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Arkansas in 2005

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

In 2005 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +7.3%, against +12.4% for the United States and +5.6% in 2004.

17,932 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (13,191 single-family), +13.1% on 2004; the national total was 2,155,316.

+7.3%Arkansas index, 2004–2005US +12.4%
17,932housing units permitted in 200513,191 single-family
62 of 66counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.7%
2,155,316units permitted nationally in 2005
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Counties in 2005

Ranked by the county index change from 2004 to 2005 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2005; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2005Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Clay County+16.0%10100.7
Stone County+13.0%13131.0
Baxter County+10.9%1681183.9
Newton County+10.8%110.1
Sharp County+10.6%40302.2
Carroll County+10.5%78642.7
Benton County+10.4%4,6633,61114.0
Logan County+10.4%13130.6
Marion County+10.3%47472.7
Washington County+10.3%2,8961,63310.7
Pike County+9.4%000.0
Polk County+9.1%19171.0
Van Buren County+8.9%990.6
Lincoln County+8.6%990.7
Franklin County+8.3%13130.7
Garland County+8.2%1591591.6
Hot Spring County+7.5%300.1
Izard County+7.5%22221.5
Ouachita County+7.4%880.4
Pulaski County+7.3%2,3871,8845.9
Johnson County+7.2%48461.8
Pope County+7.2%1891462.9
Cross County+6.8%41392.5
Miller County+6.8%92842.2
Cleburne County+6.7%63592.5
Jackson County+6.7%19191.1
Hempstead County+6.6%68223.6
Lonoke County+6.5%6776718.8
Jefferson County+6.4%1601072.5
Crawford County+6.2%2512114.0
Madison County+6.2%990.5
Arkansas County+6.1%36342.3
Ashley County+5.8%11110.6
Independence County+5.7%27270.7
Boone County+5.4%76762.0
Crittenden County+5.4%4122868.9
Cleveland County+5.3%000.0
Saline County+5.3%8358356.3
Faulkner County+5.2%1,80076913.4
Fulton County+5.1%110.1
Little River County+5.1%16161.4
Perry County+4.9%000.0
Grant County+4.8%49372.6
Randolph County+4.8%105885.6
White County+4.6%3032093.8
Conway County+3.9%1590.7
Clark County+3.6%19150.9
Union County+3.5%20200.5
Mississippi County+3.4%29230.8
Sebastian County+3.4%6344344.9
Bradley County+3.3%990.9
Howard County+2.5%20201.6
Poinsett County+2.0%39371.7
Lawrence County+1.9%880.5
Craighead County+1.8%5715344.9
Chicot County+1.4%15151.6
Drew County+0.9%20181.2
Phillips County+0.9%330.2
Greene County+0.8%2272024.8
St. Francis County+0.4%40161.8
Sevier County+0.1%11110.7
Yell County+0.1%15150.8
Montgomery County−2.4%000.0
Columbia County−2.5%660.3
Desha County−5.0%660.6
Woodruff County−5.3%661.1
Scott County—550.5
Searcy County—550.6

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.