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Which counties in Georgia are building the most new homes?

Dawson County (30.2 per 1,000 residents), Jackson County (18.4 per 1,000 residents) and Bulloch County (16.0 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Georgia in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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Georgia counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Dawson County30.21,06935,365
2Jackson County18.41,82799,265
3Bulloch County16.01,38986,949
4Barrow County15.91,58499,773
5Cook County15.227818,232
6Greene County14.631121,367
7Chatham County14.24,426311,855
8Bryan County14.173352,062
9Fannin County13.635626,111
10Long County12.827521,557
11Quitman County10.6242,254
12Troup County9.971872,844
13Union County9.526427,859
14McIntosh County8.810611,989
15Hall County8.81,996226,568
16Fulton County8.89,6601,098,791
17Bartow County8.51,030120,800
18Carroll County8.11,065131,036
19Monroe County8.125832,023
20Catoosa County7.854669,628
21Habersham County7.739050,416
22Lumpkin County7.527036,178
23Pickens County7.527737,167
24Camden County7.444660,143
25Rabun County7.212817,764
26Columbia County7.21,213169,189
27Oconee County7.132044,893
28Jasper County7.012417,632
29Paulding County6.91,326190,996
30Hart County6.919728,639
31Houston County6.81,218178,214
32Lincoln County6.8558,112
33Pulaski County6.76810,172
34Bleckley County6.78612,866
35Morgan County6.714722,095
36Lowndes County6.5804122,867
37Lamar County6.513620,941
38Elbert County6.412920,072
39White County6.419029,802
40Towns County6.38413,285
41Henry County6.31,666264,922
42Gilmer County6.321233,894
43Forsyth County6.21,743282,805
44Berrien County6.111518,932
45Clarke County5.8748129,921
46Franklin County5.514225,948
47Meriwether County5.411721,516
48Douglas County5.2801154,293
49Banks County5.110921,273
50Glynn County5.144887,599
51Cherokee County5.11,524299,273
52Washington County5.19919,453
53Pike County5.110620,932
54Walton County5.0569112,696
55Liberty County5.035570,313
56Oglethorpe County4.98016,415
57Miller County4.8285,812
58Newton County4.8605125,583
59Haralson County4.815933,066
60Polk County4.821745,514
61Harris County4.717737,280
62Coweta County4.7751160,240
63Gordon County4.728961,701
64Peach County4.713929,877
65Decatur County4.613529,432
66Spalding County4.531770,775
67Upson County4.512728,500
68Heard County4.45412,149
69Thomas County4.420346,368
70Walker County4.329970,250
71Tift County4.217742,254
72Putnam County4.19823,722
73Burke County4.110024,408
74Brantley County4.17718,936
75McDuffie County4.08621,640
76Jenkins County4.0358,843
77Madison County3.913032,919
78Schley County3.9184,593
79Wilkes County3.9379,540
80Gwinnett County3.93,9461,018,099
81Whitfield County3.9409106,212
82Webster County3.892,369
83Lanier County3.73910,623
84Brooks County3.65816,101
85Seminole County3.6339,162
86Fayette County3.5435125,156
87Rockdale County3.433998,416
88Murray County3.414141,607
89Pierce County3.36820,764
90Floyd County3.3330101,378
91Ware County3.211936,906
92Wayne County3.110232,481
93Charlton County3.14113,121
94Butts County3.18527,218
95Worth County3.06120,059
96Tattnall County3.07424,376
97Effingham County2.821274,397
98Hancock County2.8248,682
99Lee County2.89434,179
100Clayton County2.7793297,471
101Richmond County2.6534206,559
102Crawford County2.42912,206
103Colquitt County2.311147,438
104Jones County2.36829,171
105Evans County2.32511,028
106Cobb County2.31,787793,345
107Baldwin County2.29544,029
108Atkinson County2.1188,454
109Emanuel County2.14923,147
110Montgomery County2.1188,635
111Wilkinson County2.1188,650
112Grady County2.15526,590
113Laurens County2.010251,041
114Coffee County2.08844,407
115Dooly County2.02211,156
116Taylor County1.8147,818
117Clay County1.852,815
118Twiggs County1.7137,597
119DeKalb County1.71,321774,394
120Marion County1.7137,676
121Jefferson County1.62415,011
122Randolph County1.596,156
123Crisp County1.42719,237
124Screven County1.31914,408
125Stephens County1.33627,854
126Muscogee County1.3260202,171
127Toombs County1.33527,545
128Bacon County1.31411,070
129Sumter County1.23628,801
130Macon County1.21411,756
131Early County1.11210,455
132Irwin County1.1109,020
133Appling County1.12119,100
134Echols County1.143,685
135Ben Hill County1.01717,099
136Calhoun County0.955,413
137Bibb County0.9143157,556
138Mitchell County0.91820,467
139Candler County0.6711,275
140Treutlen County0.646,466
141Jeff Davis County0.6915,219
142Terrell County0.658,656
143Dade County0.6916,154
144Dougherty County0.43282,616
145Chattahoochee County0.438,465
146Turner County0.338,983
147Dodge County0.3519,663
148Stewart County0.214,631
149Chattooga County0.1225,300
150Wheeler County0.007,570
151Warren County0.005,269
152Telfair County0.0011,195
153Talbot County0.005,709
154Johnson County0.009,310
155Clinch County0.006,847
156Baker County0.002,725

3 of 159 Georgia counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Georgia is building the most new homes?

Dawson County: 30.2 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Jackson County (18.4 per 1,000 residents) and Bulloch County (16.0 per 1,000 residents), of 156 Georgia counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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