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Mississippi in 2023

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

In 2023 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +5.8%, against +5.7% for the United States and +14.1% in 2022.

7,700 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,145 single-family), +1.7% on 2022; the national total was 1,511,102.

+5.8%Mississippi index, 2022–2023US +5.7%
7,700housing units permitted in 20237,145 single-family
56 of 61counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.9%
1,511,102units permitted nationally in 2023
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Counties in 2023

Ranked by the county index change from 2022 to 2023 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2023; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2023Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Webster County+45.5%660.6
Benton County+33.4%000.0
Neshoba County+26.3%220.1
Yalobusha County+24.0%20201.6
Amite County+21.4%000.0
Newton County+17.7%330.1
Coahoma County+15.5%24241.2
Lafayette County+15.2%5304968.9
Leake County+14.8%000.0
Marion County+13.9%330.1
Panola County+13.5%12120.4
Yazoo County+12.6%1170.5
Hancock County+12.4%3363367.2
Simpson County+11.6%110.0
Tate County+11.6%1181184.1
Madison County+9.5%6196115.3
Pearl River County+9.2%3063005.2
Alcorn County+8.9%30260.9
Greene County+8.9%220.1
Leflore County+8.4%10100.4
George County+8.2%23230.9
Wayne County+8.2%550.3
Lincoln County+7.8%20200.6
DeSoto County+7.7%1,0431,0435.3
Oktibbeha County+7.7%90541.7
Marshall County+6.9%2522527.3
Tishomingo County+6.3%000.0
Clarke County+6.1%000.0
Harrison County+6.1%2,0591,9929.5
Jones County+5.9%48260.7
Prentiss County+5.9%1080.4
Jackson County+5.5%5955554.0
Lamar County+5.3%41410.6
Rankin County+5.1%3292752.0
Bolivar County+4.9%12120.4
Stone County+4.9%59593.0
Itawamba County+4.6%550.2
Union County+4.6%2190.7
Pontotoc County+4.4%84242.6
Forrest County+4.3%127891.6
Lauderdale County+4.3%21190.3
Walthall County+4.1%000.0
Lee County+3.9%1171011.4
Jasper County+3.4%440.3
Pike County+3.4%990.2
Winston County+3.3%000.0
Attala County+2.8%220.1
Copiah County+2.6%990.3
Tippah County+2.4%11110.5
Warren County+2.0%10100.2
Washington County+1.6%1880.4
Grenada County+1.5%000.0
Smith County+1.4%000.0
Montgomery County+0.9%1121112.0
Lowndes County+0.7%1001001.7
Monroe County+0.4%24240.7
Hinds County0.0%2122121.0
Covington County−0.6%000.0
Scott County−1.9%3791.3
Adams County−5.0%770.2
Sunflower County−7.2%18140.8
Calhoun County—330.2
Carroll County—000.0
Chickasaw County—880.5
Choctaw County—440.5
Clay County—730.4
Franklin County—000.0
Lawrence County—000.0
Perry 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.