28 | 28 | 2.9 |
| Washington County | +23.4% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Vance County | +21.6% | 72 | 72 | 1.7 |
| Montgomery County | +20.5% | 134 | 134 | 5.1 |
| Perquimans County | +18.1% | 45 | 45 | 3.3 |
| Sampson County | +18.0% | 169 | 169 | 2.7 |
| Alleghany County | +17.9% | 83 | 83 | 7.2 |
| Northampton County | +17.9% | 18 | 16 | 1.1 |
| Ashe County | +16.8% | 166 | 166 | 6.0 |
| Bertie County | +16.1% | 28 | 28 | 1.6 |
| Richmond County | +16.0% | 44 | 44 | 1.0 |
| Lenoir County | +15.5% | 171 | 114 | 3.1 |
| Edgecombe County | +15.4% | 79 | 49 | 1.6 |
| Duplin County | +15.2% | 110 | 106 | 2.1 |
| Martin County | +14.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Person County | +14.6% | 190 | 188 | 4.7 |
| Avery County | +14.2% | 155 | 143 | 8.6 |
| Polk County | +13.9% | 153 | 147 | 7.5 |
| Graham County | +13.7% | 13 | 13 | 1.6 |
| New Hanover County | +13.7% | 2,883 | 1,226 | 11.7 |
| Watauga County | +13.4% | 469 | 403 | 8.6 |
| Cumberland County | +13.3% | 1,003 | 973 | 3.0 |
| Robeson County | +13.3% | 361 | 341 | 3.0 |
| Beaufort County | +13.2% | 248 | 238 | 5.6 |
| Lee County | +12.9% | 541 | 541 | 7.7 |
| Wilson County | +12.9% | 373 | 371 | 4.6 |
| Surry County | +12.6% | 210 | 208 | 2.9 |
| Burke County | +12.4% | 432 | 316 | 4.9 |
| Anson County | +12.2% | 52 | 52 | 2.4 |
| Camden County | +12.1% | 65 | 65 | 5.7 |
| Carteret County | +12.0% | 524 | 524 | 7.4 |
| Moore County | +11.8% | 872 | 872 | 7.9 |
| Onslow County | +11.7% | 1,419 | 1,107 | 6.5 |
| Craven County | +11.3% | 419 | 417 | 4.0 |
| Randolph County | +11.3% | 447 | 421 | 3.0 |
| Hoke County | +11.2% | 487 | 483 | 8.6 |
| Scotland County | +11.2% | 43 | 43 | 1.3 |
| Orange County | +10.8% | 1,011 | 398 | 6.6 |
| Dare County | +10.7% | 430 | 418 | 11.2 |
| Pasquotank County | +10.7% | 153 | 153 | 3.6 |
| Pender County | +10.7% | 1,082 | 1,002 | 15.0 |
| Rutherford County | +10.6% | 244 | 200 | 3.7 |
| Davie County | +10.5% | 239 | 176 | 5.2 |
| Forsyth County | +10.5% | 3,454 | 2,022 | 8.6 |
| Granville County | +10.5% | 219 | 217 | 3.6 |
| Madison County | +10.5% | 283 | 265 | 12.5 |
| Davidson County | +10.3% | 1,077 | 1,065 | 6.0 |
| McDowell County | +10.2% | 186 | 186 | 4.1 |
| Currituck County | +10.1% | 437 | 437 | 13.2 |
| Haywood County | +9.9% | 274 | 258 | 4.3 |
| Iredell County | +9.8% | 4,354 | 2,644 | 20.6 |
| Pamlico County | +9.8% | 93 | 93 | 7.3 |
| Brunswick County | +9.7% | 6,663 | 4,872 | 38.1 |
| Gates County | +9.7% | 13 | 13 | 1.3 |
| Cleveland County | +9.6% | 641 | 329 | 6.2 |
| Columbus County | +9.5% | 13 | 13 | 0.3 |
| Caldwell County | +9.3% | 246 | 246 | 3.0 |
| Stokes County | +9.2% | 191 | 191 | 4.1 |
| Warren County | +9.2% | 248 | 248 | 13.1 |
| Wayne County | +9.2% | 538 | 538 | 4.4 |
| Buncombe County | +9.1% | 2,594 | 1,383 | 9.4 |
| Alamance County | +9.0% | 2,730 | 1,641 | 14.7 |
| Guilford County | +8.9% | 2,781 | 1,668 | 4.9 |
| Bladen County | +8.8% | 73 | 69 | 2.4 |
| Harnett County | +8.8% | 1,086 | 1,086 | 7.2 |
| Mecklenburg County | +8.8% | 14,435 | 6,906 | 11.7 |
| Rockingham County | +8.8% | 279 | 279 | 3.0 |
| Nash County | +8.7% | 535 | 535 | 5.4 |
| Alexander County | +8.6% | 109 | 109 | 2.9 |
| Catawba County | +8.3% | 1,592 | 1,237 | 9.4 |
| Rowan County | +8.3% | 592 | 588 | 3.8 |
| Franklin County | +8.2% | 843 | 843 | 10.3 |
| Stanly County | +8.0% | 349 | 349 | 5.1 |
| Jackson County | +7.9% | 235 | 235 | 5.2 |
| Pitt County | +7.9% | 1,374 | 950 | 7.5 |
| Union County | +7.9% | 2,309 | 2,039 | 8.6 |
| Henderson County | +7.8% | 775 | 730 | 6.3 |
| Macon County | +7.8% | 182 | 172 | 4.6 |
| Lincoln County | +7.6% | 677 | 677 | 6.9 |
| Cabarrus County | +7.5% | 2,270 | 1,831 | 9.1 |
| Transylvania County | +7.5% | 213 | 201 | 6.2 |
| Gaston County | +7.4% | 1,578 | 1,557 | 6.4 |
| Halifax County | +7.2% | 56 | 54 | 1.2 |
| Durham County | +6.9% | 4,819 | 1,819 | 13.9 |
| Chatham County | +6.8% | 971 | 505 | 11.4 |
| Wilkes County | +6.6% | 141 | 141 | 2.1 |
| Cherokee County | +6.4% | 280 | 224 | 9.1 |
| Chowan County | +5.8% | 45 | 45 | 3.2 |
| Wake County | +5.6% | 17,389 | 9,114 | 13.8 |
| Hertford County | +4.8% | 3 | 3 | 0.2 |
| Johnston County | +4.7% | 2,387 | 2,190 | 9.3 |
| Mitchell County | +4.4% | 39 | 39 | 2.6 |
| Swain County | +4.3% | 89 | 83 | 6.3 |
| Yancey County | +4.3% | 99 | 99 | 5.2 |
| Clay County | +3.8% | 128 | 128 | 10.5 |
| Caswell County | +3.4% | 43 | 43 | 1.9 |
| Greene County | +3.3% | 23 | 23 | 1.1 |
| Yadkin County | +1.5% | 113 | 113 | 2.9 |
| Hyde County | — | 15 | 15 | 3.3 |
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.