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In 2007 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +4.5%, against +0.6% for the United States and +8.9% in 2006.
16,832 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,873 single-family), +1.3% on 2006; the national total was 1,398,415.
+4.5% Mississippi index, 2006–2007 US +0.6%
16,832 housing units permitted in 2007 10,873 single-family
60 of 65 counties with a rising index median county +4.3%
1,398,415 units permitted nationally in 2007
Counties in 2007 Ranked by the county index change from 2006 to 2007 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2007; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
County Index change 2007 Units permitted Single-family Per 1,000 Greene County +14.6% 0 0 0.0 George County +12.2% 8 8 0.3 Simpson County +12.2% 35 35 1.4 Stone County +12.0% 21 15 1.1 Benton County +11.9% 0 0 0.0 Clarke County +11.0% 11 11 0.7 Lawrence County +9.4% 0 0 0.0 Prentiss County +9.1% 27 21 1.1 Panola County +8.7% 66 66 2.0 Lowndes County +8.4% 461 339 8.0 Marion County +8.3% 26 26 1.1 Hancock County +8.2% 1,098 912 23.4 Copiah County +7.4% 11 11 0.4 Adams County +7.3% 3 3 0.1 Montgomery County +7.3% 65 11 6.9 Jackson County +7.1% 1,405 750 9.5 Pike County +7.1% 125 13 3.2 Pearl River County +7.0% 522 368 8.8 Harrison County +6.5% 4,373 1,657 20.1 Jasper County +5.8% 3 3 0.2 Wayne County +5.7% 68 8 3.4 Jones County +5.6% 229 115 3.4 Alcorn County +5.5% 2 2 0.1 Attala County +5.5% 21 21 1.2 Forrest County +5.5% 1,112 278 14.1 Lincoln County +5.3% 24 24 0.7 Chickasaw County +5.0% 18 6 1.1 Neshoba County +5.0% 12 12 0.4 Calhoun County +4.7% 2 2 0.2 Walthall County +4.7% 1 1 0.1 Warren County +4.7% 26 26 0.6 Oktibbeha County +4.5% 623 61 12.0 Covington County +4.3% 8 8 0.4 Lafayette County +4.3% 263 239 4.4 Lamar County +4.3% 19 19 0.3 Leake County +4.2% 11 11 0.5 Marshall County +4.1% 221 221 6.4 Lee County +3.8% 204 204 2.4 Tippah County +3.8% 8 8 0.4 Yalobusha County +3.7% 25 25 2.0 Grenada County +3.6% 102 96 4.9 Hinds County +3.6% 793 769 3.7 Lauderdale County +3.5% 265 253 3.8 Leflore County +3.4% 21 21 0.8 Bolivar County +3.2% 40 38 1.4 Rankin County +3.0% 1,186 1,162 7.3 Smith County +3.0% 9 9 0.6 Perry County +2.9% 0 0 0.0 Coahoma County +2.8% 31 31 1.6 Tate County +2.2% 245 165 8.5 Amite County +2.0% 1 1 0.1 DeSoto County +2.0% 1,665 1,665 8.4 Union County +2.0% 40 40 1.4 Madison County +1.9% 1,020 901 8.8 Sunflower County +1.6% 18 18 0.8 Scott County +1.2% 8 8 0.3 Newton County +1.1% 1 1 0.0 Pontotoc County +1.0% 30 21 0.9 Tishomingo County +0.9% 3 3 0.2 Monroe County +0.6% 14 14 0.4 Itawamba County −0.2% 13 8 0.5 Washington County −0.5% 88 27 2.2 Winston County −0.7% 3 3 0.2 Yazoo County −5.3% 3 3 0.1 Clay County −13.5% 17 17 0.9 Carroll County — 0 0 0.0 Choctaw County — 1 1 0.1 Franklin County — 0 0 0.0 Webster County — 7 7 0.7
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 .