Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1996 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +3.6%, against +3.2% for the United States and +4.8% in 1995.
10,367 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,061 single-family), −3.6% on 1995; the national total was 1,425,616.
+3.6%Mississippi index, 1995–1996US +3.2%
10,367housing units permitted in 19968,061 single-family
35 of 40counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
Ranked by the county index change from 1995 to 1996 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1996; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Housing units authorised in Mississippi by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.