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Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits

Atlanta, GA had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 89 cities in 2014, at 4,505. Waycross, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 50 and the figure for Georgia was 39,423. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest4,505Atlanta, GA
Lowest0Waycross, GA
Median5089 cities
Georgia39,423History

Top 40 cities, 2014

Atlanta, GA: 4,505 countAtlanta, GA4,505Sandy Springs, GA: 1,743 countSandy Springs, GA1,743Woodstock, GA: 827 countWoodstock, GA827Columbus, GA: 585 countColumbus, GA585Decatur, GA: 494 countDecatur, GA494Smyrna, GA: 429 countSmyrna, GA429Savannah, GA: 364 countSavannah, GA364Statesboro, GA: 348 countStatesboro, GA348Milton, GA: 344 countMilton, GA344Pooler, GA: 341 countPooler, GA341Newnan, GA: 316 countNewnan, GA316Kennesaw, GA: 289 countKennesaw, GA289Alpharetta, GA: 288 countAlpharetta, GA288Canton, GA: 282 countCanton, GA282Gainesville, GA: 259 countGainesville, GA259Sugar Hill, GA: 247 countSugar Hill, GA247Braselton, GA: 243 countBraselton, GA243Richmond Hill, GA: 233 countRichmond Hill, GA233Port Wentworth, GA: 223 countPort Wentworth, GA223Warner Robins, GA: 195 countWarner Robins, GA195Perry, GA: 190 countPerry, GA190Union City, GA: 190 countUnion City, GA190Holly Springs, GA: 179 countHolly Springs, GA179Roswell, GA: 172 countRoswell, GA172Hinesville, GA: 171 countHinesville, GA171Marietta, GA: 145 countMarietta, GA145Suwanee, GA: 133 countSuwanee, GA133Fairburn, GA: 129 countFairburn, GA129Johns Creek, GA: 125 countJohns Creek, GA125McDonough, GA: 122 countMcDonough, GA122Flowery Branch, GA: 117 countFlowery Branch, GA117Buford, GA: 100 countBuford, GA100Grovetown, GA: 89 countGrovetown, GA89Albany, GA: 80 countAlbany, GA80Jefferson, GA: 78 countJefferson, GA78Valdosta, GA: 76 countValdosta, GA76Dallas, GA: 74 countDallas, GA74Cartersville, GA: 73 countCartersville, GA73Fayetteville, GA: 73 countFayetteville, GA73Loganville, GA: 71 countLoganville, GA71Atlanta, GA: 4,505 countAtlanta, GA4,505Sandy Springs, GA: 1,743 countSandy Springs, GA1,743Woodstock, GA: 827 countWoodstock, GA827Columbus, GA: 585 countColumbus, GA585Decatur, GA: 494 countDecatur, GA494Smyrna, GA: 429 countSmyrna, GA429Savannah, GA: 364 countSavannah, GA364Statesboro, GA: 348 countStatesboro, GA348Milton, GA: 344 countMilton, GA344Pooler, GA: 341 countPooler, GA341Newnan, GA: 316 countNewnan, GA316Kennesaw, GA: 289 countKennesaw, GA289Alpharetta, GA: 288 countAlpharetta, GA288Canton, GA: 282 countCanton, GA282Gainesville, GA: 259 countGainesville, GA259Sugar Hill, GA: 247 countSugar Hill, GA247Braselton, GA: 243 countBraselton, GA243Richmond Hill, GA: 233 countRichmond Hill, GA233Port Wentworth, GA: 223 countPort Wentworth, GA223Warner Robins, GA: 195 countWarner Robins, GA195Perry, GA: 190 countPerry, GA190Union City, GA: 190 countUnion City, GA190Holly Springs, GA: 179 countHolly Springs, GA179Roswell, GA: 172 countRoswell, GA172Hinesville, GA: 171 countHinesville, GA171Marietta, GA: 145 countMarietta, GA145Suwanee, GA: 133 countSuwanee, GA133Fairburn, GA: 129 countFairburn, GA129Johns Creek, GA: 125 countJohns Creek, GA125McDonough, GA: 122 countMcDonough, GA122Flowery Branch, GA: 117 countFlowery Branch, GA117Buford, GA: 100 countBuford, GA100Grovetown, GA: 89 countGrovetown, GA89Albany, GA: 80 countAlbany, GA80Jefferson, GA: 78 countJefferson, GA78Valdosta, GA: 76 countValdosta, GA76Dallas, GA: 74 countDallas, GA74Cartersville, GA: 73 countCartersville, GA73Fayetteville, GA: 73 countFayetteville, GA73Loganville, GA: 71 countLoganville, GA71
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2014
count		Change on 2013
1Atlanta, GA Estimated4,505-18.7%
2Sandy Springs, GA Estimated1,743+49.1%
3Woodstock, GA Estimated827+174.8%
4Columbus, GA Estimated585+6.9%
5Decatur, GA Estimated494+751.7%
6Smyrna, GA Estimated429-13.7%
7Savannah, GA Estimated364+28.6%
8Statesboro, GA Estimated348+673.3%
9Milton, GA Estimated344+11.3%
10Pooler, GA Estimated341-7.3%
11Newnan, GA Estimated316-44.8%
12Kennesaw, GA Estimated289+970.4%
13Alpharetta, GA Estimated288-22.4%
14Canton, GA Estimated282+65.9%
15Gainesville, GA Estimated259+25.7%
16Sugar Hill, GA Estimated247+63.6%
17Braselton, GA Estimated243+6.6%
18Richmond Hill, GA Estimated233+89.4%
19Port Wentworth, GA Estimated223+8.3%
20Warner Robins, GA Estimated195-55.7%
21Perry, GA Estimated190+65.2%
21Union City, GA Estimated190+2,011.1%
23Holly Springs, GA Estimated179+27%
24Roswell, GA Estimated172+24.6%
25Hinesville, GA Estimated171+31.5%
26Marietta, GA Estimated145+31.8%
27Suwanee, GA Estimated133+20.9%
28Fairburn, GA Estimated129+706.3%
29Johns Creek, GA Estimated125-34.9%
30McDonough, GA Estimated122+134.6%
31Flowery Branch, GA Estimated117+46.3%
32Buford, GA Estimated100-15.3%
33Grovetown, GA Estimated89+6%
34Albany, GA Estimated80+3.9%
35Jefferson, GA Estimated78+136.4%
36Valdosta, GA Estimated76+13.4%
37Dallas, GA Estimated74-6.3%
38Cartersville, GA Estimated73+265%
38Fayetteville, GA Estimated73-52%
40Loganville, GA Estimated71+208.7%
41Auburn, GA Estimated64n/a
41Kingsland, GA Estimated64+236.8%
43Cumming, GA Estimated55n/a
44Powder Springs, GA Estimated54+237.5%
45Winder, GA Estimated50+108.3%
46Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated49-5.8%
46Norcross, GA Estimated49+122.7%
48Lawrenceville, GA Estimated48+152.6%
49Acworth, GA Estimated46-34.3%
49Snellville, GA Estimated46+1,433.3%
51Douglasville, GA Estimated44-45.7%
51St. Marys, GA Estimated44+41.9%
53Chamblee, GA Estimated40+100%
53Dunwoody, GA Estimated40+66.7%
53East Point, GA Estimated40+66.7%
56Peachtree City, GA Estimated39+56%
56Rincon, GA Estimated390%
58Duluth, GA Estimated38-38.7%
58LaGrange, GA Estimated38-13.6%
60Tifton, GA Estimated34-19%
61Covington, GA Estimated33-36.5%
62Thomasville, GA Estimated26+4%
63Locust Grove, GA Estimated24+300%
64Calhoun, GA Estimated22-69.9%
65Vidalia, GA Estimated20+11.1%
66Villa Rica, GA Estimated19-77.4%
67Carrollton, GA Estimated14-93.9%
67Moultrie, GA Estimated14+40%
69Bainbridge, GA Estimated12-7.7%
69Forest Park, GA Estimated12n/a
69Milledgeville, GA Estimated12+1,100%
69Monroe, GA Estimated12+1,100%
73Doraville, GA Estimated9-18.2%
74Cairo, GA Estimated7+40%
74Dublin, GA Estimated7-41.7%
74Macon, GA Estimated7n/a
77College Park, GA Estimated5+400%
77Conyers, GA Estimated5-44.4%
79Douglas, GA Estimated4-50%
79Jesup, GA Estimated4+300%
79Lovejoy, GA Estimated4n/a
82Clarkston, GA Estimated2n/a
82Griffin, GA Estimated2n/a
84Americus, GA Estimated1-98%
84Cedartown, GA Estimated1n/a
84Lilburn, GA Estimated1-50%
87Garden City, GA Estimated0n/a
87Riverdale, GA Estimated0n/a
87Waycross, GA Estimated0n/a

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. 10 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2016). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt

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Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2016. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2016) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2014a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Atlanta, GA, with 4,505 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Waycross, GA, with 0 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 10 cities have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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