Mississippi — 2025 Year in Review

Land use and zoning activity from city and county planning meetings in Mississippi during 2025.

Mississippi indexed 1,070 projects with decisions in 2025 across 11 counties, with 1,206 approved and 12 denied actions (99.0% approval rate). Oktibbeha County led with 541 projects (51% of the state), followed by Lamar County (259) and Forrest County (81). Together those three counties accounted for 82% of indexed activity.

Read the Complete Mississippi Planning Commission Guide for context on how planning decisions work in Mississippi.

“Projects with decisions” counts unique projects. “Approved” and “Denied” count individual actions (one project can have multiple actions across meetings).

1,070

Projects with decisions

1,206

Approved actions

Denied actions

99.0%

Approval rate (of actions)

By county

County	Projects	Approved actions	Denied actions	Approval %
DeSoto	79	83	0	100.0%
Forrest	81	74	7	91.4%
Hancock	28	31	0	100.0%
Hinds	9	10	0	100.0%
Lafayette	22	21	1	95.5%
Lamar	259	324	0	100.0%
Lowndes	8	10	0	100.0%
Madison	37	37	0	100.0%
Oktibbeha	541	610	4	99.3%
Pearl River	1	1	0	100.0%
Rankin	5	5	0	100.0%

Data from public meeting documents processed by Boardwalk. Coverage varies by jurisdiction. Not all cities and counties are included.

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