Cities in Georgia by housing units authorized by building permits

Atlanta, GA had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 90 cities in 2015, at 6,697. Waycross, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 77 and the figure for Georgia was 45,549. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest6,697Atlanta, GA

Lowest0Waycross, GA

Median7790 cities

Georgia45,549History

Top 40 cities, 2015

count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2015 count	Change on 2014
1	Atlanta, GA Estimated	6,697	+48.7%
2	Alpharetta, GA Estimated	777	+169.8%
3	Columbus, GA Estimated	616	+5.3%
4	Newnan, GA Estimated	549	+73.7%
5	Woodstock, GA Estimated	526	-36.4%
6	Gainesville, GA Estimated	436	+68.3%
7	Decatur, GA Estimated	425	-14%
8	Warner Robins, GA Estimated	411	+110.8%
9	Perry, GA Estimated	357	+87.9%
10	Savannah, GA Estimated	328	-9.9%
11	Milton, GA Estimated	317	-7.8%
12	Sandy Springs, GA Estimated	312	-82.1%
13	Johns Creek, GA Estimated	292	+133.6%
14	Suwanee, GA Estimated	260	+95.5%
15	Canton, GA Estimated	259	-8.2%
16	Braselton, GA Estimated	258	+6.2%
16	Roswell, GA Estimated	258	+50%
18	Pooler, GA Estimated	257	-24.6%
19	Fayetteville, GA Estimated	247	+238.4%
20	Hinesville, GA Estimated	220	+28.7%
21	McDonough, GA Estimated	218	+78.7%
22	Holly Springs, GA Estimated	213	+19%
23	Smyrna, GA Estimated	190	-55.7%
24	Cumming, GA Estimated	172	+212.7%
25	Cartersville, GA Estimated	158	+116.4%
26	Richmond Hill, GA Estimated	153	-34.3%
27	Sugar Hill, GA Estimated	151	-38.9%
28	Grovetown, GA Estimated	149	+67.4%
29	Buford, GA Estimated	139	+39%
30	Flowery Branch, GA Estimated	137	+17.1%
30	Loganville, GA Estimated	137	+93%
32	Marietta, GA Estimated	128	-11.7%
33	Port Wentworth, GA Estimated	121	-45.7%
34	Macon, GA Estimated	113	+1,514.3%
35	Acworth, GA Estimated	106	+130.4%
35	Fairburn, GA Estimated	106	-17.8%
37	Union City, GA Estimated	103	-45.8%
38	Rincon, GA Estimated	95	+143.6%
39	Milledgeville, GA Estimated	90	+650%
40	Kingsland, GA Estimated	88	+37.5%
41	Albany, GA Estimated	86	+7.5%
42	East Point, GA Estimated	83	+107.5%
42	Valdosta, GA Estimated	83	+9.2%
44	Jefferson, GA Estimated	78	0%
44	Winder, GA Estimated	78	+56%
46	Dallas, GA Estimated	75	+1.4%
47	Lawrenceville, GA Estimated	72	+50%
48	Statesboro, GA Estimated	70	-79.9%
49	Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated	68	+38.8%
50	Dunwoody, GA Estimated	56	+40%
51	Brookhaven, GA Estimated	55	n/a
51	Douglasville, GA Estimated	55	+25%
53	Powder Springs, GA Estimated	54	0%
54	Locust Grove, GA Estimated	53	+120.8%
55	Norcross, GA Estimated	51	+4.1%
56	Duluth, GA Estimated	47	+23.7%
57	Tifton, GA Estimated	45	+32.4%
58	Peachtree City, GA Estimated	36	-7.7%
59	Chamblee, GA Estimated	35	-12.5%
60	LaGrange, GA Estimated	34	-10.5%
61	Calhoun, GA Estimated	33	+50%
61	St. Marys, GA Estimated	33	-25%
63	Kennesaw, GA Estimated	29	-90%
64	Covington, GA Estimated	26	-21.2%
65	Thomasville, GA Estimated	24	-7.7%
66	Villa Rica, GA Estimated	23	+21.1%
67	Carrollton, GA Estimated	20	+42.9%
68	Moultrie, GA Estimated	18	+28.6%
69	Monroe, GA Estimated	15	+25%
69	Vidalia, GA Estimated	15	-25%
71	Bainbridge, GA Estimated	13	+8.3%
72	Dublin, GA Estimated	11	+57.1%
73	Auburn, GA Estimated	6	-90.6%
73	Lilburn, GA Estimated	6	+500%
75	Cairo, GA Estimated	3	-57.1%
75	Lovejoy, GA Estimated	3	-25%
77	Clarkston, GA Estimated	2	0%
77	College Park, GA Estimated	2	-60%
77	Conyers, GA Estimated	2	-60%
77	Doraville, GA Estimated	2	-77.8%
77	Douglas, GA Estimated	2	-50%
77	Griffin, GA Estimated	2	0%
83	Cedartown, GA Estimated	1	0%
84	Americus, GA Estimated	0	-100%
84	Forest Park, GA Estimated	0	-100%
84	Garden City, GA Estimated	0	n/a
84	Jesup, GA Estimated	0	-100%
84	Riverdale, GA Estimated	0	n/a
84	Snellville, GA Estimated	0	-100%
84	Waycross, GA Estimated	0	n/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. 9 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2015 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/so2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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, 2015) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt

MLA 9

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, 2015. U.S. Census Bureau, 30 Sept. 2016, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2015. 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, 2015. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2015.

Harvard

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, 2015 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{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, 2015}},
  year = {2016},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2015a.txt},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2015. Publisher attribution: 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/so2015a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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

Atlanta, GA, with 6,697 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Waycross, GA, with 0 in 2015.

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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. 9 cities have no value for 2015 and are not ranked.