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Mississippi in 2002

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

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +1.9%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.3% in 2001.

11,276 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,881 single-family), +13.8% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+1.9%Mississippi index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
11,276housing units permitted in 20028,881 single-family
57 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.0%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lawrence County+8.1%220.2
Montgomery County+7.6%84139.0
Leake County+6.9%990.4
Tishomingo County+5.8%330.2
Yazoo County+4.9%330.1
Leflore County+4.4%182387.1
Hancock County+4.2%4264269.1
Copiah County+4.0%550.2
Alcorn County+3.8%51271.5
Simpson County+3.6%36361.4
Union County+3.6%24240.8
Warren County+3.5%23230.6
Jones County+3.4%27270.4
Chickasaw County+3.2%11110.7
Lamar County+3.1%28160.4
Madison County+3.1%1,20779110.4
Neshoba County+3.1%000.0
Panola County+3.1%40401.2
Bolivar County+2.8%36361.3
Walthall County+2.8%000.0
Calhoun County+2.7%110.1
Stone County+2.7%57532.9
Rankin County+2.5%1,2551,0197.7
Tate County+2.5%1871876.5
Clarke County+2.4%990.6
Pearl River County+2.4%3763716.3
Prentiss County+2.4%57372.3
Pontotoc County+2.2%22220.7
DeSoto County+2.1%2,2912,19511.6
Hinds County+2.1%9356394.4
Lincoln County+2.1%14140.4
Adams County+2.0%440.1
Marion County+2.0%440.2
Lafayette County+1.8%126602.1
Forrest County+1.7%4211155.3
Lauderdale County+1.7%64640.9
Tippah County+1.7%23231.1
Perry County+1.6%220.2
Scott County+1.6%22220.8
Benton County+1.5%110.1
Coahoma County+1.5%42422.1
Lee County+1.4%105971.3
Itawamba County+1.3%14140.6
Jackson County+1.3%8187645.5
Marshall County+1.3%1641644.7
Pike County+1.2%13130.3
George County+1.1%220.1
Monroe County+1.1%550.2
Harrison County+0.9%1,4031,1156.5
Washington County+0.8%102782.5
Yalobusha County+0.8%21211.7
Newton County+0.7%1110.5
Covington County+0.5%11110.6
Greene County+0.4%1801.3
Lowndes County+0.3%1681682.9
Oktibbeha County+0.3%331916.4
Winston County+0.3%660.3
Sunflower County−0.1%46462.0
Attala County−0.6%16160.9
Grenada County−1.6%23231.1
Amite County−1.7%220.2
Wayne County−1.7%14120.7
Jasper County−3.3%18141.1
Carroll County—000.0
Choctaw County—330.4
Clay County—23211.3
Franklin County—110.1
Smith County—550.4
Webster County—440.4

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.