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Cherokee County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,524
Construction valuation (2025): $718,554,797
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,491 · 2-unit 6 · 3-4 3 · 5+ 24

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,524	$718,554,797
2024	2,665	$1,000,904,583
2023	2,226	$922,848,772
2022	3,407	$855,114,984
2021	2,754	$801,814,052
2020	2,394	$669,764,283
2019	2,438	$661,443,686
2018	3,500	$784,559,983
2017	2,284	$640,625,967
2016	2,494	$664,755,545
2015	2,000	$469,548,646

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.