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Mississippi in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed −2.9%, against −7.5% for the United States and −0.2% in 2008.

6,995 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,465 single-family), −38.8% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−2.9%Mississippi index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
6,995housing units permitted in 20095,465 single-family
14 of 65counties with a rising indexmedian county −2.1%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Greene County+4.0%000.0
Yalobusha County+3.9%10100.8
Washington County+3.2%11110.3
Sunflower County+3.0%440.2
Tippah County+2.9%14140.7
Clarke County+2.0%330.2
Smith County+2.0%220.1
Montgomery County+1.4%36113.8
Simpson County+1.4%17150.7
Adams County+1.2%550.2
Itawamba County+1.2%660.2
Oktibbeha County+0.6%95501.8
Stone County+0.6%1280.6
Prentiss County+0.2%990.4
Lauderdale County0.0%99991.4
Chickasaw County−0.1%110.1
Pontotoc County−0.1%19140.6
Warren County−0.7%11110.3
Alcorn County−0.8%20200.6
Wayne County−0.8%660.3
Calhoun County−1.1%110.1
Leflore County−1.1%10100.4
Perry County−1.1%440.3
Lafayette County−1.2%53490.9
Madison County−1.3%4374373.8
Newton County−1.3%000.0
Rankin County−1.3%4814813.0
Union County−1.3%550.2
Bolivar County−1.4%13130.5
Hinds County−1.4%2502461.2
Yazoo County−1.6%220.1
Pike County−1.9%4541.2
Coahoma County−2.1%660.3
Lincoln County−2.1%990.3
Lee County−2.2%2691093.2
Copiah County−2.3%330.1
Forrest County−2.3%92821.2
Tate County−2.3%56561.9
Amite County−2.4%000.0
Covington County−2.4%530.3
Leake County−2.4%110.0
Attala County−2.7%660.4
Lawrence County−2.7%000.0
George County−3.0%110.0
Panola County−3.1%1290.4
Lamar County−3.2%12120.2
Lowndes County−3.2%210783.7
Grenada County−3.8%860.4
Tishomingo County−3.8%110.1
Neshoba County−3.9%330.1
Marshall County−4.4%92922.7
Walthall County−4.4%110.1
Marion County−4.6%910.4
Winston County−4.6%000.0
Benton County−4.8%000.0
DeSoto County−4.8%5065062.6
Jackson County−4.9%8117575.5
Pearl River County−5.0%2501684.2
Jones County−5.1%46210.7
Jasper County−5.8%220.1
Scott County−5.9%2110.7
Harrison County−6.4%2,2551,47110.4
Clay County−6.5%990.5
Monroe County−7.6%10100.3
Hancock County−9.1%56945112.1
Carroll County—000.0
Choctaw County—000.0
Franklin County—000.0
Webster County—220.2

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.