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Mississippi in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +3.0%, against +5.7% for the United States and +2.3% in 2017.

6,883 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,136 single-family), −8.0% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+3.0%Mississippi index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
6,883housing units permitted in 20186,136 single-family
50 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.6%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Tishomingo County+13.5%550.3
Benton County+12.6%000.0
Leake County+11.8%000.0
Stone County+10.2%43432.2
Panola County+9.3%21210.6
Winston County+8.7%550.3
Marshall County+7.2%1221223.5
Prentiss County+7.2%990.4
DeSoto County+6.2%1,3231,3236.7
Itawamba County+6.2%660.2
Pontotoc County+5.7%42161.3
Leflore County+5.5%770.3
Alcorn County+4.9%14140.4
Newton County+4.9%000.0
Harrison County+4.7%1,1781,0845.4
Montgomery County+4.4%87139.3
Jackson County+4.3%3813812.6
Jasper County+4.3%000.0
Copiah County+4.0%770.3
Forrest County+4.0%99951.3
Lafayette County+4.0%2601594.4
Clay County+3.8%1660.9
Pearl River County+3.8%2562454.3
Monroe County+3.6%660.2
Rankin County+3.5%4894733.0
Union County+3.3%990.3
Grenada County+3.2%000.0
Attala County+3.1%110.1
Lamar County+3.1%660.1
Oktibbeha County+3.0%119592.3
Wayne County+3.0%1200.6
Adams County+2.9%660.2
Calhoun County+2.7%330.2
Covington County+2.7%000.0
Hancock County+2.6%60045612.8
Lee County+2.5%1351351.6
Tippah County+2.5%440.2
Pike County+2.3%18814.9
Smith County+2.1%330.2
Jones County+2.0%11110.2
Tate County+1.9%1251254.4
Lowndes County+1.7%1231232.1
Chickasaw County+1.5%110.1
George County+1.3%330.1
Bolivar County+1.2%34321.2
Clarke County+1.2%000.0
Madison County+1.2%5985985.1
Warren County+0.8%330.1
Greene County+0.6%110.1
Washington County+0.4%11110.3
Hinds County−0.3%2132131.0
Coahoma County−0.4%18180.9
Yalobusha County−0.4%14141.1
Simpson County−0.8%34341.3
Lincoln County−0.9%440.1
Sunflower County−1.5%11110.5
Perry County−1.7%110.1
Lauderdale County−2.5%77751.1
Yazoo County−2.6%000.0
Webster County−3.4%440.4
Carroll County−3.7%000.0
Walthall County−4.3%000.0
Scott County−4.6%770.2
Amite County−5.3%000.0
Marion County−6.0%000.0
Lawrence County−6.7%000.0
Neshoba County−6.9%000.0
Franklin County−15.8%000.0
Choctaw County—440.5

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.