States › Tennessee › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +3.1%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.1% in 1998.
37,034 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,881 single-family), +8.5% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+3.1% Tennessee index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
37,034 housing units permitted in 1999 29,881 single-family
78 of 79 counties with a rising index median county +3.2%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Lauderdale County +11.3% 98 90 4.0 Hardin County +9.4% 36 25 1.3 Sequatchie County +8.8% 16 16 0.9 Claiborne County +8.6% 274 268 8.2 Macon County +8.1% 12 12 0.4 Haywood County +7.9% 64 28 3.8 Hickman County +7.9% 10 10 0.4 Marion County +7.4% 187 183 6.3 Humphreys County +7.2% 35 35 1.8 Dickson County +6.7% 541 323 9.2 Greene County +6.6% 310 291 4.2 McNairy County +6.5% 27 27 1.0 Cannon County +6.4% 1 1 0.1 Chester County +6.4% 75 75 4.2 Morgan County +6.0% 1 1 0.0 McMinn County +5.5% 48 46 0.8 Campbell County +5.4% 67 57 1.7 Carroll County +5.3% 14 14 0.5 Weakley County +5.3% 222 125 6.7 Cheatham County +5.2% 371 237 8.7 Tipton County +5.1% 681 667 10.9 Benton County +4.6% 6 6 0.4 DeKalb County +4.5% 4 4 0.2 Jackson County +4.5% 0 0 0.0 Shelby County +4.3% 6,842 4,600 7.5 Giles County +4.2% 26 26 0.8 Monroe County +4.2% 173 146 3.5 Franklin County +4.1% 322 302 7.1 Lawrence County +3.9% 46 21 1.0 Gibson County +3.8% 214 212 4.1 Overton County +3.8% 3 3 0.1 Unicoi County +3.7% 16 10 0.9 Henry County +3.5% 27 25 0.8 Putnam County +3.4% 164 91 1.9 Bradley County +3.3% 549 472 4.8 Hamilton County +3.3% 1,705 1,409 4.4 Roane County +3.3% 53 46 0.9 Williamson County +3.3% 1,721 1,718 6.3 Blount County +3.2% 169 157 1.2 Fayette County +3.2% 233 231 5.2 Wilson County +3.2% 1,125 1,068 6.4 Davidson County +3.1% 3,927 2,652 5.3 Sevier County +3.1% 487 251 4.8 Coffee County +3.0% 89 89 1.4 Trousdale County +3.0% 21 21 1.7 Rutherford County +2.9% 3,222 2,557 8.3 Sumner County +2.9% 1,847 1,563 8.6 Bedford County +2.8% 64 64 1.2 Robertson County +2.6% 807 783 10.1 Lewis County +2.5% 10 10 0.7 Lincoln County +2.5% 8 5 0.2 Montgomery County +2.5% 1,301 1,213 5.2 Obion County +2.5% 143 106 4.8 Jefferson County +2.4% 376 364 6.3 Marshall County +2.4% 205 205 5.4 Rhea County +2.4% 146 146 4.2 Smith County +2.4% 75 43 3.6 Hamblen County +2.3% 327 279 4.7 Maury County +2.3% 862 862 7.3 Fentress County +2.2% 4 0 0.2 Knox County +2.0% 2,910 2,325 5.7 Madison County +2.0% 852 800 8.5 Sullivan County +1.9% 715 572 4.4 White County +1.9% 16 16 0.5 Anderson County +1.8% 216 212 2.6 Hawkins County +1.8% 200 198 3.4 Hardeman County +1.7% 119 119 4.7 Henderson County +1.7% 73 73 2.6 Washington County +1.7% 341 283 2.4 Cocke County +1.6% 36 15 1.0 Warren County +1.5% 153 141 3.5 Loudon County +1.4% 253 243 4.0 Union County +1.4% 125 125 5.8 Stewart County +1.3% 10 6 0.7 Wayne County +1.2% 4 4 0.2 Carter County +1.1% 95 21 1.7 Cumberland County +1.1% 115 91 1.7 Dyer County +0.8% 235 228 6.5 Crockett County −6.1% 3 3 0.2 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Decatur County — 3 1 0.3 Grainger County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 6 6 0.7 Johnson County — 71 36 3.8 Meigs County — 8 8 0.6 Moore County — 50 50 7.2 Perry County — 1 1 0.1 Pickett County — 0 0 0.0 Polk County — 0 0 0.0 Scott County — 4 4 0.2 Van Buren County — 0 0 0.0
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Tennessee by year 0 20,000 40,000 60,000 1995: 35,096 units (27,695 single-family, 7,401 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .