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Mississippi in 2017

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

In 2017 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +2.3%, against +5.4% for the United States and +2.5% in 2016.

7,481 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,531 single-family), +8.6% on 2016; the national total was 1,281,977.

+2.3%Mississippi index, 2016–2017US +5.4%
7,481housing units permitted in 20176,531 single-family
51 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.3%
1,281,977units permitted nationally in 2017
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Counties in 2017

Ranked by the county index change from 2016 to 2017 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2017; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2017Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Franklin County+19.9%000.0
Hancock County+10.9%56443412.0
Benton County+10.2%000.0
Amite County+10.0%110.1
Scott County+8.7%550.2
Neshoba County+8.6%000.0
Carroll County+6.6%000.0
Marion County+6.3%000.0
Yazoo County+5.8%000.0
Webster County+5.6%330.3
Simpson County+5.2%34341.3
Lawrence County+5.1%000.0
Union County+4.6%15130.5
Lafayette County+4.4%66936011.2
Lowndes County+4.3%1271272.2
Oktibbeha County+4.3%82721.6
Pontotoc County+4.2%54291.7
Bolivar County+3.7%29291.0
Tippah County+3.7%660.3
Leflore County+3.4%000.0
Newton County+3.4%000.0
Lincoln County+3.3%660.2
Tate County+3.2%1001003.5
Clarke County+3.1%000.0
Jasper County+3.0%000.0
Lamar County+3.0%24240.4
DeSoto County+2.9%1,3631,3346.9
Lee County+2.8%1351351.6
Yalobusha County+2.7%13131.1
Forrest County+2.5%1101101.4
Marshall County+2.5%1701704.9
Washington County+2.5%69271.7
George County+2.4%000.0
Jackson County+2.4%3873872.6
Madison County+2.3%6946386.0
Alcorn County+2.2%12120.3
Jones County+2.2%20200.3
Walthall County+2.2%000.0
Rankin County+1.9%8047885.0
Calhoun County+1.8%330.2
Perry County+1.6%000.0
Attala County+1.5%330.2
Stone County+1.5%46462.3
Hinds County+1.4%2072071.0
Monroe County+1.3%330.1
Copiah County+1.0%440.1
Itawamba County+0.9%990.4
Harrison County+0.8%9879784.5
Prentiss County+0.6%13130.5
Covington County+0.2%110.1
Lauderdale County+0.2%44420.6
Sunflower County0.0%660.3
Pike County−0.1%21515.6
Pearl River County−0.3%2492364.2
Warren County−0.5%660.1
Adams County−0.6%15150.5
Panola County−0.7%12120.4
Tishomingo County−1.6%550.3
Winston County−1.9%440.2
Clay County−2.2%1350.7
Grenada County−2.2%000.0
Smith County−3.3%330.2
Wayne County−3.4%1220.6
Leake County−3.9%000.0
Greene County−4.3%000.0
Montgomery County−4.9%82118.8
Coahoma County−8.0%18180.9
Chickasaw County−9.1%110.1
Choctaw County—110.1

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.