Housing Units Authorized by Building 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.