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Mississippi in 1998

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 1998 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +4.2%, against +3.7% for the United States and +3.7% in 1997.

12,879 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,671 single-family), +27.8% on 1997; the national total was 1,612,260.

+4.2%Mississippi index, 1997–1998US +3.7%
12,879housing units permitted in 19988,671 single-family
43 of 46counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.9%
1,612,260units permitted nationally in 1998
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Counties in 1998

Ranked by the county index change from 1997 to 1998 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1998; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 1998Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Scott County+8.9%16160.6
Lafayette County+7.7%1601602.7
Jones County+7.5%12120.2
Tishomingo County+7.4%330.2
Washington County+7.4%1131132.8
Prentiss County+7.2%34341.3
Pike County+6.9%18180.5
George County+6.7%220.1
Sunflower County+6.4%36361.6
Monroe County+6.1%26260.8
Marion County+6.0%990.4
Lamar County+5.9%13130.2
Stone County+5.9%13130.7
Union County+5.9%23230.8
Leflore County+5.7%13130.5
Oktibbeha County+5.3%1161162.2
Harrison County+5.2%1,0281,0284.7
Pontotoc County+5.1%52521.6
Adams County+4.9%12120.4
Lincoln County+4.6%770.2
Itawamba County+4.5%27271.1
Hinds County+4.3%6986983.3
Bolivar County+4.2%39391.4
Copiah County+3.9%770.3
Lee County+3.9%1651652.0
Lowndes County+3.8%2882885.0
Pearl River County+3.8%1701702.9
Forrest County+3.7%1001001.3
Lauderdale County+3.7%24240.3
Marshall County+3.7%56561.6
Alcorn County+3.6%35351.0
Grenada County+3.6%22221.1
Rankin County+3.6%1,0341,0346.4
Madison County+3.5%7517516.5
DeSoto County+3.3%2,1562,15610.9
Hancock County+3.3%83831.8
Coahoma County+2.9%770.4
Jackson County+2.9%7817815.3
Tate County+2.9%1731736.0
Warren County+2.9%27270.6
Panola County+2.6%14140.4
Yazoo County+2.1%220.1
Perry County+0.6%440.3
Clarke County−0.5%990.6
Wayne County−1.2%880.4
Simpson County−2.6%24240.9
Amite County—110.1
Attala County—10100.6
Benton County—000.0
Calhoun County—330.2
Carroll County—000.0
Chickasaw County—13130.8
Choctaw County—660.7
Clay County—35351.9
Covington County—660.3
Franklin County—000.0
Greene County—000.0
Jasper County—14140.9
Lawrence County—000.0
Leake County—550.2
Montgomery County—330.3
Neshoba County—15150.5
Newton County—440.2
Smith County—220.1
Tippah County—21211.0
Walthall County—110.1
Webster County—11111.1
Winston County—770.4
Yalobusha County—18181.5

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Mississippi by year010,00020,0001995: 10,753 units (7,267 single-family, 3,486 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 10,367 units (8,061 single-family, 2,306 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 10,079 units (7,801 single-family, 2,278 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 12,879 units (8,671 single-family, 4,208 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 12,871 units (9,594 single-family, 3,277 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 11,270 units (7,624 single-family, 3,646 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 9,908 units (8,061 single-family, 1,847 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 11,276 units (8,881 single-family, 2,395 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 12,010 units (10,138 single-family, 1,872 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 14,532 units (11,199 single-family, 3,333 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 13,396 units (11,656 single-family, 1,740 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 16,618 units (14,138 single-family, 2,480 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 16,832 units (10,873 single-family, 5,959 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 11,428 units (7,439 single-family, 3,989 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 6,995 units (5,465 single-family, 1,530 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 5,259 units (4,427 single-family, 832 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 5,273 units (4,269 single-family, 1,004 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 6,039 units (4,879 single-family, 1,160 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 6,799 units (5,143 single-family, 1,656 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 6,871 units (5,548 single-family, 1,323 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 6,845 units (5,608 single-family, 1,237 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 6,886 units (6,142 single-family, 744 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 7,481 units (6,531 single-family, 950 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 6,883 units (6,136 single-family, 747 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 6,952 units (6,164 single-family, 788 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 7,810 units (7,190 single-family, 620 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 7,988 units (7,384 single-family, 604 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 7,568 units (7,001 single-family, 567 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 7,700 units (7,145 single-family, 555 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 7,883 units (7,518 single-family, 365 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 8,405 units (7,318 single-family, 1,087 in multi-unit buildings)2025

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.