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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 95 cities in 2022, at 11,853. Riverdale, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 169 and the figure for Georgia was 77,542. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11,853Atlanta, GA
Lowest0Riverdale, GA
Median16995 cities
Georgia77,542History

Top 40 cities, 2022

Atlanta, GA: 11,853 countAtlanta, GA11,853Warner Robins, GA: 1,742 countWarner Robins, GA1,742Columbus, GA: 1,054 countColumbus, GA1,054Chamblee, GA: 1,038 countChamblee, GA1,038Port Wentworth, GA: 928 countPort Wentworth, GA928Gainesville, GA: 915 countGainesville, GA915South Fulton, GA: 832 countSouth Fulton, GA832Cartersville, GA: 793 countCartersville, GA793Conyers, GA: 792 countConyers, GA792Cumming, GA: 773 countCumming, GA773Woodstock, GA: 630 countWoodstock, GA630Powder Springs, GA: 612 countPowder Springs, GA612McDonough, GA: 566 countMcDonough, GA566Canton, GA: 549 countCanton, GA549Kennesaw, GA: 515 countKennesaw, GA515Valdosta, GA: 510 countValdosta, GA510Calhoun, GA: 481 countCalhoun, GA481Douglasville, GA: 457 countDouglasville, GA457Alpharetta, GA: 456 countAlpharetta, GA456Pooler, GA: 438 countPooler, GA438Savannah, GA: 432 countSavannah, GA432Loganville, GA: 425 countLoganville, GA425Perry, GA: 390 countPerry, GA390LaGrange, GA: 372 countLaGrange, GA372Holly Springs, GA: 328 countHolly Springs, GA328Hinesville, GA: 321 countHinesville, GA321Brookhaven, GA: 296 countBrookhaven, GA296Flowery Branch, GA: 294 countFlowery Branch, GA294Auburn, GA: 290 countAuburn, GA290Peachtree City, GA: 281 countPeachtree City, GA281East Point, GA: 259 countEast Point, GA259Duluth, GA: 252 countDuluth, GA252Roswell, GA: 251 countRoswell, GA251Braselton, GA: 244 countBraselton, GA244St. Marys, GA: 237 countSt. Marys, GA237Sugar Hill, GA: 235 countSugar Hill, GA235Suwanee, GA: 234 countSuwanee, GA234Marietta, GA: 232 countMarietta, GA232Union City, GA: 211 countUnion City, GA211Locust Grove, GA: 206 countLocust Grove, GA206Atlanta, GA: 11,853 countAtlanta, GA11,853Warner Robins, GA: 1,742 countWarner Robins, GA1,742Columbus, GA: 1,054 countColumbus, GA1,054Chamblee, GA: 1,038 countChamblee, GA1,038Port Wentworth, GA: 928 countPort Wentworth, GA928Gainesville, GA: 915 countGainesville, GA915South Fulton, GA: 832 countSouth Fulton, GA832Cartersville, GA: 793 countCartersville, GA793Conyers, GA: 792 countConyers, GA792Cumming, GA: 773 countCumming, GA773Woodstock, GA: 630 countWoodstock, GA630Powder Springs, GA: 612 countPowder Springs, GA612McDonough, GA: 566 countMcDonough, GA566Canton, GA: 549 countCanton, GA549Kennesaw, GA: 515 countKennesaw, GA515Valdosta, GA: 510 countValdosta, GA510Calhoun, GA: 481 countCalhoun, GA481Douglasville, GA: 457 countDouglasville, GA457Alpharetta, GA: 456 countAlpharetta, GA456Pooler, GA: 438 countPooler, GA438Savannah, GA: 432 countSavannah, GA432Loganville, GA: 425 countLoganville, GA425Perry, GA: 390 countPerry, GA390LaGrange, GA: 372 countLaGrange, GA372Holly Springs, GA: 328 countHolly Springs, GA328Hinesville, GA: 321 countHinesville, GA321Brookhaven, GA: 296 countBrookhaven, GA296Flowery Branch, GA: 294 countFlowery Branch, GA294Auburn, GA: 290 countAuburn, GA290Peachtree City, GA: 281 countPeachtree City, GA281East Point, GA: 259 countEast Point, GA259Duluth, GA: 252 countDuluth, GA252Roswell, GA: 251 countRoswell, GA251Braselton, GA: 244 countBraselton, GA244St. Marys, GA: 237 countSt. Marys, GA237Sugar Hill, GA: 235 countSugar Hill, GA235Suwanee, GA: 234 countSuwanee, GA234Marietta, GA: 232 countMarietta, GA232Union City, GA: 211 countUnion City, GA211Locust Grove, GA: 206 countLocust Grove, GA206
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022
count		Change on 2021
1Atlanta, GA Estimated11,853+391.2%
2Warner Robins, GA Estimated1,742+284.5%
3Columbus, GA Estimated1,054+56.1%
4Chamblee, GA Estimated1,038+1,284%
5Port Wentworth, GA Estimated928+327.6%
6Gainesville, GA Estimated915+6%
7South Fulton, GA Estimated832+3.7%
8Cartersville, GA Estimated793+136.7%
9Conyers, GA Estimated792+582.8%
10Cumming, GA Estimated773+2,108.6%
11Woodstock, GA Estimated630+29.9%
12Powder Springs, GA Estimated612+418.6%
13McDonough, GA Estimated566+136.8%
14Canton, GA Estimated549+10.9%
15Kennesaw, GA Estimated515+228%
16Valdosta, GA Estimated510-15.4%
17Calhoun, GA Estimated481+36.6%
18Douglasville, GA Estimated457-64.2%
19Alpharetta, GA Estimated456+1.6%
20Pooler, GA Estimated438-38.3%
21Savannah, GA Estimated432-12.2%
22Loganville, GA Estimated425+126.1%
23Perry, GA Estimated390-34.2%
24LaGrange, GA Estimated372+169.6%
25Holly Springs, GA Estimated328-37%
26Hinesville, GA Estimated321+79.3%
27Brookhaven, GA Estimated296-47%
28Flowery Branch, GA Estimated294-13%
29Auburn, GA Estimated290-6.8%
30Peachtree City, GA Estimated281-23.8%
31East Point, GA Estimated259+105.6%
32Duluth, GA Estimated252+115.4%
33Roswell, GA Estimated251+26.1%
34Braselton, GA Estimated244+24.5%
35St. Marys, GA Estimated237+1.7%
36Sugar Hill, GA Estimated235+221.9%
37Suwanee, GA Estimated234-1.7%
38Marietta, GA Estimated232-52.1%
39Union City, GA Estimated211-14.6%
40Locust Grove, GA Estimated206-48.9%
41Griffin, GA Estimated197+162.7%
42Grovetown, GA Estimated187-37.5%
43Lilburn, GA Estimated183-12.4%
44Norcross, GA Estimated181+277.1%
45Kingsland, GA Estimated176-63.1%
46Tucker, GA Estimated174+222.2%
47Lovejoy, GA Estimated173-41.4%
48Lawrenceville, GA Estimated169+103.6%
49Peachtree Corners, GA Estimated161+111.8%
50Fayetteville, GA Estimated158-4.2%
51Macon, GA Estimated156-11.9%
52Carrollton, GA Estimated154+1.3%
53Smyrna, GA Estimated152-35.3%
54Thomasville, GA Estimated140+197.9%
55Milton, GA Estimated136-34%
56College Park, GA Estimated125+278.8%
57Sandy Springs, GA Estimated123-59.7%
58Tifton, GA Estimated118+12.4%
59Richmond Hill, GA Estimated112-52.5%
60Jefferson, GA Estimated106-78.4%
61Rincon, GA Estimated102+54.5%
62Decatur, GA Estimated100+33.3%
63Buford, GA Estimated97-52%
64Stonecrest, GA Estimated93-84.2%
65Monroe, GA Estimated92+21.1%
65Snellville, GA Estimated92-79.7%
67Johns Creek, GA Estimated90-26.2%
68Bainbridge, GA Estimated86-25.9%
69Covington, GA Estimated83+33.9%
70Americus, GA Estimated81+3,950%
71Winder, GA Estimated80-64.4%
72Dallas, GA Estimated72-55%
73Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated71-6.6%
73Newnan, GA Estimated71-87.8%
75Villa Rica, GA Estimated68-75.3%
76Acworth, GA Estimated58+87.1%
77Albany, GA Estimated56+124%
77Statesboro, GA Estimated56-69.6%
79Stockbridge, GA Estimated48-59.3%
80Moultrie, GA Estimated41-19.6%
81Vidalia, GA Estimated23-4.2%
82Dublin, GA Estimated22+46.7%
83Jesup, GA Estimated18-28%
84Fairburn, GA Estimated16-89%
85Douglas, GA Estimated14+55.6%
86Cedartown, GA Estimated13+225%
87Dunwoody, GA Estimated11-98.3%
88Garden City, GA Estimated90%
89Waycross, GA Estimated6+50%
90Cairo, GA Estimated4-33.3%
90Doraville, GA Estimated4-69.2%
90Milledgeville, GA Estimated4-93.5%
93Clarkston, GA Estimated2-87.5%
93Forest Park, GA Estimated20%
95Riverdale, GA Estimated0-100%

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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 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/so2022a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2024). 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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 2 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2022. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2024. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2024) 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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2022a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Atlanta, GA, with 11,853 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Riverdale, GA, with 0 in 2022.

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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. 4 cities have no value for 2022 and are not ranked.

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