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Arkansas in 2003

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

In 2003 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +2.6%, against +4.5% for the United States and +2.7% in 2002.

14,839 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,072 single-family), +19.3% on 2002; the national total was 1,889,214.

+2.6%Arkansas index, 2002–2003US +4.5%
14,839housing units permitted in 200310,072 single-family
53 of 63counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.4%
1,889,214units permitted nationally in 2003
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Counties in 2003

Ranked by the county index change from 2002 to 2003 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2003; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2003Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County+7.8%000.0
Izard County+7.6%12120.8
Cross County+6.5%40372.5
Perry County+6.0%310.3
Bradley County+5.3%990.9
Desha County+5.0%33253.3
Van Buren County+5.0%220.1
Washington County+4.6%4,3421,74816.0
Columbia County+4.2%93114.2
Chicot County+4.0%20202.2
Yell County+3.9%27271.4
Benton County+3.7%1,8981,5485.7
Johnson County+3.7%32321.2
Boone County+3.6%1061062.7
Cleveland County+3.6%000.0
Garland County+3.6%1291291.3
Sevier County+3.5%880.5
Jefferson County+3.4%2121243.4
Madison County+3.2%36292.0
Clark County+3.1%25151.2
Drew County+3.0%2681.5
Pulaski County+3.0%1,9021,5404.7
Grant County+2.9%28281.5
Poinsett County+2.8%44382.0
Hot Spring County+2.7%770.2
Jackson County+2.6%770.4
Lincoln County+2.6%220.2
Saline County+2.6%6816795.1
Crawford County+2.4%3032324.8
Franklin County+2.4%13130.7
Howard County+2.4%14141.1
Lonoke County+2.4%5964697.8
Carroll County+2.3%38261.3
Sebastian County+2.3%4162743.2
Ouachita County+2.2%550.2
Logan County+2.1%17120.8
Miller County+2.1%2971317.0
Pope County+2.1%109871.7
Arkansas County+2.0%17131.1
Cleburne County+2.0%60462.3
Marion County+2.0%24241.4
Baxter County+1.8%121422.8
Greene County+1.8%1951844.1
Lawrence County+1.8%14120.9
Faulkner County+1.5%8887986.6
St. Francis County+1.4%14120.6
Craighead County+1.3%6465095.5
White County+1.2%4331855.4
Fulton County+1.1%000.0
Union County+0.9%31310.8
Independence County+0.8%21210.5
Crittenden County+0.3%3273057.1
Sharp County+0.1%000.0
Ashley County−0.6%17171.0
Polk County−0.7%21211.1
Hempstead County−0.9%19191.0
Little River County−0.9%13131.1
Mississippi County−0.9%23230.6
Conway County−1.2%1370.6
Phillips County−1.2%220.1
Randolph County−1.4%43312.3
Stone County−1.4%990.7
Clay County−5.9%15151.1
Newton County—110.1
Pike County—000.0
Scott County—550.5
Searcy County—000.0
Woodruff County—330.5

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.