State Building Permits
Mississippi - 2026 Building Permit Guide
Permit authority, application process, fees, and requirements for every county and city in Mississippi. Select your county to find your local permit guide.
82 Counties 420 Jurisdictions Updated March 2026
Mississippi Counties
Adams County 2 jurisdictions → Alcorn County 7 jurisdictions → Amite County 5 jurisdictions → Attala County 5 jurisdictions → Benton County 4 jurisdictions → Bolivar County 10 jurisdictions → Calhoun County 8 jurisdictions → Carroll County 4 jurisdictions → Chickasaw County 7 jurisdictions → Choctaw County 5 jurisdictions → Claiborne County 3 jurisdictions → Clarke County 6 jurisdictions → Clay County 3 jurisdictions → Coahoma County 8 jurisdictions → Copiah County 6 jurisdictions → Covington County 4 jurisdictions → DeSoto County 6 jurisdictions → Forrest County 4 jurisdictions → Franklin County 4 jurisdictions → George County 2 jurisdictions → Greene County 5 jurisdictions → Grenada County 4 jurisdictions → Hancock County 4 jurisdictions → Harrison County 6 jurisdictions → Hinds County 10 jurisdictions → Holmes County 8 jurisdictions → Humphreys County 6 jurisdictions → Issaquena County 2 jurisdictions → Itawamba County 4 jurisdictions → Jackson County 6 jurisdictions → Jasper County 6 jurisdictions → Jefferson County 2 jurisdictions → Jefferson Davis County 3 jurisdictions → Jones County 5 jurisdictions → Kemper County 3 jurisdictions → Lafayette County 4 jurisdictions → Lamar County 5 jurisdictions → Lauderdale County 3 jurisdictions → Lawrence County 4 jurisdictions → Leake County 4 jurisdictions → Lee County 10 jurisdictions → Leflore County 5 jurisdictions → Lincoln County 4 jurisdictions → Lowndes County 5 jurisdictions → Madison County 6 jurisdictions → Marion County 6 jurisdictions → Marshall County 16 jurisdictions → Monroe County 7 jurisdictions → Montgomery County 4 jurisdictions → Neshoba County 4 jurisdictions → Newton County 9 jurisdictions → Noxubee County 4 jurisdictions → Oktibbeha County 4 jurisdictions → Panola County 7 jurisdictions → Pearl River County 4 jurisdictions → Perry County 4 jurisdictions → Pike County 6 jurisdictions → Pontotoc County 4 jurisdictions → Prentiss County 5 jurisdictions → Quitman County 5 jurisdictions → Rankin County 9 jurisdictions → Scott County 5 jurisdictions → Sharkey County 4 jurisdictions → Simpson County 6 jurisdictions → Smith County 5 jurisdictions → Stone County 2 jurisdictions → Sunflower County 8 jurisdictions → Tallahatchie County 6 jurisdictions → Tate County 3 jurisdictions → Tippah County 6 jurisdictions → Tishomingo County 6 jurisdictions → Tunica County 2 jurisdictions → Union County 4 jurisdictions → Walthall County 2 jurisdictions → Warren County 2 jurisdictions → Washington County 10 jurisdictions → Wayne County 3 jurisdictions → Webster County 5 jurisdictions → Wilkinson County 4 jurisdictions → Winston County 3 jurisdictions → Yalobusha County 4 jurisdictions → Yazoo County 5 jurisdictions →
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Information on this page was last verified: March 2026. Permit rules and fees change — confirm current requirements directly with your local building department before applying.
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