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Tennessee in 1995

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

In 1995 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +6.3%, against +3.7% for the United States.

35,096 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (27,695 single-family); the national total was 1,332,549.

+6.3%Tennessee index, 1994–1995US +3.7%
35,096housing units permitted in 199527,695 single-family
55 of 57counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.2%
1,332,549units permitted nationally in 1995
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Counties in 1995

Ranked by the county index change from 1994 to 1995 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1995; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1995Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Union County+14.0%1301306.1
Chester County+13.6%30301.7
Bedford County+13.5%49490.9
Robertson County+11.9%6546548.2
Franklin County+11.8%2852856.3
Marshall County+11.7%1631634.3
Lewis County+11.4%770.5
Carroll County+11.2%30301.0
Carter County+11.0%46460.8
Cumberland County+10.7%63631.0
Gibson County+10.6%1351352.6
Rhea County+10.5%14140.4
Fayette County+9.7%2002004.4
Bradley County+9.4%4394393.8
Greene County+9.0%2422423.3
Williamson County+8.8%1,4951,4955.5
Davidson County+8.6%1,9991,9992.7
Coffee County+8.5%1181181.9
Washington County+8.2%3823822.7
Cheatham County+8.0%43943910.3
Hardeman County+8.0%14140.6
Humphreys County+8.0%27271.4
Marion County+8.0%1481485.0
Sevier County+8.0%1291291.3
Rutherford County+7.9%2,4282,4286.3
Sumner County+7.8%9009004.2
Blount County+7.7%2042041.4
Wilson County+7.6%8258254.7
Sullivan County+7.2%7577574.6
Hawkins County+7.0%90901.5
Hamblen County+6.9%3073074.5
Tipton County+6.9%4944947.9
Jefferson County+6.8%1601602.7
Dickson County+6.7%2392394.1
Montgomery County+6.4%1,6021,6026.4
Loudon County+6.3%2062063.2
Henry County+5.9%21210.6
Warren County+5.7%21210.5
Madison County+5.6%6486486.4
Dyer County+5.4%1951955.4
Obion County+5.2%96963.2
Shelby County+5.0%4,9354,9355.4
Hamilton County+4.9%1,3921,3923.6
Henderson County+4.8%85853.0
Maury County+4.6%7357356.2
Lincoln County+4.3%880.2
Knox County+4.1%2,6442,6445.2
McMinn County+3.6%70701.2
Anderson County+3.5%2322322.8
Smith County+2.9%52522.5
Roane County+2.5%29290.5
Putnam County+2.2%1211211.4
Lawrence County+2.1%23230.5
Cocke County+1.9%12120.3
Haywood County+0.9%24241.4
Giles County−0.3%52521.7
Weakley County−0.4%1161163.5
Benton County—880.5
Bledsoe County—000.0
Campbell County—41411.0
Cannon County—000.0
Claiborne County—1921925.8
Clay County—000.0
Crockett County—000.0
Decatur County—330.3
DeKalb County—220.1
Fentress County—000.0
Grainger County—000.0
Grundy County—000.0
Hardin County—990.3
Hickman County—11110.4
Houston County—000.0
Jackson County—880.6
Johnson County—29291.5
Lauderdale County—1491496.1
McNairy County—24240.9
Macon County—880.3
Meigs County—440.3
Monroe County—1201202.4
Moore County—220.3
Morgan County—110.0
Overton County—110.0
Perry County—000.0
Pickett County—000.0
Polk County—000.0
Scott County—880.4
Sequatchie County—14140.8
Stewart County—550.3
Trousdale County—28282.2
Unicoi County—10100.6
Van Buren County—000.0
Wayne County—990.5
White County—37371.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Tennessee by year020,00040,00060,0001995: 35,096 units (27,695 single-family, 7,401 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 40,522 units (28,217 single-family, 12,305 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 34,054 units (26,694 single-family, 7,360 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 34,126 units (28,293 single-family, 5,833 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 37,034 units (29,881 single-family, 7,153 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 32,203 units (24,440 single-family, 7,763 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 32,370 units (26,229 single-family, 6,141 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 34,273 units (29,097 single-family, 5,176 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 37,530 units (32,219 single-family, 5,311 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 44,791 units (37,826 single-family, 6,965 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 46,615 units (40,174 single-family, 6,441 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 46,003 units (39,196 single-family, 6,807 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 37,359 units (29,518 single-family, 7,841 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 22,389 units (16,240 single-family, 6,149 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 15,005 units (11,926 single-family, 3,079 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 16,475 units (11,630 single-family, 4,845 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 14,977 units (11,513 single-family, 3,464 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 20,147 units (13,939 single-family, 6,208 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 23,816 units (16,548 single-family, 7,268 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 27,632 units (17,889 single-family, 9,743 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 32,219 units (21,636 single-family, 10,583 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 36,157 units (24,551 single-family, 11,606 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 37,912 units (27,119 single-family, 10,793 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 37,169 units (28,021 single-family, 9,148 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 41,361 units (29,598 single-family, 11,763 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 49,719 units (33,030 single-family, 16,689 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 57,484 units (36,986 single-family, 20,498 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 52,637 units (33,211 single-family, 19,426 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 47,463 units (31,293 single-family, 16,170 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 44,863 units (32,660 single-family, 12,203 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 43,374 units (32,068 single-family, 11,306 in multi-unit buildings)2025

Housing units authorised in Tennessee 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.