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Chatham County, GA

Name: Building Permits — Chatham County, GA
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Residential building permits · 2015–2025

Housing units authorized (2025): 4,426
Construction valuation (2025): $902,106,569
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 2,666 · 2-unit 16 · 3-4 16 · 5+ 1,728

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	4,426	$902,106,569
2024	2,691	$470,205,185
2023	1,672	$407,338,091
2022	2,060	$419,757,308
2021	1,904	$405,623,855
2020	1,754	$241,431,228
2019	1,318	$245,663,337
2018	2,067	$394,315,883
2017	880	$186,135,357
2016	958	$207,777,910
2015	959	$202,517,059

The Census Building Permits Survey counts new privately-owned housing units authorized by building permits — a leading indicator of housing supply. "1-unit" is single-family; "5+ units" is larger multifamily. Figures are imputation-adjusted to cover permit offices that did not report.

Source: Census Building Permits Survey. License: CC0 1.0.