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Mississippi in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +8.5%, against +11.6% for the United States and +2.5% in 2020.

7,988 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,384 single-family), +2.3% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+8.5%Mississippi index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
7,988housing units permitted in 20217,384 single-family
66 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +7.3%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Marshall County+12.6%2452457.1
Perry County+12.5%000.0
Hancock County+12.1%82765117.6
DeSoto County+12.0%1,8081,8089.1
Panola County+11.7%770.2
Chickasaw County+11.5%220.1
Carroll County+11.2%000.0
Jackson County+11.0%7706185.2
Pearl River County+10.7%2702704.5
Tishomingo County+10.7%660.3
Greene County+10.6%220.1
Harrison County+10.2%1,1101,1015.1
Forrest County+10.0%1231031.6
Alcorn County+9.8%15150.4
Covington County+9.7%000.0
Benton County+9.2%000.0
Lawrence County+9.1%000.0
Madison County+9.1%7337336.3
Union County+9.1%19170.7
Scott County+8.9%750.2
Stone County+8.9%62623.2
Yazoo County+8.9%000.0
Lamar County+8.8%30300.4
Lee County+8.8%1311171.6
Clarke County+8.7%000.0
Monroe County+8.6%990.3
Rankin County+8.5%3453452.1
Yalobusha County+8.5%20201.6
Hinds County+8.2%2642641.2
Pontotoc County+7.9%65312.0
George County+7.6%19190.7
Calhoun County+7.5%000.0
Clay County+7.5%440.2
Oktibbeha County+7.3%77591.5
Prentiss County+7.3%1170.4
Grenada County+7.1%220.1
Lafayette County+7.0%1771413.0
Lincoln County+7.0%14140.4
Montgomery County+7.0%1181312.6
Lowndes County+6.9%1001001.7
Jones County+6.8%81551.2
Tate County+6.7%1641645.7
Winston County+6.5%660.3
Walthall County+6.3%000.0
Simpson County+6.2%47451.8
Coahoma County+5.8%26261.3
Wayne County+5.6%220.1
Warren County+5.4%440.1
Itawamba County+5.2%770.3
Lauderdale County+5.1%13130.2
Washington County+4.9%730.2
Marion County+4.7%000.0
Neshoba County+4.7%000.0
Copiah County+4.5%550.2
Attala County+4.4%25251.5
Newton County+4.1%000.0
Bolivar County+3.6%26260.9
Sunflower County+3.5%11110.5
Amite County+3.3%000.0
Tippah County+3.2%13130.6
Adams County+3.0%440.1
Pike County+2.9%330.1
Leflore County+2.6%10100.4
Smith County+1.4%440.3
Leake County+1.1%000.0
Jasper County+0.7%000.0
Webster County−2.7%990.9
Franklin County−3.4%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.