Building Permits in Mississippi

~6,000
Housing units authorized
2023

Historical data

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Compared to the United States

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Side-by-side comparison of Mississippi vs. the U.S. average.

National ranking

How states rank by building permits per 1,000 residents.

#1Tennessee47,000
#2New York43,000
#3Colorado30,000
#4Indiana27,000
#5Minnesota24,000
#6Utah24,000
#7Missouri21,000
#8Nevada18,000
#9Oregon16,000
#10Kentucky15,000
#11Massachusetts14,000
#12Oklahoma14,000
#13Louisiana12,500
#14South Dakota7,100
#15Montana5,900
#16New Mexico5,900
#17Delaware5,200
#18New Hampshire5,000
#19Maine3,900
#20Rhode Island1,300
#21Texas245
#22Florida200
#23Wyoming48
#24Vermont47
#25North Carolina8.4
#26Arizona8
#27Georgia5.6
#28Virginia5
#29New Jersey3.6
#30Wisconsin3.4
#31Washington3.4
#32Ohio2.4
#33Michigan2
#34Illinois1.7

Overview

Mississippi authorized roughly 6,000 new housing units in 2023. This data point highlights how Mississippi compares on building permits relative to national benchmarks. New housing construction in Mississippi is concentrated along the Gulf Coast and DeSoto County.

Did you know?

  • New housing construction in Mississippi is concentrated along the Gulf Coast and DeSoto County.

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