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Arkansas in 2006

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

In 2006 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +5.9%, against +6.6% for the United States and +7.3% in 2005.

13,885 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,769 single-family), −22.6% on 2005; the national total was 1,838,903.

+5.9%Arkansas index, 2005–2006US +6.6%
13,885housing units permitted in 200610,769 single-family
60 of 66counties with a rising indexmedian county +5.4%
1,838,903units permitted nationally in 2006
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Counties in 2006

Ranked by the county index change from 2005 to 2006 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2006; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2006Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County+14.8%000.0
Newton County+14.7%110.1
Izard County+14.0%43433.0
Columbia County+11.6%990.4
Polk County+11.6%14100.7
Marion County+11.0%44422.5
Baxter County+10.2%1441263.4
Desha County+9.9%310.3
Lawrence County+9.4%11110.7
Van Buren County+9.3%33332.0
Lincoln County+8.9%990.7
Washington County+8.4%2,2601,3548.3
Boone County+8.0%62621.6
Madison County+7.9%660.3
Garland County+7.7%1351351.4
Carroll County+7.5%81432.8
Cleburne County+7.5%36301.4
Little River County+7.4%11110.9
Fulton County+7.1%000.0
Conway County+7.0%1480.7
Sharp County+6.9%40402.2
Yell County+6.6%1130.6
Randolph County+6.5%660.3
Pope County+6.2%2111873.2
Benton County+6.1%3,8032,65911.4
Mississippi County+6.1%53281.4
Pulaski County+5.8%1,5081,4713.7
White County+5.8%2481663.1
Saline County+5.6%7777775.8
Clark County+5.5%20201.0
Crawford County+5.5%1891603.0
Grant County+5.5%48362.6
Jefferson County+5.5%89801.4
Greene County+5.4%1651373.5
Sebastian County+5.4%4563523.5
Stone County+5.4%12120.9
Woodruff County+5.4%771.2
Faulkner County+5.3%9407187.0
Hempstead County+5.3%63223.3
Independence County+5.2%26260.7
Johnson County+4.9%54362.1
Sevier County+4.8%13130.8
Hot Spring County+4.7%1260.4
Union County+4.7%15150.4
Crittenden County+4.5%3022716.5
Franklin County+4.0%17171.0
Lonoke County+4.0%89876111.7
Miller County+3.3%1041002.5
Craighead County+3.0%6334865.4
Chicot County+2.6%330.3
Jackson County+2.6%10100.6
Howard County+2.5%14141.1
Arkansas County+1.6%36182.3
Logan County+1.5%660.3
Cross County+1.1%38342.3
Phillips County+1.1%220.1
Cleveland County+1.0%330.4
Ouachita County+0.8%440.2
Ashley County+0.3%110.1
St. Francis County+0.2%17170.8
Drew County−0.1%13130.8
Pike County−0.1%000.0
Poinsett County−0.2%47432.1
Bradley County−1.1%15151.5
Perry County−1.8%440.4
Clay County−2.3%880.6
Scott County—880.8
Searcy County—110.1

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.