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Counties in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits, 2025

Harrison County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 counties in 2025, at 2,294. Wilkinson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,294Harrison County
Lowest0Wilkinson County
Median978 counties

Top 40 counties, 2025

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Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2,294 count2,294DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 890 count890Jackson CountyJackson County: 724 count724Rankin CountyRankin County: 563 count563Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 510 count510Madison CountyMadison County: 457 count457Hinds CountyHinds County: 427 count427Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 383 count383Marshall CountyMarshall County: 372 count372Hancock CountyHancock County: 243 count243Lee CountyLee County: 177 count177Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 143 count143Tate CountyTate County: 129 count129Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 102 count102Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 94 count94Tunica CountyTunica County: 85 count85Forrest CountyForrest County: 75 count75Simpson CountySimpson County: 74 count74Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 60 count60Grenada CountyGrenada County: 54 count54Stone CountyStone County: 51 count51Lamar CountyLamar County: 44 count44Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 40 count40Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 36 count36Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 35 count35Leflore CountyLeflore County: 32 count32Union CountyUnion County: 27 count27Monroe CountyMonroe County: 26 count26Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 21 count21Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 20 count20Holmes CountyHolmes County: 20 count20Tishomingo CountyTishomingo County: 20 count20Panola CountyPanola County: 13 count13George CountyGeorge County: 12 count12Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 12 count12Scott CountyScott County: 11 count11Sunflower CountySunflower County: 10 count10Tippah CountyTippah County: 10 count10Itawamba CountyItawamba County: 9 count9Quitman CountyQuitman County: 9 count9
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Harrison County Estimated2,294+8.4%
2DeSoto County Estimated890-23.2%
3Jackson County Estimated724+40.3%
4Rankin County Estimated563-3.9%
5Lafayette County Estimated510-2.3%
6Madison County Estimated457-17.2%
7Hinds County Estimated427+115.7%
8Pearl River County Estimated383+16.1%
9Marshall County Estimated372+21.6%
10Hancock County Estimated243-0.4%
11Lee County Estimated177+40.5%
12Lowndes County Estimated143+10%
13Tate County Estimated129+13.2%
14Montgomery County Estimated102+10.9%
15Pontotoc County Estimated94-6.9%
16Tunica County Estimated85-5.6%
17Forrest County Estimated75-11.8%
18Simpson County Estimated74+2,366.7%
19Oktibbeha County Estimated60-9.1%
20Grenada County Estimated54+980%
21Stone County Estimated51-5.6%
22Lamar County Estimated44-2.2%
23Lincoln County Estimated40+300%
24Lauderdale County Estimated36+33.3%
25Alcorn County Estimated35+169.2%
26Leflore County Estimated32-28.9%
27Union County Estimated27+50%
28Monroe County Estimated26+44.4%
29Yalobusha County Estimated21-12.5%
30Bolivar County Estimated20+33.3%
30Holmes County Estimated20+5.3%
30Tishomingo County Estimated200%
33Panola County Estimated13+30%
34George County Estimated12-63.6%
34Yazoo County Estimated120%
36Scott County Estimated11-52.2%
37Sunflower County Estimated10+66.7%
37Tippah County Estimated100%
39Itawamba County Estimated9-25%
39Quitman County Estimated9+50%
41Prentiss County Estimated8-63.6%
42Choctaw County Estimated7n/a
42Washington County Estimated70%
44Chickasaw County Estimated6+100%
44Clay County Estimated6+20%
44Pike County Estimated6-25%
44Warren County Estimated6-50%
48Wayne County Estimated5-28.6%
48Webster County Estimated5-16.7%
50Attala County Estimated4+33.3%
50Copiah County Estimated4-20%
50Perry County Estimated4+100%
50Tallahatchie County Estimated4+300%
54Adams County Estimated3-25%
54Neshoba County Estimated3+200%
56Calhoun County Estimated2-33.3%
56Clarke County Estimated2n/a
56Coahoma County Estimated2-92%
56Jones County Estimated2-33.3%
56Marion County Estimated2+100%
61Benton County Estimated10%
61Newton County Estimated1n/a
61Winston County Estimated10%
64Amite County Estimated0n/a
64Claiborne County Estimated0n/a
64Covington County Estimated0n/a
64Greene County Estimated0n/a
64Humphreys County Estimated0-100%
64Jasper County Estimated0n/a
64Jefferson County Estimated0n/a
64Jefferson Davis County Estimated0n/a
64Lawrence County Estimated0n/a
64Leake County Estimated0n/a
64Noxubee County Estimated0n/a
64Sharkey County Estimated0n/a
64Smith County Estimated0n/a
64Walthall County Estimated0n/a
64Wilkinson County Estimated0n/a

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About this ranking

Annual number of new privately owned housing units authorized by building permits, from the US Census Bureau Building Permits Survey.

Final annual county estimates include imputation for missing reports. Counts housing units, not buildings, starts, completions or sales. Covers permit-issuing areas; areas where permits are not required are outside the survey. Not seasonally adjusted or expressed as an annualized monthly rate. The total is the sum of units in the four published structure categories; inputs are retained.

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

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. https://www2.census.gov/econ/bps/County/co2025a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?

Harrison County, with 2,294 in 2025, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Wilkinson County, with 0 in 2025.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey: final annual county estimates of new privately owned housing units authorized, including imputation. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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