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Tennessee in 2010

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

In 2010 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed −3.5%, against −5.1% for the United States and −2.4% in 2009.

16,475 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,630 single-family), +9.8% on 2009; the national total was 604,610.

−3.5%Tennessee index, 2009–2010US −5.1%
16,475housing units permitted in 201011,630 single-family
10 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county −3.3%
604,610units permitted nationally in 2010
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Counties in 2010

Ranked by the county index change from 2009 to 2010 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2010; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2010Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Decatur County+2.8%000.0
Clay County+2.2%000.0
Lauderdale County+2.0%33331.3
Lawrence County+1.0%420.1
Wayne County+1.0%840.5
Lewis County+0.9%440.3
Campbell County+0.4%1351353.4
White County+0.4%5131.7
Montgomery County+0.3%1,8001,0407.2
Macon County+0.1%2841.0
Henry County0.0%12100.4
Washington County−0.1%5982734.2
Sullivan County−0.2%2942821.8
Morgan County−0.5%220.1
Anderson County−0.7%1461351.8
Gibson County−0.7%1321322.5
Greene County−0.9%1361301.8
Benton County−1.0%000.0
Houston County−1.1%330.4
Carroll County−1.2%5922.0
Hamilton County−1.2%8177292.1
Overton County−1.2%440.2
Putnam County−1.3%2822103.3
Warren County−1.5%990.2
Fentress County−1.7%000.0
Marion County−1.7%49491.6
Lincoln County−2.0%23230.6
Hardin County−2.1%1590.5
Carter County−2.2%1431252.5
Henderson County−2.2%53131.9
Smith County−2.2%47472.2
Crockett County−2.3%110.1
Obion County−2.3%32261.1
Knox County−2.4%1,6068783.1
Bradley County−2.6%4491663.9
Davidson County−2.6%1,6081,0412.2
Grundy County−2.6%000.0
Loudon County−2.6%2381563.7
Dyer County−2.7%58581.6
Haywood County−2.9%17171.0
Madison County−2.9%2222222.2
Sequatchie County−2.9%21131.2
Cheatham County−3.0%50501.2
Coffee County−3.0%70621.1
Wilson County−3.1%9286275.3
Johnson County−3.2%220.1
McNairy County−3.3%7282.7
Weakley County−3.3%58531.7
Unicoi County−3.4%000.0
Dickson County−3.5%1091031.9
Hardeman County−3.5%41391.6
Robertson County−3.5%1591592.0
Bedford County−3.6%127692.3
Hamblen County−3.6%80761.2
Rhea County−3.6%52521.5
Roane County−3.6%15150.3
Rutherford County−3.7%1,1238692.9
Claiborne County−3.9%108813.3
Tipton County−3.9%1001001.6
Sumner County−4.0%4544522.1
Cannon County−4.1%770.5
Cumberland County−4.1%69391.0
Bledsoe County−4.2%000.0
Fayette County−4.2%1591273.5
Marshall County−4.2%66661.7
Franklin County−4.3%85851.9
Humphreys County−4.4%58103.0
Pickett County−4.4%000.0
Williamson County−4.5%5695692.1
Hawkins County−4.6%25210.4
Shelby County−4.6%1,5488041.7
Blount County−5.0%2072071.4
Maury County−5.0%3413412.9
Moore County−5.1%22223.2
Union County−5.1%76763.5
Meigs County−5.2%34342.4
Grainger County−5.3%220.1
DeKalb County−5.5%660.3
Giles County−5.6%550.2
McMinn County−6.1%000.0
Scott County−6.4%330.1
Stewart County−6.8%440.3
Van Buren County−6.8%000.0
Chester County−7.1%27271.5
Jefferson County−7.1%1241212.1
Jackson County−7.4%000.0
Trousdale County−7.7%10100.8
Sevier County−7.8%120661.2
Polk County−7.9%1011015.4
Cocke County−8.5%220.1
Hickman County−8.7%000.0
Monroe County−10.7%110622.2
Perry County—110.1

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.