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Arkansas in 2009

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

In 2009 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed −2.0%, against −7.5% for the United States and −0.4% in 2008.

7,056 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (4,526 single-family), −19.9% on 2008; the national total was 582,963.

−2.0%Arkansas index, 2008–2009US −7.5%
7,056housing units permitted in 20094,526 single-family
28 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county −0.7%
582,963units permitted nationally in 2009
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Counties in 2009

Ranked by the county index change from 2008 to 2009 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2009; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2009Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Bradley County+9.1%330.3
Clay County+4.3%330.2
Ashley County+3.6%000.0
Newton County+3.5%110.1
Union County+3.1%660.2
Drew County+2.9%1060.6
Hempstead County+2.4%860.4
Grant County+1.9%2861.5
Miller County+1.8%106462.5
Scott County+1.8%000.0
Van Buren County+1.8%16161.0
St. Francis County+1.7%330.1
Franklin County+1.3%860.5
Perry County+1.1%660.6
Pike County+1.1%000.0
Sebastian County+1.1%6073584.6
Poinsett County+1.0%33291.5
Jackson County+0.9%220.1
Mississippi County+0.9%41231.1
Clark County+0.5%13130.6
Cleburne County+0.3%18100.7
Craighead County+0.3%4133983.5
Faulkner County+0.3%1,1913698.9
Pope County+0.3%70601.1
White County+0.2%1511171.9
Columbia County+0.1%990.4
Cross County+0.1%22191.4
Randolph County+0.1%990.5
Boone County0.0%20200.5
Lonoke County0.0%3212494.2
Yell County−0.2%990.5
Independence County−0.3%18120.5
Crawford County−0.5%107851.7
Marion County−0.5%16160.9
Arkansas County−0.7%2991.8
Izard County−0.7%330.2
Johnson County−0.8%34101.3
Pulaski County−0.8%1,0787262.7
Greene County−0.9%148963.1
Cleveland County−1.1%110.1
Logan County−1.1%1020.5
Fulton County−1.2%000.0
Ouachita County−1.2%330.1
Crittenden County−1.5%56561.2
Howard County−1.5%660.5
Montgomery County−1.8%000.0
Jefferson County−1.9%85491.3
Saline County−1.9%4254253.2
Stone County−1.9%990.7
Polk County−2.0%17130.9
Conway County−2.4%840.4
Lawrence County−2.4%990.6
Hot Spring County−2.5%220.1
Garland County−2.7%38380.4
Baxter County−3.0%17150.4
Sharp County−3.0%660.3
Lincoln County−3.1%330.2
Carroll County−4.2%20200.7
Phillips County−4.4%220.1
Sevier County−4.8%770.4
Washington County−5.7%6504972.4
Benton County−5.9%1,0885683.3
Little River County−6.8%110.1
Desha County−9.4%330.3
Madison County−9.5%110.1
Chicot County−10.3%220.2
Searcy County−10.3%110.1
Woodruff County−11.8%440.7

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.