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Effingham County, GA

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

Housing units authorized (2025): 212
Construction valuation (2025): $63,083,763
By structure type (2025): 1-unit 212 · 2-unit 0 · 3-4 0 · 5+ 0

Units authorized by year

Year	Units	Valuation
2025	212	$63,083,763
2024	836	$189,331,229
2023	765	$174,698,274
2022	662	$154,087,312
2021	749	$168,722,990
2020	756	$172,261,564
2019	709	$192,639,467
2018	573	$129,280,194
2017	646	$144,781,311
2016	580	$142,666,782
2015	1,041	$195,683,890

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.