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Which counties in Mississippi are building the most new homes?

Montgomery County (10.9 per 1,000 residents), Marshall County (10.7 per 1,000 residents) and Harrison County (10.6 per 1,000 residents) permitted the most new homes for their size in Mississippi in 2025.

Data as of 2025 · updated

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All 78 ranked Mississippi counties

Mississippi counties ranked by new homes permitted per 1,000 residents
RankCountyPer 1,000 residents, 2025Homes permitted 2025Residents
1Montgomery County10.91029,354
2Marshall County10.737234,654
3Harrison County10.62,294217,136
4Tunica County9.6858,819
5Lafayette County8.651059,597
6Pearl River County6.538359,363
7Hancock County5.224346,873
8Jackson County4.9724147,666
9DeSoto County4.5890197,918
10Tate County4.512928,725
11Madison County3.9457116,298
12Rankin County3.5563162,181
13Pontotoc County2.99432,096
14Simpson County2.97425,498
15Stone County2.65119,654
16Grenada County2.65420,868
17Lowndes County2.514357,346
18Lee County2.117783,731
19Hinds County2.0427211,888
20Yalobusha County1.72112,375
21Quitman County1.795,364
22Holmes County1.32015,465
23Leflore County1.23225,686
24Oktibbeha County1.26051,896
25Lincoln County1.14035,012
26Tishomingo County1.12018,639
27Alcorn County1.03534,569
28Forrest County0.97579,034
29Union County0.92728,459
30Choctaw County0.978,048
31Monroe County0.82633,318
32Bolivar County0.72028,262
33Lamar County0.74467,403
34Yazoo County0.51222,947
35Lauderdale County0.53670,317
36Webster County0.5510,167
37Tippah County0.51021,389
38George County0.51226,331
39Sunflower County0.41022,893
40Panola County0.41332,691
41Scott County0.41128,073
42Itawamba County0.4924,152
43Tallahatchie County0.4410,877
44Chickasaw County0.4616,730
45Perry County0.3411,577
46Clay County0.3618,238
47Prentiss County0.3825,284
48Wayne County0.3519,807
49Attala County0.2417,100
50Washington County0.2740,446
51Calhoun County0.2212,643
52Pike County0.2638,712
53Copiah County0.1427,497
54Warren County0.1641,759
55Benton County0.117,502
56Clarke County0.1215,102
57Neshoba County0.1328,732
58Coahoma County0.1219,849
59Adams County0.1330,061
60Marion County0.1224,001
61Winston County0.1117,473
62Newton County0.0120,960
63Jones County0.0266,496
64Wilkinson County0.007,582
65Walthall County0.0013,928
66Smith County0.0013,991
67Sharkey County0.003,097
68Noxubee County0.009,798
69Leake County0.0021,662
70Lawrence County0.0011,819
71Jefferson Davis County0.0010,941
72Jefferson County0.006,825
73Jasper County0.0015,785
74Humphreys County0.007,001
75Greene County0.0013,707
76Covington County0.0017,898
77Claiborne County0.008,058
78Amite County0.0012,487

4 of 82 Mississippi counties are not ranked on this measure.

How this is ranked

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Figures come from public federal statistics and are informational only, not investment advice. Check the source before relying on a number. Methodology: how ranks and figures are built. More on every layer: data sources and licences.

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Which county in Mississippi is building the most new homes?

Montgomery County: 10.9 per 1,000 residents, ahead of Marshall County (10.7 per 1,000 residents) and Harrison County (10.6 per 1,000 residents), of 78 Mississippi counties ranked.

How is this ranking calculated?

Housing units authorized by building permits in 2025 (Census Bureau Building Permits Survey), per 1,000 residents. Permits count homes authorized, not finished. Counties with fewer than 1,000 residents, or without a figure for the same period as the others, are not ranked.

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