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Mississippi in 2012

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

In 2012 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed −0.9%, against −1.8% for the United States and −2.0% in 2011.

6,039 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,879 single-family), +14.5% on 2011; the national total was 829,658.

−0.9%Mississippi index, 2011–2012US −1.8%
6,039housing units permitted in 20124,879 single-family
29 of 67counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.6%
829,658units permitted nationally in 2012
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Counties in 2012

Ranked by the county index change from 2011 to 2012 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2012; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2012Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Perry County+6.6%220.2
Sunflower County+6.3%550.2
Benton County+4.7%110.1
Scott County+3.8%000.0
Greene County+3.0%000.0
Oktibbeha County+2.9%1641213.2
Jones County+2.4%1190.2
Wayne County+2.4%330.2
Smith County+2.2%220.1
Panola County+2.1%990.3
Tippah County+2.0%660.3
Marion County+1.8%440.2
Prentiss County+1.8%990.4
Washington County+1.7%990.2
Jasper County+1.3%000.0
Leake County+1.2%110.0
Tishomingo County+1.1%110.1
Adams County+1.0%220.1
Calhoun County+1.0%110.1
Clarke County+1.0%110.1
Pike County+0.9%110.0
Alcorn County+0.8%950.3
Lee County+0.6%181862.2
Leflore County+0.6%17170.7
Lowndes County+0.4%149962.6
Grenada County+0.3%17170.8
Jackson County+0.3%3433432.3
Monroe County+0.3%330.1
Amite County+0.1%000.0
Lamar County−0.2%22220.3
Madison County−0.3%6366005.5
Forrest County−0.4%204342.6
Bolivar County−0.5%83592.9
Lafayette County−0.6%4033586.8
Neshoba County−0.7%110.0
Warren County−0.7%000.0
Yalobusha County−0.9%990.7
Copiah County−1.1%550.2
Lawrence County−1.1%220.2
Lauderdale County−1.2%1131131.6
Newton County−1.3%000.0
DeSoto County−1.4%6986983.5
Hinds County−1.4%2242241.1
Rankin County−1.4%5295293.3
Marshall County−1.6%40401.2
Chickasaw County−1.8%220.1
Itawamba County−2.0%770.3
Union County−2.1%10353.6
Tate County−2.2%77772.7
Pontotoc County−2.3%34171.1
Yazoo County−2.3%550.2
Hancock County−2.4%4512909.6
Winston County−2.4%110.1
Coahoma County−2.9%660.3
Simpson County−3.3%27271.1
Covington County−3.6%110.1
George County−3.7%770.3
Lincoln County−3.7%11110.3
Harrison County−4.6%1,0557654.9
Attala County−4.8%440.2
Clay County−5.6%770.4
Pearl River County−6.3%1701422.9
Walthall County−6.5%000.0
Stone County−6.6%14100.7
Carroll County−7.9%000.0
Webster County−9.6%110.1
Montgomery County−10.2%75158.0
Choctaw County—110.1
Franklin County—000.0

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.