State, one year
Tennessee in 2019
Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Tennessee changed +5.7%, against +4.2% for the United States and +7.1% in 2018.
41,361 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (29,598 single-family), +11.3% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.
Counties in 2019
Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
| County | Index change 2019 | Units permitted | Single-family | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston County | +17.4% | 2 | 2 | 0.2 |
| Clay County | +13.8% | 20 | 20 | 2.6 |
| Union County | +12.2% | 96 | 96 | 4.5 |
| Crockett County | +12.1% | 39 | 39 | 2.8 |
| Sevier County | +9.3% | 1,654 | 1,033 | 16.3 |
| Giles County | +9.2% | 108 | 108 | 3.4 |
| Overton County | +9.2% | 13 | 7 | 0.5 |
| Van Buren County | +9.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Wayne County | +8.9% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Marshall County | +8.6% | 161 | 161 | 4.2 |
| Jackson County | +8.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rhea County | +8.2% | 209 | 201 | 6.0 |
| Unicoi County | +8.2% | 4 | 4 | 0.2 |
| Bedford County | +8.1% | 313 | 295 | 5.7 |
| Hamblen County | +8.0% | 134 | 130 | 1.9 |
| Smith County | +8.0% | 75 | 75 | 3.6 |
| Warren County | +8.0% | 105 | 105 | 2.4 |
| Jefferson County | +7.9% | 263 | 263 | 4.4 |
| Loudon County | +7.9% | 392 | 392 | 6.1 |
| Cocke County | +7.8% | 5 | 3 | 0.1 |
| McMinn County | +7.7% | 24 | 24 | 0.4 |
| Cannon County | +7.3% | 30 | 30 | 2.0 |
| Humphreys County | +7.3% | 10 | 10 | 0.5 |
| Lincoln County | +7.3% | 5 | 5 | 0.1 |
| McNairy County | +7.3% | 6 | 6 | 0.2 |
| Blount County | +7.1% | 893 | 725 | 6.2 |
| Fentress County | +7.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Lawrence County | +7.1% | 10 | 8 | 0.2 |
| Macon County | +7.1% | 156 | 156 | 5.6 |
| Monroe County | +7.1% | 163 | 163 | 3.3 |
| Benton County | +6.8% | 16 | 16 | 1.0 |
| Sumner County | +6.7% | 1,416 | 1,284 | 6.6 |
| Cheatham County | +6.6% | 344 | 344 | 8.0 |
| Anderson County | +6.5% | 164 | 164 | 2.0 |
| Polk County | +6.5% | 198 | 198 | 10.6 |
| Robertson County | +6.5% | 520 | 520 | 6.5 |
| Trousdale County | +6.5% | 98 | 95 | 7.8 |
| Shelby County | +6.2% | 1,255 | 900 | 1.4 |
| Hamilton County | +6.1% | 2,013 | 1,315 | 5.2 |
| Bledsoe County | +6.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Greene County | +6.0% | 137 | 137 | 1.9 |
| Maury County | +6.0% | 1,522 | 1,347 | 12.9 |
| Franklin County | +5.9% | 219 | 205 | 4.8 |
| Knox County | +5.9% | 2,028 | 1,234 | 4.0 |
| Montgomery County | +5.9% | 2,475 | 2,265 | 9.9 |
| White County | +5.9% | 158 | 158 | 5.3 |
| Wilson County | +5.9% | 1,912 | 1,728 | 10.9 |
| Cumberland County | +5.8% | 405 | 405 | 6.1 |
| Rutherford County | +5.8% | 3,888 | 2,744 | 10.1 |
| Grainger County | +5.7% | 57 | 57 | 2.2 |
| Hardin County | +5.6% | 14 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Sequatchie County | +5.5% | 8 | 8 | 0.4 |
| Williamson County | +5.4% | 2,467 | 1,798 | 9.1 |
| Henderson County | +5.3% | 16 | 16 | 0.6 |
| Lewis County | +5.3% | 90 | 90 | 6.7 |
| Tipton County | +5.3% | 172 | 172 | 2.8 |
| Bradley County | +5.2% | 557 | 409 | 4.8 |
| Putnam County | +5.2% | 552 | 426 | 6.4 |
| Davidson County | +5.1% | 9,915 | 3,980 | 13.3 |
| Dickson County | +5.1% | 359 | 359 | 6.1 |
| Moore County | +5.1% | 23 | 23 | 3.3 |
| Washington County | +5.0% | 587 | 432 | 4.2 |
| Coffee County | +4.9% | 330 | 306 | 5.3 |
| DeKalb County | +4.8% | 109 | 109 | 5.0 |
| Hickman County | +4.7% | 110 | 104 | 4.2 |
| Sullivan County | +4.7% | 395 | 261 | 2.4 |
| Roane County | +4.5% | 108 | 108 | 1.9 |
| Carter County | +4.3% | 127 | 125 | 2.2 |
| Fayette County | +4.2% | 406 | 406 | 9.0 |
| Gibson County | +4.2% | 145 | 143 | 2.8 |
| Decatur County | +4.0% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Weakley County | +3.7% | 48 | 48 | 1.4 |
| Campbell County | +3.6% | 266 | 266 | 6.6 |
| Johnson County | +3.6% | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Haywood County | +3.5% | 16 | 16 | 0.9 |
| Madison County | +3.4% | 241 | 241 | 2.4 |
| Henry County | +2.7% | 18 | 16 | 0.5 |
| Stewart County | +2.4% | 7 | 3 | 0.5 |
| Pickett County | +2.3% | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Chester County | +2.1% | 25 | 23 | 1.4 |
| Marion County | +2.1% | 121 | 121 | 4.1 |
| Hardeman County | +1.7% | 27 | 27 | 1.1 |
| Hawkins County | +1.7% | 121 | 121 | 2.0 |
| Lauderdale County | +1.6% | 28 | 28 | 1.1 |
| Perry County | +1.3% | 8 | 8 | 0.9 |
| Claiborne County | +1.0% | 75 | 63 | 2.3 |
| Meigs County | +1.0% | 55 | 55 | 3.9 |
| Dyer County | +0.6% | 65 | 63 | 1.8 |
| Grundy County | −0.6% | 4 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Obion County | −0.8% | 14 | 14 | 0.5 |
| Scott County | −1.7% | 6 | 4 | 0.3 |
| Carroll County | −3.6% | 3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Morgan County | −5.6% | 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.