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Arkansas in 2008

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

In 2008 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed −0.4%, against −4.5% for the United States and +2.5% in 2007.

8,810 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,219 single-family), −20.1% on 2007; the national total was 905,359.

−0.4%Arkansas index, 2007–2008US −4.5%
8,810housing units permitted in 20085,219 single-family
44 of 67counties with a rising indexmedian county +0.8%
905,359units permitted nationally in 2008
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Counties in 2008

Ranked by the county index change from 2007 to 2008 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2008; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2008Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Woodruff County+15.0%330.5
Chicot County+10.2%770.8
Polk County+8.4%1170.6
Desha County+5.9%620.6
Johnson County+5.5%110624.2
Little River County+5.4%660.5
Arkansas County+4.7%17171.1
Randolph County+4.5%550.3
Howard County+4.4%440.3
Scott County+4.2%520.5
Sevier County+4.2%440.3
White County+4.0%6331567.9
Cleburne County+3.5%79213.1
Greene County+3.3%1891334.0
Logan County+3.3%10100.5
Conway County+2.8%1150.5
Lincoln County+2.8%550.4
Van Buren County+2.8%34342.1
Newton County+2.6%000.0
Columbia County+2.5%880.4
Jackson County+2.3%550.3
Yell County+2.2%550.3
Jefferson County+1.9%126562.0
Carroll County+1.7%21210.7
Sharp County+1.7%16160.9
Craighead County+1.5%5685534.9
Miller County+1.5%69471.6
Faulkner County+1.3%9712907.2
Lawrence County+1.3%12120.7
Mississippi County+1.1%50461.3
Sebastian County+1.0%4372803.3
Garland County+0.9%54540.5
Perry County+0.9%550.5
Saline County+0.8%4554553.4
Cleveland County+0.6%000.0
Crawford County+0.6%169772.7
Bradley County+0.5%550.5
Baxter County+0.4%36360.8
Boone County+0.3%36360.9
Hot Spring County+0.3%880.2
Cross County+0.2%37272.3
Fulton County+0.2%110.1
Drew County+0.1%1330.8
Union County+0.1%15150.4
Ashley County0.0%000.0
Hempstead County0.0%000.0
Madison County−0.1%220.1
Pulaski County−0.1%1,1058072.7
Pope County−0.2%101781.6
Clark County−0.3%15150.7
Franklin County−0.4%990.5
Marion County−0.4%22221.3
Crittenden County−0.6%1561463.4
Lonoke County−0.7%2682683.5
Ouachita County−0.8%990.4
Independence County−0.9%14120.4
Poinsett County−0.9%23231.0
Phillips County−2.2%330.2
Stone County−2.3%23231.8
Grant County−2.6%31171.7
St. Francis County−2.7%770.3
Izard County−3.1%550.3
Montgomery County−3.2%000.0
Pike County−3.5%000.0
Washington County−3.7%2,0635987.6
Benton County−4.0%6756132.0
Clay County−4.3%330.2
Searcy County—330.4

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.