Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.
In 1999 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +2.2%, against +4.3% for the United States and +3.1% in 1998.
11,502 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,749 single-family), +14.8% on 1998; the national total was 1,663,533.
+2.2%Arkansas index, 1998–1999US +4.3%
11,502housing units permitted in 19997,749 single-family
39 of 48counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.0%
Ranked by the county index change from 1998 to 1999 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 1999; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.
Housing units authorised in Arkansas by yearsingle-family2+ unit buildings
Source: Federal Housing Finance Agency annual state and county house price indexes (updated March 31, 2026); Census Bureau Building Permits Survey annual state and county files. Public domain. Methodology.