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In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +8.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +5.6% in 2005.
16,618 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (14,138 single-family), +24.1% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.
+8.9% Mississippi index, 2005–2006 US +6.6%
16,618 housing units permitted in 2006 14,138 single-family
63 of 65 counties with a rising index median county +6.3%
1,838,903 units permitted nationally in 2006
Counties in 2006 Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2006 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Pearl River County +24.1% 550 533 9.3 Perry County +21.4% 0 0 0.0 Stone County +20.5% 26 20 1.3 Hancock County +20.3% 1,315 1,261 28.1 Harrison County +19.4% 2,644 2,136 12.2 Clay County +18.9% 1 1 0.1 Jackson County +18.2% 1,536 1,279 10.4 Benton County +15.8% 0 0 0.0 Adams County +15.5% 3 3 0.1 Covington County +15.4% 1 1 0.1 Greene County +14.5% 0 0 0.0 Amite County +14.3% 1 1 0.1 Forrest County +13.5% 445 219 5.6 Lamar County +12.5% 12 12 0.2 Newton County +12.2% 2 2 0.1 Tate County +12.1% 204 204 7.1 Itawamba County +10.8% 11 11 0.5 Winston County +9.9% 5 5 0.3 George County +9.8% 5 5 0.2 Yazoo County +9.3% 4 4 0.2 Clarke County +8.8% 6 6 0.4 Lafayette County +8.8% 237 193 4.0 Jones County +8.6% 45 45 0.7 Wayne County +8.5% 6 6 0.3 Pike County +8.3% 143 67 3.7 Walthall County +8.1% 4 4 0.3 Lawrence County +7.8% 1 1 0.1 Pontotoc County +7.5% 34 24 1.1 Lowndes County +7.2% 234 232 4.1 Rankin County +6.5% 1,562 1,554 9.6 Lincoln County +6.4% 11 11 0.3 Warren County +6.4% 31 31 0.7 Union County +6.3% 40 40 1.4 Hinds County +6.2% 969 779 4.6 Oktibbeha County +6.1% 72 68 1.4 Tishomingo County +6.0% 4 4 0.2 Tippah County +5.9% 30 30 1.4 Alcorn County +5.6% 37 33 1.1 Jasper County +5.3% 4 4 0.3 Bolivar County +5.2% 54 54 1.9 Madison County +4.7% 1,129 1,129 9.7 Neshoba County +4.7% 146 26 5.1 DeSoto County +4.6% 3,025 2,529 15.3 Copiah County +4.5% 8 8 0.3 Yalobusha County +4.4% 30 30 2.4 Monroe County +4.1% 20 20 0.6 Scott County +4.1% 9 9 0.3 Smith County +4.1% 8 8 0.6 Grenada County +4.0% 49 41 2.3 Lee County +4.0% 256 256 3.1 Marshall County +3.5% 326 326 9.4 Leflore County +3.3% 240 38 9.3 Lauderdale County +3.0% 487 414 6.9 Marion County +3.0% 9 9 0.4 Attala County +2.9% 62 14 3.6 Panola County +2.5% 65 65 2.0 Sunflower County +2.4% 51 18 2.2 Leake County +2.1% 12 12 0.6 Prentiss County +1.9% 42 29 1.7 Washington County +1.2% 39 27 1.0 Calhoun County +1.1% 2 2 0.2 Simpson County +0.7% 54 54 2.1 Montgomery County +0.5% 75 11 8.0 Coahoma County −0.1% 76 76 3.8 Chickasaw County −3.8% 9 9 0.5 Carroll County — 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County — 1 1 0.1 Franklin County — 0 0 0.0 Webster County — 11 8 1.1
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 .