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 2023, at 7,621. Riverdale, GA had the lowest, at 0. The median was 173 and the figure for Georgia was 63,621. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest7,621Atlanta, GA

Lowest0Riverdale, GA

Median17395 cities

Georgia63,621History

Top 40 cities, 2023

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 count	Change on 2022
1	Atlanta, GA Estimated	7,621	-35.7%
2	Kennesaw, GA Estimated	1,213	+135.5%
3	Warner Robins, GA Estimated	920	-47.2%
4	Sugar Hill, GA Estimated	874	+271.9%
5	LaGrange, GA Estimated	819	+120.2%
6	Pooler, GA Estimated	716	+63.5%
7	Richmond Hill, GA Estimated	709	+533%
8	Brookhaven, GA Estimated	692	+133.8%
9	Douglasville, GA Estimated	677	+48.1%
10	South Fulton, GA Estimated	640	-23.1%
11	Braselton, GA Estimated	634	+159.8%
12	Doraville, GA Estimated	606	+15,050%
13	Savannah, GA Estimated	601	+39.1%
14	McDonough, GA Estimated	536	-5.3%
15	Valdosta, GA Estimated	535	+4.9%
16	Villa Rica, GA Estimated	473	+595.6%
17	Statesboro, GA Estimated	471	+741.1%
18	Canton, GA Estimated	461	-16%
19	Roswell, GA Estimated	400	+59.4%
20	Perry, GA Estimated	370	-5.1%
21	Woodstock, GA Estimated	329	-47.8%
22	St. Marys, GA Estimated	323	+36.3%
23	Winder, GA Estimated	321	+301.3%
24	Newnan, GA Estimated	297	+318.3%
25	Fairburn, GA Estimated	292	+1,725%
26	Hinesville, GA Estimated	289	-10%
27	Lawrenceville, GA Estimated	287	+69.8%
28	Norcross, GA Estimated	286	+58%
29	Flowery Branch, GA Estimated	277	-5.8%
30	Calhoun, GA Estimated	273	-43.2%
31	Columbus, GA Estimated	266	-74.8%
32	Gainesville, GA Estimated	260	-71.6%
33	Kingsland, GA Estimated	246	+39.8%
34	Duluth, GA Estimated	245	-2.8%
35	Lovejoy, GA Estimated	239	+38.2%
36	Powder Springs, GA Estimated	223	-63.6%
37	Conyers, GA Estimated	214	-73%
38	Chamblee, GA Estimated	205	-80.3%
39	Cartersville, GA Estimated	204	-74.3%
39	Locust Grove, GA Estimated	204	-1%
41	Cumming, GA Estimated	202	-73.9%
42	Alpharetta, GA Estimated	201	-55.9%
43	Union City, GA Estimated	198	-6.2%
44	Jefferson, GA Estimated	196	+84.9%
45	East Point, GA Estimated	186	-28.2%
46	Stockbridge, GA Estimated	185	+285.4%
47	Smyrna, GA Estimated	180	+18.4%
48	Holly Springs, GA Estimated	173	-47.3%
49	Port Wentworth, GA Estimated	164	-82.3%
50	Macon, GA Estimated	147	-5.8%
51	Auburn, GA Estimated	144	-50.3%
52	Covington, GA Estimated	142	+71.1%
53	Peachtree Corners, GA Estimated	133	-17.4%
54	Grovetown, GA Estimated	132	-29.4%
55	Johns Creek, GA Estimated	128	+42.2%
56	Peachtree City, GA Estimated	115	-59.1%
57	Stonecrest, GA Estimated	112	+20.4%
58	Buford, GA Estimated	110	+13.4%
59	Carrollton, GA Estimated	104	-32.5%
60	Tifton, GA Estimated	102	-13.6%
61	Bainbridge, GA Estimated	101	+17.4%
62	Lilburn, GA Estimated	99	-45.9%
63	Milton, GA Estimated	95	-30.1%
64	Tucker, GA Estimated	94	-46%
65	College Park, GA Estimated	91	-27.2%
66	Fayetteville, GA Estimated	87	-44.9%
67	Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated	82	+15.5%
68	Loganville, GA Estimated	80	-81.2%
69	Sandy Springs, GA Estimated	78	-36.6%
70	Monroe, GA Estimated	71	-22.8%
70	Snellville, GA Estimated	71	-22.8%
72	Garden City, GA Estimated	67	+644.4%
73	Acworth, GA Estimated	58	0%
74	Rincon, GA Estimated	55	-46.1%
75	Moultrie, GA Estimated	46	+12.2%
76	Griffin, GA Estimated	41	-79.2%
77	Albany, GA Estimated	37	-33.9%
78	Thomasville, GA Estimated	34	-75.7%
79	Dublin, GA Estimated	29	+31.8%
79	Vidalia, GA Estimated	29	+26.1%
81	Decatur, GA Estimated	25	-75%
82	Dallas, GA Estimated	22	-69.4%
82	Marietta, GA Estimated	22	-90.5%
82	Suwanee, GA Estimated	22	-90.6%
85	Cairo, GA Estimated	19	+375%
86	Forest Park, GA Estimated	18	+800%
86	Jesup, GA Estimated	18	0%
88	Douglas, GA Estimated	14	0%
89	Dunwoody, GA Estimated	12	+9.1%
90	Milledgeville, GA Estimated	4	0%
90	Waycross, GA Estimated	4	-33.3%
92	Cedartown, GA Estimated	3	-76.9%
93	Clarkston, GA Estimated	2	0%
94	Americus, GA Estimated	0	-100%
94	Riverdale, 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. 4 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2023 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/so2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 24 Apr. 2024, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2023.

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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2023a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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

Atlanta, GA, with 7,621 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Riverdale, GA, with 0 in 2023.

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. 4 cities have no value for 2023 and are not ranked.