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 2024, at 2,116. Wilkinson County had the lowest, at 0. The median was 9. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.
Top 40 counties, 2024
Full ranking
| Rank | Counties | 2024 | Change on 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harrison County Estimated | 2,116 | +2.8% |
| 2 | DeSoto County Estimated | 1,159 | +11.1% |
| 3 | Rankin County Estimated | 586 | +78.1% |
| 4 | Madison County Estimated | 552 | -10.8% |
| 5 | Lafayette County Estimated | 522 | -1.5% |
| 6 | Jackson County Estimated | 516 | -13.3% |
| 7 | Pearl River County Estimated | 330 | +7.8% |
| 8 | Marshall County Estimated | 306 | +21.4% |
| 9 | Hancock County Estimated | 244 | -27.4% |
| 10 | Hinds County Estimated | 198 | -6.6% |
| 11 | Lowndes County Estimated | 130 | +30% |
| 12 | Lee County Estimated | 126 | +7.7% |
| 13 | Tate County Estimated | 114 | -3.4% |
| 14 | Pontotoc County Estimated | 101 | +20.2% |
| 15 | Montgomery County Estimated | 92 | -17.9% |
| 16 | Tunica County Estimated | 90 | +5.9% |
| 17 | Forrest County Estimated | 85 | -33.1% |
| 18 | Oktibbeha County Estimated | 66 | -26.7% |
| 19 | Stone County Estimated | 54 | -8.5% |
| 20 | Lamar County Estimated | 45 | +9.8% |
| 20 | Leflore County Estimated | 45 | +350% |
| 22 | George County Estimated | 33 | +43.5% |
| 23 | Lauderdale County Estimated | 27 | +28.6% |
| 24 | Coahoma County Estimated | 25 | +4.2% |
| 25 | Yalobusha County Estimated | 24 | +20% |
| 26 | Scott County Estimated | 23 | -37.8% |
| 27 | Prentiss County Estimated | 22 | +120% |
| 28 | Tishomingo County Estimated | 20 | |
| 29 | Holmes County Estimated | 19 | -5% |
| 30 | Monroe County Estimated | 18 | -25% |
| 30 | Union County Estimated | 18 | -14.3% |
| 32 | Bolivar County Estimated | 15 | +25% |
| 33 | Alcorn County Estimated | 13 | -56.7% |
| 34 | Itawamba County Estimated | 12 | +140% |
| 34 | Warren County Estimated | 12 | +20% |
| 34 | Yazoo County Estimated | 12 | +9.1% |
| 37 | Lincoln County Estimated | 10 | -50% |
| 37 | Panola County Estimated | 10 | -16.7% |
| 37 | Tippah County Estimated | 10 | -9.1% |
| 40 | Pike County Estimated | 8 | -11.1% |
| 41 | Washington County Estimated | 7 | -61.1% |
| 41 | Wayne County Estimated | 7 | +40% |
| 43 | Quitman County Estimated | 6 | +500% |
| 43 | Sunflower County Estimated | 6 | -66.7% |
| 43 | Webster County Estimated | 6 | 0% |
| 46 | Clay County Estimated | 5 | -28.6% |
| 46 | Copiah County Estimated | 5 | -44.4% |
| 46 | Grenada County Estimated | 5 | |
| 49 | Adams County Estimated | 4 | -42.9% |
| 50 | Attala County Estimated | 3 | +50% |
| 50 | Calhoun County Estimated | 3 | 0% |
| 50 | Chickasaw County Estimated | 3 | -62.5% |
| 50 | Jones County Estimated | 3 | -93.8% |
| 50 | Simpson County Estimated | 3 | +200% |
| 55 | Humphreys County Estimated | 2 | |
| 55 | Perry County Estimated | 2 | +100% |
| 57 | Benton County Estimated | 1 | |
| 57 | Marion County Estimated | 1 | -66.7% |
| 57 | Neshoba County Estimated | 1 | -50% |
| 57 | Tallahatchie County Estimated | 1 | -50% |
| 57 | Winston County Estimated | 1 | |
| 62 | Amite County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Choctaw County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 62 | Claiborne County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Clarke County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Covington County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Greene County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 62 | Jasper County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 62 | Jefferson County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Jefferson Davis County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Lawrence County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Leake County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Newton County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 62 | Noxubee County Estimated | 0 | -100% |
| 62 | Sharkey County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Smith County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Walthall County Estimated | 0 | |
| 62 | Wilkinson County Estimated | 0 |
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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/co2024a.txt. Retrieved 2026-10-10.Use this data in your AI agent
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Which county has the highest housing units authorized by building permits?
Harrison County, with 2,116 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Which county has the lowest housing units authorized by building permits?
Wilkinson County, with 0 in 2024.
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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Counties in Mississippi: more rankings
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- GDP per capita, US dollars
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