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Dawson County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 1,069
Construction valuation (2025): $232,091,146
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 1,069 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	1,069	$232,091,146
2024	887	$271,683,182
2023	485	$147,301,018
2022	549	$154,300,058
2021	581	$145,830,177
2020	430	$93,206,397
2019	386	$71,478,611
2018	446	$77,267,053
2017	310	$63,155,135
2016	492	$70,070,261
2015	173	$35,108,510

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.