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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 2024, at 8,109. Milledgeville, GA had the lowest, at 5. The median was 129 and the figure for Georgia was 68,367. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest8,109Atlanta, GA
Lowest5Milledgeville, GA
Median12995 cities
Georgia68,367History

Top 40 cities, 2024

Atlanta, GA: 8,109 countAtlanta, GA8,109Port Wentworth, GA: 1,197 countPort Wentworth, GA1,197Canton, GA: 1,144 countCanton, GA1,144Cumming, GA: 1,065 countCumming, GA1,065Covington, GA: 1,047 countCovington, GA1,047Union City, GA: 921 countUnion City, GA921Pooler, GA: 824 countPooler, GA824South Fulton, GA: 783 countSouth Fulton, GA783Gainesville, GA: 779 countGainesville, GA779Warner Robins, GA: 755 countWarner Robins, GA755Savannah, GA: 579 countSavannah, GA579Valdosta, GA: 545 countValdosta, GA545Powder Springs, GA: 488 countPowder Springs, GA488Braselton, GA: 415 countBraselton, GA415Perry, GA: 393 countPerry, GA393Decatur, GA: 388 countDecatur, GA388Flowery Branch, GA: 384 countFlowery Branch, GA384Villa Rica, GA: 377 countVilla Rica, GA377Lawrenceville, GA: 366 countLawrenceville, GA366Douglasville, GA: 350 countDouglasville, GA350Sandy Springs, GA: 348 countSandy Springs, GA348Winder, GA: 318 countWinder, GA318Woodstock, GA: 296 countWoodstock, GA296Columbus, GA: 291 countColumbus, GA291Calhoun, GA: 286 countCalhoun, GA286Sugar Hill, GA: 263 countSugar Hill, GA263Lovejoy, GA: 237 countLovejoy, GA237Alpharetta, GA: 226 countAlpharetta, GA226LaGrange, GA: 220 countLaGrange, GA220Jefferson, GA: 215 countJefferson, GA215Locust Grove, GA: 215 countLocust Grove, GA215Richmond Hill, GA: 201 countRichmond Hill, GA201Duluth, GA: 191 countDuluth, GA191Kingsland, GA: 190 countKingsland, GA190Stockbridge, GA: 185 countStockbridge, GA185McDonough, GA: 184 countMcDonough, GA184Conyers, GA: 179 countConyers, GA179East Point, GA: 178 countEast Point, GA178Cartersville, GA: 176 countCartersville, GA176Statesboro, GA: 168 countStatesboro, GA168Atlanta, GA: 8,109 countAtlanta, GA8,109Port Wentworth, GA: 1,197 countPort Wentworth, GA1,197Canton, GA: 1,144 countCanton, GA1,144Cumming, GA: 1,065 countCumming, GA1,065Covington, GA: 1,047 countCovington, GA1,047Union City, GA: 921 countUnion City, GA921Pooler, GA: 824 countPooler, GA824South Fulton, GA: 783 countSouth Fulton, GA783Gainesville, GA: 779 countGainesville, GA779Warner Robins, GA: 755 countWarner Robins, GA755Savannah, GA: 579 countSavannah, GA579Valdosta, GA: 545 countValdosta, GA545Powder Springs, GA: 488 countPowder Springs, GA488Braselton, GA: 415 countBraselton, GA415Perry, GA: 393 countPerry, GA393Decatur, GA: 388 countDecatur, GA388Flowery Branch, GA: 384 countFlowery Branch, GA384Villa Rica, GA: 377 countVilla Rica, GA377Lawrenceville, GA: 366 countLawrenceville, GA366Douglasville, GA: 350 countDouglasville, GA350Sandy Springs, GA: 348 countSandy Springs, GA348Winder, GA: 318 countWinder, GA318Woodstock, GA: 296 countWoodstock, GA296Columbus, GA: 291 countColumbus, GA291Calhoun, GA: 286 countCalhoun, GA286Sugar Hill, GA: 263 countSugar Hill, GA263Lovejoy, GA: 237 countLovejoy, GA237Alpharetta, GA: 226 countAlpharetta, GA226LaGrange, GA: 220 countLaGrange, GA220Jefferson, GA: 215 countJefferson, GA215Locust Grove, GA: 215 countLocust Grove, GA215Richmond Hill, GA: 201 countRichmond Hill, GA201Duluth, GA: 191 countDuluth, GA191Kingsland, GA: 190 countKingsland, GA190Stockbridge, GA: 185 countStockbridge, GA185McDonough, GA: 184 countMcDonough, GA184Conyers, GA: 179 countConyers, GA179East Point, GA: 178 countEast Point, GA178Cartersville, GA: 176 countCartersville, GA176Statesboro, GA: 168 countStatesboro, GA168
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2024
count		Change on 2023
1Atlanta, GA Estimated8,109+6.4%
2Port Wentworth, GA Estimated1,197+629.9%
3Canton, GA Estimated1,144+148.2%
4Cumming, GA Estimated1,065+427.2%
5Covington, GA Estimated1,047+637.3%
6Union City, GA Estimated921+365.2%
7Pooler, GA Estimated824+15.1%
8South Fulton, GA Estimated783+22.3%
9Gainesville, GA Estimated779+199.6%
10Warner Robins, GA Estimated755-17.9%
11Savannah, GA Estimated579-3.7%
12Valdosta, GA Estimated545+1.9%
13Powder Springs, GA Estimated488+118.8%
14Braselton, GA Estimated415-34.5%
15Perry, GA Estimated393+6.2%
16Decatur, GA Estimated388+1,452%
17Flowery Branch, GA Estimated384+38.6%
18Villa Rica, GA Estimated377-20.3%
19Lawrenceville, GA Estimated366+27.5%
20Douglasville, GA Estimated350-48.3%
21Sandy Springs, GA Estimated348+346.2%
22Winder, GA Estimated318-0.9%
23Woodstock, GA Estimated296-10%
24Columbus, GA Estimated291+9.4%
25Calhoun, GA Estimated286+4.8%
26Sugar Hill, GA Estimated263-69.9%
27Lovejoy, GA Estimated237-0.8%
28Alpharetta, GA Estimated226+12.4%
29LaGrange, GA Estimated220-73.1%
30Jefferson, GA Estimated215+9.7%
30Locust Grove, GA Estimated215+5.4%
32Richmond Hill, GA Estimated201-71.7%
33Duluth, GA Estimated191-22%
34Kingsland, GA Estimated190-22.8%
35Stockbridge, GA Estimated1850%
36McDonough, GA Estimated184-65.7%
37Conyers, GA Estimated179-16.4%
38East Point, GA Estimated178-4.3%
39Cartersville, GA Estimated176-13.7%
40Statesboro, GA Estimated168-64.3%
41Roswell, GA Estimated167-58.3%
42Newnan, GA Estimated165-44.4%
42St. Marys, GA Estimated165-48.9%
44Peachtree City, GA Estimated163+41.7%
45Macon, GA Estimated154+4.8%
46Hinesville, GA Estimated148-48.8%
47Dallas, GA Estimated135+513.6%
48Johns Creek, GA Estimated129+0.8%
49Brookhaven, GA Estimated117-83.1%
49Milton, GA Estimated117+23.2%
51Carrollton, GA Estimated115+10.6%
52Acworth, GA Estimated113+94.8%
53Bainbridge, GA Estimated111+9.9%
53Grovetown, GA Estimated111-15.9%
55Fort Oglethorpe, GA Estimated99+20.7%
55Smyrna, GA Estimated99-45%
57Marietta, GA Estimated98+345.5%
58Holly Springs, GA Estimated94-45.7%
59Tifton, GA Estimated92-9.8%
60Kennesaw, GA Estimated80-93.4%
61Norcross, GA Estimated76-73.4%
62Rincon, GA Estimated74+34.5%
63Loganville, GA Estimated73-8.8%
64Riverdale, GA Estimated70n/a
65Stonecrest, GA Estimated66-41.1%
66College Park, GA Estimated64-29.7%
67Lilburn, GA Estimated60-39.4%
67Snellville, GA Estimated60-15.5%
69Fayetteville, GA Estimated54-37.9%
70Buford, GA Estimated52-52.7%
70Moultrie, GA Estimated52+13%
72Dublin, GA Estimated48+65.5%
73Thomasville, GA Estimated46+35.3%
74Albany, GA Estimated45+21.6%
75Jesup, GA Estimated42+133.3%
76Tucker, GA Estimated39-58.5%
77Fairburn, GA Estimated38-87%
78Douglas, GA Estimated37+164.3%
79Auburn, GA Estimated34-76.4%
80Vidalia, GA Estimated33+13.8%
81Cedartown, GA Estimated24+700%
81Monroe, GA Estimated24-66.2%
83Griffin, GA Estimated22-46.3%
84Chamblee, GA Estimated20-90.2%
85Cairo, GA Estimated18-5.3%
86Suwanee, GA Estimated16-27.3%
87Americus, GA Estimated15n/a
88Clarkston, GA Estimated13+550%
89Dunwoody, GA Estimated120%
90Garden City, GA Estimated11-83.6%
91Peachtree Corners, GA Estimated10-92.5%
91Waycross, GA Estimated10+150%
93Forest Park, GA Estimated8-55.6%
94Doraville, GA Estimated5-99.2%
94Milledgeville, GA Estimated5+25%

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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 2024 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/so2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). 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, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.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, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2025, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2024. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. 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, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2024.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) 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, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2024a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/georgia-cities?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Atlanta, GA, with 8,109 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Milledgeville, GA, with 5 in 2024.

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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 2024 and are not ranked.

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