Tennessee in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed −2.4%, against −7.5% for the United States and +0.2% in 2008.

15,005 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,926 single-family), −33.0% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−2.4%Tennessee index, 2008–2009US −7.5%

15,005housing units permitted in 200911,926 single-family

20 of 90counties with a rising indexmedian county −1.8%

582,963units permitted nationally in 2009

Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2009	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Claiborne County	+2.6%	113	85	3.4
Houston County	+2.3%	2	2	0.2
Chester County	+2.0%	30	30	1.7
Henderson County	+2.0%	17	17	0.6
Montgomery County	+1.9%	1,388	1,207	5.6
Overton County	+1.8%	1	1	0.0
Stewart County	+1.5%	2	2	0.1
Hickman County	+1.3%	1	1	0.0
Union County	+1.3%	58	58	2.7
Obion County	+1.2%	28	26	0.9
Meigs County	+1.1%	40	40	2.8
Lewis County	+0.9%	3	3	0.2
Dyer County	+0.8%	47	47	1.3
Weakley County	+0.6%	52	48	1.6
Lawrence County	+0.4%	7	5	0.1
Polk County	+0.3%	100	100	5.4
Scott County	+0.3%	7	7	0.3
Johnson County	+0.2%	2	2	0.1
Roane County	+0.1%	14	14	0.2
Unicoi County	+0.1%	1	1	0.1
Hawkins County	0.0%	31	25	0.5
Moore County	0.0%	29	29	4.2
Hardin County	−0.1%	9	9	0.3
Humphreys County	−0.4%	17	17	0.9
Greene County	−0.5%	122	116	1.7
White County	−0.5%	7	5	0.2
Washington County	−0.6%	398	375	2.8
Franklin County	−0.8%	122	116	2.7
Rhea County	−0.8%	63	57	1.8
Putnam County	−0.9%	376	206	4.3
Bedford County	−1.0%	196	120	3.5
Marion County	−1.0%	67	67	2.2
Sullivan County	−1.0%	351	323	2.1
Tipton County	−1.0%	300	120	4.8
Fentress County	−1.1%	0	0	0.0
Gibson County	−1.2%	157	157	3.0
Hamilton County	−1.2%	796	708	2.0
Jackson County	−1.2%	0	0	0.0
Carter County	−1.3%	106	102	1.8
Warren County	−1.3%	13	11	0.3
Madison County	−1.4%	223	223	2.2
Coffee County	−1.5%	144	106	2.3
Grundy County	−1.5%	0	0	0.0
Knox County	−1.5%	1,399	887	2.7
Giles County	−1.7%	10	4	0.3
Bradley County	−1.8%	251	162	2.2
Hardeman County	−1.9%	41	41	1.6
McMinn County	−1.9%	15	15	0.3
Dickson County	−2.0%	107	103	1.8
Loudon County	−2.0%	146	146	2.3
Robertson County	−2.2%	178	178	2.2
Campbell County	−2.3%	188	150	4.7
Cumberland County	−2.3%	69	44	1.0
Marshall County	−2.3%	112	108	2.9
Pickett County	−2.3%	0	0	0.0
Sumner County	−2.3%	566	564	2.6
Anderson County	−2.4%	111	95	1.4
Blount County	−2.4%	213	181	1.5
Henry County	−2.4%	13	11	0.4
Jefferson County	−2.6%	138	134	2.3
Crockett County	−2.7%	3	3	0.2
DeKalb County	−2.7%	7	7	0.3
Monroe County	−2.8%	75	67	1.5
Rutherford County	−2.8%	1,093	995	2.8
Cheatham County	−2.9%	282	61	6.6
Cannon County	−3.1%	3	3	0.2
Hamblen County	−3.1%	79	73	1.1
Wilson County	−3.1%	511	498	2.9
Davidson County	−3.2%	1,660	1,119	2.2
Fayette County	−3.2%	119	119	2.6
Grainger County	−3.2%	2	2	0.1
Sequatchie County	−3.2%	18	6	1.0
Smith County	−3.2%	37	37	1.8
McNairy County	−3.3%	11	11	0.4
Wayne County	−3.3%	3	3	0.2
Bledsoe County	−3.4%	0	0	0.0
Shelby County	−3.5%	894	610	1.0
Maury County	−3.6%	367	367	3.1
Lincoln County	−3.8%	6	6	0.2
Benton County	−4.0%	0	0	0.0
Williamson County	−4.5%	450	362	1.7
Morgan County	−4.6%	0	0	0.0
Carroll County	−4.8%	88	5	3.0
Macon County	−4.8%	22	13	0.8
Trousdale County	−5.0%	23	23	1.8
Haywood County	−5.1%	67	19	3.9
Cocke County	−5.5%	2	2	0.1
Decatur County	−6.0%	0	0	0.0
Lauderdale County	−6.4%	35	35	1.4
Sevier County	−7.4%	141	61	1.4
Clay County	—	0	0	0.0
Perry County	—	1	1	0.1
Van Buren County	—	0	0	0.0

Permits by year, 1995–2025

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.