States › Mississippi › 1999
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +4.3%, against +4.3% for the United States and +4.2% in 1998.
12,871 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (9,594 single-family), −0.1% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+4.3% Mississippi index, 1998–1999 US +4.3%
12,871 housing units permitted in 1999 9,594 single-family
54 of 55 counties with a rising index median county +4.6%
1,663,533 units permitted nationally in 1999
Counties in 1999 Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 1999 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Perry County +11.9% 5 5 0.4 Wayne County +11.9% 72 8 3.6 Simpson County +11.8% 42 36 1.6 Calhoun County +11.0% 1 1 0.1 Itawamba County +10.2% 20 8 0.8 Leflore County +10.0% 56 24 2.2 Clarke County +9.9% 11 11 0.7 George County +9.3% 0 0 0.0 Attala County +7.8% 9 9 0.5 Hancock County +7.7% 94 94 2.0 Union County +7.4% 27 27 0.9 Lincoln County +6.8% 17 17 0.5 Marshall County +6.8% 68 68 2.0 Lafayette County +6.5% 111 107 1.9 Forrest County +6.4% 136 92 1.7 Leake County +6.4% 5 5 0.2 Yazoo County +6.3% 2 2 0.1 Jackson County +6.1% 1,526 1,050 10.3 Harrison County +5.7% 1,370 1,257 6.3 Neshoba County +5.7% 10 10 0.3 Prentiss County +5.6% 28 26 1.1 Tippah County +5.5% 22 22 1.0 Pearl River County +5.2% 541 371 9.1 Alcorn County +5.0% 55 53 1.6 Covington County +4.8% 23 5 1.3 DeSoto County +4.7% 2,428 2,262 12.3 Lauderdale County +4.7% 62 58 0.9 Adams County +4.6% 13 13 0.4 Copiah County +4.6% 2 2 0.1 Grenada County +4.4% 47 45 2.3 Lamar County +4.4% 24 14 0.4 Jones County +4.3% 51 51 0.8 Tishomingo County +3.9% 3 3 0.2 Monroe County +3.8% 22 16 0.7 Tate County +3.8% 177 177 6.2 Hinds County +3.7% 1,663 775 7.8 Pike County +3.7% 14 14 0.4 Warren County +3.6% 39 39 0.9 Pontotoc County +3.5% 43 41 1.3 Rankin County +2.9% 1,055 1,031 6.5 Oktibbeha County +2.8% 408 126 7.9 Panola County +2.8% 44 44 1.3 Coahoma County +2.7% 11 11 0.6 Scott County +2.7% 22 19 0.8 Walthall County +2.7% 1 1 0.1 Lee County +2.6% 119 101 1.4 Lowndes County +2.5% 319 297 5.6 Madison County +2.5% 1,227 767 10.6 Stone County +2.2% 22 22 1.1 Bolivar County +1.8% 31 31 1.1 Sunflower County +1.1% 50 50 2.2 Marion County +0.7% 11 9 0.5 Washington County +0.5% 104 80 2.6 Chickasaw County +0.2% 5 5 0.3 Winston County −4.3% 12 8 0.7 Amite County — 3 3 0.2 Benton County — 1 1 0.1 Carroll County — 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County — 2 2 0.2 Clay County — 31 31 1.7 Franklin County — 0 0 0.0 Greene County — 1 1 0.1 Jasper County — 18 15 1.1 Lawrence County — 0 0 0.0 Montgomery County — 107 11 11.4 Newton County — 8 4 0.4 Smith County — 3 3 0.2 Webster County — 10 10 1.0 Yalobusha County — 19 19 1.5
Permits by year, 1995–2025 Housing units authorised in Mississippi by year 0 10,000 20,000 1995: 10,753 units (7,267 single-family, 3,486 in multi-unit buildings) 1995 1996: 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) 2000 2001: 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) 2005 2006: 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) 2010 2011: 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) 2015 2016: 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) 2020 2021: 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 year
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 .