States › Tennessee › 2002
In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +2.3%, against +5.4% for the United States and +3.8% in 2001.
34,273 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,097 single-family), +5.9% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.
+2.3% Tennessee index, 2001–2002 US +5.4%
34,273 housing units permitted in 2002 29,097 single-family
80 of 87 counties with a rising index median county +2.2%
1,747,678 units permitted nationally in 2002
Counties in 2002 Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2002 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Unicoi County +8.8% 6 6 0.3 DeKalb County +6.5% 8 8 0.4 Polk County +5.8% 0 0 0.0 Johnson County +4.8% 106 42 5.7 Lincoln County +4.8% 10 10 0.3 McNairy County +4.7% 18 18 0.7 Marion County +4.6% 161 161 5.4 Loudon County +4.5% 248 242 3.9 Scott County +4.4% 4 4 0.2 Sevier County +4.4% 605 310 6.0 Wayne County +4.3% 11 11 0.7 Crockett County +4.1% 4 4 0.3 Weakley County +4.1% 108 104 3.2 Carter County +3.9% 30 30 0.5 Hamilton County +3.8% 1,699 1,499 4.3 Bradley County +3.7% 525 477 4.5 Washington County +3.7% 711 637 5.0 Macon County +3.6% 24 13 0.9 Decatur County +3.4% 11 5 0.9 Franklin County +3.3% 304 276 6.7 Monroe County +3.3% 166 162 3.3 Blount County +3.1% 460 226 3.2 Giles County +3.1% 10 10 0.3 Hardeman County +3.1% 87 87 3.4 Knox County +3.1% 2,983 2,493 5.8 Overton County +2.9% 2 2 0.1 Roane County +2.9% 42 42 0.7 Robertson County +2.8% 655 641 8.2 Anderson County +2.7% 330 250 4.0 Cheatham County +2.7% 325 255 7.6 Davidson County +2.7% 3,465 2,877 4.6 Lawrence County +2.7% 36 10 0.8 Maury County +2.7% 1,209 1,165 10.2 Benton County +2.5% 6 6 0.4 Carroll County +2.5% 38 38 1.3 Obion County +2.5% 70 70 2.3 Rhea County +2.5% 145 145 4.2 Bedford County +2.4% 244 210 4.4 Cumberland County +2.3% 56 52 0.8 Greene County +2.3% 297 281 4.0 Hawkins County +2.3% 92 92 1.5 Sullivan County +2.3% 738 592 4.5 Williamson County +2.3% 1,560 1,552 5.7 Madison County +2.2% 644 570 6.4 Marshall County +2.2% 172 172 4.5 Meigs County +2.2% 5 5 0.4 Hardin County +2.1% 97 33 3.5 Montgomery County +2.1% 1,544 1,201 6.2 Rutherford County +2.1% 3,118 2,938 8.1 Sumner County +2.1% 1,216 1,171 5.6 Campbell County +2.0% 61 45 1.5 Coffee County +2.0% 170 159 2.7 Jefferson County +2.0% 365 317 6.1 McMinn County +2.0% 49 49 0.9 Union County +2.0% 162 162 7.6 Fayette County +1.8% 152 150 3.4 Tipton County +1.8% 660 471 10.6 Moore County +1.7% 38 38 5.5 Smith County +1.7% 73 73 3.5 Stewart County +1.7% 4 4 0.3 Wilson County +1.7% 945 913 5.4 Morgan County +1.6% 19 19 0.9 Putnam County +1.6% 469 329 5.4 Shelby County +1.6% 5,336 4,147 5.9 Warren County +1.6% 20 20 0.5 Humphreys County +1.4% 59 22 3.0 Fentress County +1.3% 4 0 0.2 Claiborne County +1.2% 267 263 8.0 Cannon County +1.1% 17 9 1.1 Chester County +1.1% 40 40 2.2 Dickson County +1.1% 371 243 6.3 Hamblen County +1.1% 159 155 2.3 Trousdale County +1.1% 22 22 1.7 Dyer County +1.0% 138 136 3.8 Cocke County +0.9% 0 0 0.0 Pickett County +0.9% 0 0 0.0 Henry County +0.8% 23 23 0.7 Henderson County +0.4% 28 28 1.0 Gibson County +0.3% 172 122 3.3 Sequatchie County +0.3% 11 11 0.6 Hickman County −0.2% 28 10 1.1 Haywood County −0.8% 62 28 3.6 Lewis County −1.4% 4 4 0.3 Lauderdale County −1.5% 155 83 6.3 Grainger County −2.2% 0 0 0.0 Jackson County −2.2% 0 0 0.0 White County −2.4% 4 4 0.1 Bledsoe County — 0 0 0.0 Clay County — 0 0 0.0 Grundy County — 0 0 0.0 Houston County — 2 2 0.2 Perry County — 0 0 0.0 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 .