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Mississippi in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +2.5%, against +3.0% for the United States and +3.3% in 2019.

7,810 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,190 single-family), +12.3% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+2.5%Mississippi index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
7,810housing units permitted in 20207,190 single-family
51 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.2%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Franklin County+12.6%000.0
George County+7.2%440.2
Monroe County+7.1%750.2
Tippah County+5.5%11110.5
Jones County+5.4%93931.4
Leflore County+5.4%880.3
Webster County+5.0%550.5
Forrest County+4.6%1171041.5
Tishomingo County+4.6%550.3
Jackson County+4.4%5465463.7
Montgomery County+4.4%93109.9
Chickasaw County+4.3%330.2
Lee County+4.0%1621621.9
Prentiss County+4.0%14140.6
Itawamba County+3.9%330.1
Covington County+3.8%000.0
DeSoto County+3.7%1,6941,6948.6
Pearl River County+3.7%3282975.5
Sunflower County+3.7%15150.7
Washington County+3.5%10100.2
Clay County+3.4%660.3
Harrison County+3.4%1,7031,4197.8
Adams County+3.3%660.2
Pike County+3.3%420.1
Union County+3.0%11110.4
Amite County+2.9%000.0
Bolivar County+2.9%20200.7
Stone County+2.8%55552.8
Tate County+2.8%1431435.0
Hancock County+2.7%71758415.3
Warren County+2.4%770.2
Lowndes County+2.3%1281282.2
Marshall County+2.3%1681684.8
Yazoo County+2.3%000.0
Grenada County+2.2%220.1
Simpson County+2.2%42401.6
Hinds County+2.1%1961930.9
Lincoln County+1.9%67671.9
Panola County+1.9%11110.3
Lamar County+1.7%26260.4
Alcorn County+1.5%16160.5
Marion County+1.5%000.0
Rankin County+1.5%2942941.8
Oktibbeha County+1.4%52441.0
Lafayette County+1.3%1391212.3
Lauderdale County+1.2%990.1
Newton County+0.9%000.0
Smith County+0.8%330.2
Pontotoc County+0.6%45181.4
Carroll County+0.3%000.0
Madison County+0.1%6336335.4
Attala County−0.2%000.0
Walthall County−0.2%000.0
Leake County−0.4%220.1
Copiah County−0.5%440.1
Wayne County−0.6%820.4
Lawrence County−1.3%110.1
Scott County−1.5%14100.5
Greene County−1.6%440.3
Coahoma County−1.9%28281.4
Neshoba County−2.3%000.0
Clarke County−2.4%000.0
Perry County−3.1%110.1
Winston County−3.7%550.3
Calhoun County−3.8%000.0
Yalobusha County−4.8%16161.3
Benton County−5.9%000.0
Jasper County−6.9%000.0
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.