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Mississippi in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +3.3%, against +4.2% for the United States and +3.0% in 2018.

6,952 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,164 single-family), +1.0% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+3.3%Mississippi index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
6,952housing units permitted in 20196,164 single-family
57 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Greene County+14.9%000.0
Yalobusha County+12.9%15151.2
Benton County+12.8%000.0
Jasper County+11.6%000.0
Neshoba County+11.2%000.0
Lawrence County+11.1%000.0
Walthall County+11.1%000.0
Perry County+10.2%110.1
Hancock County+9.2%66051814.1
Smith County+9.1%330.2
Marshall County+6.8%1181183.4
Scott County+6.8%770.2
Marion County+6.6%110.0
Amite County+6.2%000.0
Tate County+5.4%1261264.4
Harrison County+5.1%1,0471,0354.8
Coahoma County+5.0%23231.2
DeSoto County+5.0%1,4751,4757.5
Stone County+4.9%45452.3
Simpson County+4.8%41411.6
Jackson County+4.4%5045043.4
Lee County+3.9%1631631.9
Pearl River County+3.9%2792564.7
Yazoo County+3.9%000.0
Union County+3.7%16120.6
Madison County+3.6%5595594.8
Leake County+3.3%110.0
Wayne County+3.3%000.0
Carroll County+3.1%000.0
Clay County+3.1%660.3
Copiah County+3.1%550.2
Itawamba County+3.1%330.1
Oktibbeha County+3.1%109672.1
Hinds County+3.0%5021822.4
Rankin County+2.8%2552551.6
Warren County+2.8%26230.6
Webster County+2.8%440.4
Lafayette County+2.7%2061743.5
Pontotoc County+2.7%55311.7
George County+2.6%880.3
Newton County+2.4%000.0
Lowndes County+2.2%1181142.1
Alcorn County+2.1%15150.4
Chickasaw County+2.1%110.1
Lincoln County+2.1%16160.5
Lauderdale County+2.0%56560.8
Bolivar County+1.9%25250.9
Montgomery County+1.9%941210.0
Sunflower County+1.9%880.3
Tippah County+1.9%440.2
Winston County+1.9%550.3
Clarke County+1.6%110.1
Grenada County+1.6%220.1
Jones County+1.6%550.1
Lamar County+1.6%20200.3
Forrest County+1.5%117691.5
Calhoun County+1.2%000.0
Attala County0.0%440.2
Washington County0.0%18180.4
Pike County−0.2%330.1
Prentiss County−0.2%11110.4
Panola County−1.7%11110.3
Monroe County−1.8%5131.5
Covington County−1.9%000.0
Tishomingo County−2.5%550.3
Franklin County−3.2%000.0
Adams County−4.4%110.0
Leflore County−5.6%990.4
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.