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Mississippi in 2024

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

In 2024 the FHFA house price index for Mississippi changed +4.8%, against +4.9% for the United States and +5.8% in 2023.

7,883 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,518 single-family), +2.4% on 2023; the national total was 1,478,000.

+4.8%Mississippi index, 2023–2024US +4.9%
7,883housing units permitted in 20247,518 single-family
51 of 58counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.2%
1,478,000units permitted nationally in 2024
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Counties in 2024

Ranked by the county index change from 2023 to 2024 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2024; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2024Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Winston County+27.3%110.1
Newton County+24.7%000.0
Covington County+22.9%000.0
Jasper County+21.7%000.0
Tippah County+17.2%10100.5
Sunflower County+17.0%660.3
Prentiss County+14.3%2260.9
Clarke County+14.1%000.0
Union County+13.0%18180.6
Monroe County+12.3%18180.5
Lamar County+10.9%45450.7
Leake County+10.9%000.0
George County+9.9%33331.3
Lafayette County+9.2%5224508.8
Forrest County+8.9%85851.1
Adams County+8.5%440.1
Pontotoc County+8.0%101413.1
Panola County+7.6%10100.3
Bolivar County+7.5%15150.5
Alcorn County+6.6%1370.4
Grenada County+5.9%550.2
Lauderdale County+5.9%27270.4
Stone County+5.9%54542.7
Washington County+5.8%770.2
Marshall County+5.7%3063068.8
Lowndes County+5.6%1301302.3
Montgomery County+5.5%92109.8
Pearl River County+5.4%3303225.6
Tishomingo County+5.4%20201.1
Oktibbeha County+5.2%66541.3
Warren County+4.8%12120.3
Yalobusha County+4.8%24241.9
Lee County+4.7%126921.5
Itawamba County+4.6%12120.5
Lincoln County+4.6%10100.3
Tate County+4.5%1141144.0
Rankin County+4.4%5865863.6
Jackson County+4.3%5165103.5
Harrison County+4.1%2,1162,1149.7
Hinds County+3.8%1981850.9
Madison County+3.6%5525524.7
Attala County+3.5%330.2
Jones County+3.1%330.0
Hancock County+2.4%2442425.2
DeSoto County+2.2%1,1591,1595.9
Simpson County+1.9%330.1
Yazoo County+0.9%1290.5
Wayne County+0.8%710.4
Copiah County+0.6%550.2
Pike County+0.6%840.2
Marion County+0.2%110.0
Neshoba County−3.8%110.0
Scott County−3.9%23210.8
Walthall County−3.9%000.0
Leflore County−4.0%45111.8
Coahoma County−11.9%25251.3
Amite County−24.6%000.0
Webster County−24.9%660.6
Benton County—110.1
Calhoun County—330.2
Carroll County—000.0
Chickasaw County—330.2
Choctaw County—000.0
Clay County—550.3
Franklin County—000.0
Greene County—000.0
Lawrence County—000.0
Perry County—220.2
Smith 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.