Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits

Monthly County Permits (Only counties reporting data for the current month are displayed in the monthly format.)
Year Month
2017 Jan Feb
2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Monthly MSA Permits (Housing permits for 1985–2002 are recorded according to the 1993 Metropolitan Statistical Areas definitions. Annual data for 2003 and subsequent data are recorded according to the new MSA definitions, introduced by the Bureau of the Census in June, 2003.)
Year Month
2017 Jan Feb
2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Monthly Georgia Permits

Annual County Permits

Annual MSA Permits, by city (Housing permits for 1985–2002 are recorded according to the 1993 Metropolitan Statistical Areas definitions. Annual data for 2003 and subsequent data are recorded according to the new MSA definitions, introduced by the Bureau of the Census in June, 2003.)

Annual MSA Permits

Annual Georgia Permits, state totals

Note: The Census Bureau issued a revision of annual 2005 permit data on May 24, 2006. All annual data for 2005 has been updated on this site.

Source: Prepared by the Selig Center for Economic Growth, based on Bureau of the Census, Construction Statistics Division: Housing Units Authorized by Building Permits (C-40).

New residential construction documentation available from the Bureau of the Census.