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Arkansas in 2002

Index change and building permits for the year, with every county.

In 2002 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +2.7%, against +5.4% for the United States and +4.6% in 2001.

12,436 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,007 single-family), +19.5% on 2001; the national total was 1,747,678.

+2.7%Arkansas index, 2001–2002US +5.4%
12,436housing units permitted in 20028,007 single-family
53 of 62counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.2%
1,747,678units permitted nationally in 2002
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Counties in 2002

Ranked by the county index change from 2001 to 2002 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2002; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2002Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Clay County+9.0%2591.8
Lawrence County+8.7%330.2
Hempstead County+7.2%21211.1
Stone County+6.2%18181.4
Grant County+6.1%27271.4
Miller County+5.4%2631176.2
Randolph County+5.0%43292.3
Conway County+4.7%11110.5
Baxter County+4.5%130283.0
Arkansas County+4.4%10100.6
Phillips County+4.3%15151.1
Polk County+3.8%20201.0
Washington County+3.8%1,9409347.2
Benton County+3.6%2,0141,4476.1
Union County+3.6%16160.4
Cleveland County+3.4%550.7
Marion County+3.4%14140.8
Pulaski County+3.4%1,6371,2144.0
Logan County+3.3%21101.0
Hot Spring County+3.2%3130.9
Carroll County+3.0%31271.1
Jackson County+3.0%550.3
White County+2.8%1721332.1
Craighead County+2.7%4924584.2
Ashley County+2.6%14140.8
Sharp County+2.6%14140.8
Johnson County+2.4%91913.5
Boone County+2.3%96962.5
Faulkner County+2.3%9345587.0
Pope County+2.3%1381052.1
Sebastian County+2.3%6783465.2
Crittenden County+2.2%2351155.1
Franklin County+2.2%19171.1
Greene County+2.2%1811673.8
Poinsett County+2.2%41381.8
Independence County+2.0%32180.8
Sevier County+2.0%550.3
Van Buren County+2.0%220.1
Crawford County+1.9%1821722.9
St. Francis County+1.9%36181.7
Cleburne County+1.8%66582.6
Lonoke County+1.8%5853607.6
Garland County+1.6%1251251.3
Jefferson County+1.6%1471152.3
Mississippi County+1.4%55551.5
Saline County+1.4%1,34759910.1
Columbia County+1.3%330.1
Lincoln County+1.3%000.0
Little River County+1.3%990.8
Ouachita County+1.2%660.3
Yell County+1.0%23231.2
Drew County+0.6%48122.8
Howard County+0.6%18141.5
Fulton County−0.4%000.0
Desha County−0.8%1531.5
Clark County−0.9%38381.8
Cross County−2.2%23191.4
Izard County−3.6%16161.1
Chicot County−5.3%16161.8
Montgomery County−5.5%000.0
Bradley County−6.5%880.8
Perry County−6.6%660.6
Madison County—38252.1
Newton County—110.1
Pike County—000.0
Scott County—550.5
Searcy County—440.5
Woodruff County—771.2

Permits by year, 1995–2025

Housing units authorised in Arkansas by year010,00020,0001995: 11,707 units (7,295 single-family, 4,412 in multi-unit buildings)19951996: 11,144 units (7,671 single-family, 3,473 in multi-unit buildings)1997: 11,026 units (6,831 single-family, 4,195 in multi-unit buildings)1998: 10,021 units (7,160 single-family, 2,861 in multi-unit buildings)1999: 11,502 units (7,749 single-family, 3,753 in multi-unit buildings)2000: 9,203 units (6,927 single-family, 2,276 in multi-unit buildings)20002001: 10,407 units (7,457 single-family, 2,950 in multi-unit buildings)2002: 12,436 units (8,007 single-family, 4,429 in multi-unit buildings)2003: 14,839 units (10,072 single-family, 4,767 in multi-unit buildings)2004: 15,855 units (10,563 single-family, 5,292 in multi-unit buildings)2005: 17,932 units (13,191 single-family, 4,741 in multi-unit buildings)20052006: 13,885 units (10,769 single-family, 3,116 in multi-unit buildings)2007: 11,031 units (7,990 single-family, 3,041 in multi-unit buildings)2008: 8,810 units (5,219 single-family, 3,591 in multi-unit buildings)2009: 7,056 units (4,526 single-family, 2,530 in multi-unit buildings)2010: 7,177 units (4,648 single-family, 2,529 in multi-unit buildings)20102011: 6,800 units (4,141 single-family, 2,659 in multi-unit buildings)2012: 8,231 units (5,417 single-family, 2,814 in multi-unit buildings)2013: 7,481 units (5,521 single-family, 1,960 in multi-unit buildings)2014: 7,666 units (5,257 single-family, 2,409 in multi-unit buildings)2015: 8,500 units (5,709 single-family, 2,791 in multi-unit buildings)20152016: 9,474 units (6,816 single-family, 2,658 in multi-unit buildings)2017: 10,795 units (7,376 single-family, 3,419 in multi-unit buildings)2018: 10,179 units (7,354 single-family, 2,825 in multi-unit buildings)2019: 12,723 units (7,869 single-family, 4,854 in multi-unit buildings)2020: 12,493 units (8,802 single-family, 3,691 in multi-unit buildings)20202021: 14,198 units (10,563 single-family, 3,635 in multi-unit buildings)2022: 14,364 units (9,473 single-family, 4,891 in multi-unit buildings)2023: 12,842 units (9,360 single-family, 3,482 in multi-unit buildings)2024: 13,684 units (9,819 single-family, 3,865 in multi-unit buildings)2025: 15,492 units (10,298 single-family, 5,194 in multi-unit buildings)2025

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.