Counties in Mississippi by housing units authorized by building permits

Harrison County had the highest housing units authorized by building permits of 78 counties in 2023, at 2,059. Winston County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 10. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest2,059Harrison County
Median1078 counties

Top 40 counties, 2023

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Harrison CountyHarrison County: 2,059 count2,059DeSoto CountyDeSoto County: 1,043 count1,043Madison CountyMadison County: 619 count619Jackson CountyJackson County: 595 count595Lafayette CountyLafayette County: 530 count530Hancock CountyHancock County: 336 count336Rankin CountyRankin County: 329 count329Pearl River CountyPearl River County: 306 count306Marshall CountyMarshall County: 252 count252Hinds CountyHinds County: 212 count212Forrest CountyForrest County: 127 count127Tate CountyTate County: 118 count118Lee CountyLee County: 117 count117Montgomery CountyMontgomery County: 112 count112Lowndes CountyLowndes County: 100 count100Oktibbeha CountyOktibbeha County: 90 count90Tunica CountyTunica County: 85 count85Pontotoc CountyPontotoc County: 84 count84Stone CountyStone County: 59 count59Jones CountyJones County: 48 count48Lamar CountyLamar County: 41 count41Scott CountyScott County: 37 count37Alcorn CountyAlcorn County: 30 count30Coahoma CountyCoahoma County: 24 count24Monroe CountyMonroe County: 24 count24George CountyGeorge County: 23 count23Lauderdale CountyLauderdale County: 21 count21Union CountyUnion County: 21 count21Holmes CountyHolmes County: 20 count20Lincoln CountyLincoln County: 20 count20Yalobusha CountyYalobusha County: 20 count20Sunflower CountySunflower County: 18 count18Washington CountyWashington County: 18 count18Bolivar CountyBolivar County: 12 count12Panola CountyPanola County: 12 count12Tippah CountyTippah County: 11 count11Yazoo CountyYazoo County: 11 count11Leflore CountyLeflore County: 10 count10Prentiss CountyPrentiss County: 10 count10Warren CountyWarren County: 10 count10
count. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count
1Harrison County Estimated2,059
2DeSoto County Estimated1,043
3Madison County Estimated619
4Jackson County Estimated595
5Lafayette County Estimated530
6Hancock County Estimated336
7Rankin County Estimated329
8Pearl River County Estimated306
9Marshall County Estimated252
10Hinds County Estimated212
11Forrest County Estimated127
12Tate County Estimated118
13Lee County Estimated117
14Montgomery County Estimated112
15Lowndes County Estimated100
16Oktibbeha County Estimated90
17Tunica County Estimated85
18Pontotoc County Estimated84
19Stone County Estimated59
20Jones County Estimated48
21Lamar County Estimated41
22Scott County Estimated37
23Alcorn County Estimated30
24Coahoma County Estimated24
24Monroe County Estimated24
26George County Estimated23
27Lauderdale County Estimated21
27Union County Estimated21
29Holmes County Estimated20
29Lincoln County Estimated20
29Yalobusha County Estimated20
32Sunflower County Estimated18
32Washington County Estimated18
34Bolivar County Estimated12
34Panola County Estimated12
36Tippah County Estimated11
36Yazoo County Estimated11
38Leflore County Estimated10
38Prentiss County Estimated10
38Warren County Estimated10
41Copiah County Estimated9
41Pike County Estimated9
43Chickasaw County Estimated8
44Adams County Estimated7
44Clay County Estimated7
46Webster County Estimated6
47Itawamba County Estimated5
47Wayne County Estimated5
49Choctaw County Estimated4
49Jasper County Estimated4
51Calhoun County Estimated3
51Marion County Estimated3
51Newton County Estimated3
54Attala County Estimated2
54Greene County Estimated2
54Neshoba County Estimated2
54Noxubee County Estimated2
54Tallahatchie County Estimated2
59Perry County Estimated1
59Quitman County Estimated1
59Simpson County Estimated1
62Amite County Estimated0
62Benton County Estimated0
62Claiborne County Estimated0
62Clarke County Estimated0
62Covington County Estimated0
62Grenada County Estimated0
62Humphreys County Estimated0
62Jefferson County Estimated0
62Jefferson Davis County Estimated0
62Lawrence County Estimated0
62Leake County Estimated0
62Sharkey County Estimated0
62Smith County Estimated0
62Tishomingo County Estimated0
62Walthall County Estimated0
62Wilkinson County Estimated0
62Winston County Estimated0

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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/co2023a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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Questions

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

Harrison County, with 2,059 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Winston County, with 0 in 2023.

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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