Tennessee in 2011

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

In 2011 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed −2.7%, against −4.4% for the United States and −3.5% in 2010.

14,977 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (11,513 single-family), −9.1% on 2010; the national total was 624,061.

−2.7%Tennessee index, 2010–2011US −4.4%

14,977housing units permitted in 201111,513 single-family

15 of 92counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.2%

624,061units permitted nationally in 2011

Counties in 2011

Ranked by the county index change from 2010 to 2011 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2011; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

County	Index change 2011	Units permitted	Single-family	Per 1,000
Jackson County	+6.3%	0	0	0.0
Pickett County	+4.5%	0	0	0.0
Bledsoe County	+4.4%	0	0	0.0
Trousdale County	+4.2%	24	24	1.9
Crockett County	+3.9%	0	0	0.0
Van Buren County	+3.4%	0	0	0.0
Stewart County	+2.4%	1	1	0.1
Giles County	+2.1%	4	4	0.1
Hickman County	+2.1%	2	2	0.1
Chester County	+1.5%	11	11	0.6
Monroe County	+1.1%	53	53	1.1
McNairy County	+0.9%	8	8	0.3
DeKalb County	+0.4%	5	5	0.2
Grainger County	+0.3%	0	0	0.0
Bedford County	+0.2%	58	50	1.0
McMinn County	0.0%	13	13	0.2
Dyer County	−0.1%	48	48	1.3
Cocke County	−0.2%	4	4	0.1
Overton County	−0.3%	3	3	0.1
Henderson County	−0.4%	9	9	0.3
Marion County	−0.4%	50	50	1.7
Warren County	−0.5%	42	40	1.0
Wayne County	−0.7%	1	1	0.1
Grundy County	−0.9%	0	0	0.0
Montgomery County	−0.9%	1,850	1,340	7.4
Scott County	−0.9%	6	6	0.3
Haywood County	−1.0%	12	12	0.7
Lawrence County	−1.0%	4	2	0.1
Weakley County	−1.0%	35	35	1.1
Claiborne County	−1.1%	89	51	2.7
Morgan County	−1.1%	2	2	0.1
Union County	−1.1%	45	45	2.1
Jefferson County	−1.2%	76	68	1.3
Sequatchie County	−1.3%	15	15	0.8
Humphreys County	−1.4%	1	1	0.1
Bradley County	−1.5%	274	203	2.4
Robertson County	−1.5%	142	142	1.8
Hardin County	−1.6%	11	11	0.4
Dickson County	−1.7%	88	80	1.5
Putnam County	−1.7%	299	185	3.5
Fentress County	−1.8%	0	0	0.0
Hamilton County	−1.8%	1,095	732	2.8
Roane County	−1.9%	12	12	0.2
Sumner County	−1.9%	422	422	2.0
Williamson County	−2.0%	1,061	751	3.9
Meigs County	−2.1%	28	28	2.0
Knox County	−2.2%	741	731	1.4
Davidson County	−2.3%	1,966	1,112	2.6
Franklin County	−2.3%	125	77	2.7
Hawkins County	−2.3%	15	15	0.3
Wilson County	−2.3%	677	628	3.9
Lincoln County	−2.4%	138	50	3.7
Smith County	−2.4%	25	25	1.2
Blount County	−2.5%	188	140	1.3
Cannon County	−2.5%	9	9	0.6
Loudon County	−2.5%	142	142	2.2
Madison County	−2.5%	163	163	1.6
Anderson County	−2.8%	64	64	0.8
Coffee County	−2.8%	62	62	1.0
Greene County	−2.8%	107	105	1.4
Rutherford County	−2.8%	866	858	2.2
Washington County	−2.8%	317	280	2.2
Sullivan County	−2.9%	194	173	1.2
Macon County	−3.0%	67	9	2.4
Cheatham County	−3.1%	45	38	1.1
Fayette County	−3.1%	125	125	2.8
Gibson County	−3.2%	161	159	3.1
Hardeman County	−3.3%	24	24	0.9
Marshall County	−3.3%	48	48	1.3
Carroll County	−3.4%	6	6	0.2
Rhea County	−3.4%	44	44	1.3
Sevier County	−3.5%	198	51	2.0
Hamblen County	−3.7%	58	58	0.8
Johnson County	−3.7%	2	2	0.1
Unicoi County	−3.8%	2	2	0.1
White County	−3.9%	5	5	0.2
Cumberland County	−4.0%	176	154	2.7
Campbell County	−4.2%	132	132	3.3
Carter County	−4.2%	80	75	1.4
Henry County	−4.2%	11	9	0.3
Maury County	−4.6%	402	387	3.4
Moore County	−4.6%	16	16	2.3
Polk County	−4.6%	102	100	5.5
Shelby County	−4.6%	1,400	845	1.5
Tipton County	−4.8%	61	61	1.0
Houston County	−5.2%	1	1	0.1
Benton County	−5.7%	50	2	3.1
Lauderdale County	−5.7%	29	29	1.2
Decatur County	−6.6%	0	0	0.0
Lewis County	−6.6%	6	6	0.4
Clay County	−6.8%	0	0	0.0
Obion County	−7.3%	15	15	0.5
Perry 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.