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Cities in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits

Oxford, MS had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 41 cities in 2017, at 652. Moss Point, MS had the lowest, at 0. The median was 51 and the figure for Mississippi was 7,481. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest652Oxford, MS
Lowest0Moss Point, MS
Median5141 cities
Mississippi7,481History

All cities, 2017

Oxford, MS: 652 countOxford, MS652Bay St. Louis, MS: 438 countBay St. Louis, MS438Southaven, MS: 400 countSouthaven, MS400Olive Branch, MS: 307 countOlive Branch, MS307McComb, MS: 214 countMcComb, MS214Brandon, MS: 153 countBrandon, MS153Hernando, MS: 135 countHernando, MS135Biloxi, MS: 134 countBiloxi, MS134Long Beach, MS: 127 countLong Beach, MS127Flowood, MS: 113 countFlowood, MS113Gulfport, MS: 112 countGulfport, MS112Tupelo, MS: 103 countTupelo, MS103Madison, MS: 93 countMadison, MS93Starkville, MS: 82 countStarkville, MS82Ocean Springs, MS: 63 countOcean Springs, MS63Hattiesburg, MS: 59 countHattiesburg, MS59Byram, MS: 58 countByram, MS58D'Iberville, MS: 51 countD'Iberville, MS51Greenville, MS: 51 countGreenville, MS51Petal, MS: 51 countPetal, MS51Ridgeland, MS: 51 countRidgeland, MS51Clinton, MS: 42 countClinton, MS42Pearl, MS: 41 countPearl, MS41Canton, MS: 40 countCanton, MS40Horn Lake, MS: 40 countHorn Lake, MS40Picayune, MS: 24 countPicayune, MS24Jackson, MS: 20 countJackson, MS20Laurel, MS: 18 countLaurel, MS18Columbus, MS: 17 countColumbus, MS17Natchez, MS: 15 countNatchez, MS15Meridian, MS: 13 countMeridian, MS13Corinth, MS: 12 countCorinth, MS12Gautier, MS: 10 countGautier, MS10Pascagoula, MS: 8 countPascagoula, MS8Brookhaven, MS: 6 countBrookhaven, MS6Vicksburg, MS: 6 countVicksburg, MS6Cleveland, MS: 5 countCleveland, MS5Clarksdale, MS: 3 countClarksdale, MS3Greenwood, MS: 0 countGreenwood, MS0Grenada, MS: 0 countGrenada, MS0Moss Point, MS: 0 countMoss Point, MS0Oxford, MS: 652 countOxford, MS652Bay St. Louis, MS: 438 countBay St. Louis, MS438Southaven, MS: 400 countSouthaven, MS400Olive Branch, MS: 307 countOlive Branch, MS307McComb, MS: 214 countMcComb, MS214Brandon, MS: 153 countBrandon, MS153Hernando, MS: 135 countHernando, MS135Biloxi, MS: 134 countBiloxi, MS134Long Beach, MS: 127 countLong Beach, MS127Flowood, MS: 113 countFlowood, MS113Gulfport, MS: 112 countGulfport, MS112Tupelo, MS: 103 countTupelo, MS103Madison, MS: 93 countMadison, MS93Starkville, MS: 82 countStarkville, MS82Ocean Springs, MS: 63 countOcean Springs, MS63Hattiesburg, MS: 59 countHattiesburg, MS59Byram, MS: 58 countByram, MS58D'Iberville, MS: 51 countD'Iberville, MS51Greenville, MS: 51 countGreenville, MS51Petal, MS: 51 countPetal, MS51Ridgeland, MS: 51 countRidgeland, MS51Clinton, MS: 42 countClinton, MS42Pearl, MS: 41 countPearl, MS41Canton, MS: 40 countCanton, MS40Horn Lake, MS: 40 countHorn Lake, MS40Picayune, MS: 24 countPicayune, MS24Jackson, MS: 20 countJackson, MS20Laurel, MS: 18 countLaurel, MS18Columbus, MS: 17 countColumbus, MS17Natchez, MS: 15 countNatchez, MS15Meridian, MS: 13 countMeridian, MS13Corinth, MS: 12 countCorinth, MS12Gautier, MS: 10 countGautier, MS10Pascagoula, MS: 8 countPascagoula, MS8Brookhaven, MS: 6 countBrookhaven, MS6Vicksburg, MS: 6 countVicksburg, MS6Cleveland, MS: 5 countCleveland, MS5Clarksdale, MS: 3 countClarksdale, MS3Greenwood, MS: 0 countGreenwood, MS0Grenada, MS: 0 countGrenada, MS0Moss Point, MS: 0 countMoss Point, MS0
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2017
count		Change on 2016
1Oxford, MS Estimated652+63.4%
2Bay St. Louis, MS Estimated438+8.7%
3Southaven, MS Estimated400+13.3%
4Olive Branch, MS Estimated307-4.1%
5McComb, MS Estimated214+13.8%
6Brandon, MS Estimated153-12.6%
7Hernando, MS Estimated135+60.7%
8Biloxi, MS Estimated134+32.7%
9Long Beach, MS Estimated127+92.4%
10Flowood, MS Estimated113-11.7%
11Gulfport, MS Estimated112-9.7%
12Tupelo, MS Estimated103+35.5%
13Madison, MS Estimated93-17%
14Starkville, MS Estimated82-5.7%
15Ocean Springs, MS Estimated63-31.5%
16Hattiesburg, MS Estimated59-54.3%
17Byram, MS Estimated58+13.7%
18D'Iberville, MS Estimated51+27.5%
18Greenville, MS Estimated51+363.6%
18Petal, MS Estimated51+41.7%
18Ridgeland, MS Estimated51-26.1%
22Clinton, MS Estimated42+10.5%
23Pearl, MS Estimated41+41.4%
24Canton, MS Estimated40+900%
24Horn Lake, MS Estimated40-40.3%
26Picayune, MS Estimated24+71.4%
27Jackson, MS Estimated20+33.3%
28Laurel, MS Estimated18-25%
29Columbus, MS Estimated17-29.2%
30Natchez, MS Estimated15-54.5%
31Meridian, MS Estimated13+8.3%
32Corinth, MS Estimated12+20%
33Gautier, MS Estimated10+11.1%
34Pascagoula, MS Estimated8+100%
35Brookhaven, MS Estimated6-50%
35Vicksburg, MS Estimated6+200%
37Cleveland, MS Estimated50%
38Clarksdale, MS Estimated3+50%
39Greenwood, MS Estimated0n/a
39Grenada, MS Estimated0-100%
39Moss Point, MS Estimated0-100%

Other periods

About this ranking

Number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits in the year or month, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey. Annual totals for the nation, states and counties; monthly counts for the nation and states.

Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Monthly counts are not seasonally adjusted and do not add up exactly to the annual total, which includes later corrections; the national seasonally adjusted annual rate in the monthly New Residential Construction release is a different measure.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2018). Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation (Cities in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits, 2017) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt

MLA 9

Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits, 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 1 May 2018, https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/mississippi-cities?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2018. Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation. Cities in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits, 2017. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/mississippi-cities?period=2017.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2018) Building Permits Survey: final annual estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized by permit-issuing place, including imputation, Cities in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits, 2017 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/Place/South%20Region/so2017a.txt, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/building-permit-housing-units/mississippi-cities?period=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Oxford, MS, with 652 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?

Moss Point, MS, with 0 in 2017.

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