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Mississippi in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +2.4%, against +4.4% for the United States and +1.8% in 2014.

6,845 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,608 single-family), −0.4% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+2.4%Mississippi index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
6,845housing units permitted in 20155,608 single-family
48 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.5%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Greene County+19.3%110.1
Calhoun County+14.0%220.2
Franklin County+12.9%000.0
Clay County+10.2%11110.6
Clarke County+9.7%000.0
Walthall County+9.4%000.0
Attala County+8.8%550.3
Winston County+8.5%56563.2
Smith County+7.9%220.1
Newton County+7.6%000.0
Lafayette County+7.2%67223811.3
Sunflower County+6.3%880.3
Alcorn County+5.9%11110.3
Hancock County+5.8%57638412.3
Tishomingo County+5.6%220.1
Marion County+4.7%000.0
Union County+4.5%770.2
Amite County+4.4%000.0
Chickasaw County+4.4%330.2
Jackson County+4.3%3363242.3
Washington County+4.1%21210.5
Copiah County+3.9%000.0
Tippah County+3.7%660.3
Pearl River County+3.6%1811783.0
Lamar County+3.5%770.1
Leake County+3.4%000.0
Madison County+3.2%7377376.3
DeSoto County+3.1%1,0311,0215.2
Stone County+3.1%47432.4
Simpson County+2.8%30301.2
Harrison County+2.7%8007983.7
Yazoo County+2.7%10100.4
Lowndes County+2.6%96961.7
Bolivar County+2.5%25250.9
Grenada County+2.5%770.3
Marshall County+2.4%1071073.1
Forrest County+2.3%2041142.6
Panola County+2.3%12120.4
Rankin County+2.3%5595593.4
Pontotoc County+2.2%32101.0
Lee County+2.0%1111111.3
Oktibbeha County+1.6%252724.9
Pike County+1.6%19315.0
Hinds County+1.5%2332331.1
Jones County+0.7%35270.5
Warren County+0.7%330.1
Itawamba County+0.3%440.2
Lauderdale County+0.3%1151151.6
Leflore County0.0%15150.6
Tate County−0.1%75732.6
Wayne County−0.1%000.0
Montgomery County−0.9%8499.0
Webster County−1.1%220.2
Covington County−1.7%220.1
Carroll County−1.9%000.0
Scott County−2.1%330.1
Monroe County−2.3%330.1
Benton County−2.4%000.0
Prentiss County−2.8%1680.6
George County−3.2%330.1
Yalobusha County−3.5%10100.8
Coahoma County−3.7%17170.9
Lincoln County−4.3%990.3
Lawrence County−4.5%000.0
Neshoba County−4.6%000.0
Jasper County−5.4%220.1
Adams County−6.0%28280.9
Perry County−8.1%110.1
Choctaw 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.