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Arkansas in 2015

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

In 2015 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +2.3%, against +4.4% for the United States and +1.5% in 2014.

8,500 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (5,709 single-family), +10.9% on 2014; the national total was 1,182,582.

+2.3%Arkansas index, 2014–2015US +4.4%
8,500housing units permitted in 20155,709 single-family
41 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +1.3%
1,182,582units permitted nationally in 2015
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Counties in 2015

Ranked by the county index change from 2014 to 2015 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2015; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2015Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Lincoln County+12.2%000.0
Hempstead County+10.2%50502.6
Newton County+10.1%000.0
Lawrence County+8.5%12120.7
Poinsett County+7.2%12120.5
Drew County+6.3%17131.0
Desha County+5.4%220.2
Benton County+4.7%2,3921,8587.2
Washington County+4.5%1,3999575.2
Logan County+4.2%440.2
Van Buren County+4.2%550.3
Miller County+4.1%43391.0
Sevier County+4.1%530.3
White County+3.8%82761.0
Boone County+3.7%22220.6
Saline County+3.5%9072756.8
Howard County+3.1%220.2
Crittenden County+3.0%58521.3
Garland County+3.0%59590.6
Cross County+2.9%14140.9
Mississippi County+2.6%50211.3
Sebastian County+2.3%2541401.9
Union County+2.3%8382.2
Little River County+2.2%550.4
Randolph County+2.2%39392.1
Greene County+2.1%1481103.1
Pope County+2.0%85671.3
Ashley County+1.8%000.0
Craighead County+1.8%4703904.0
Pulaski County+1.8%1,2346883.0
Faulkner County+1.7%2061981.5
Hot Spring County+1.5%000.0
Perry County+1.5%220.2
Lonoke County+1.4%3393134.4
Grant County+1.3%11110.6
Polk County+1.2%220.1
Conway County+0.9%1660.7
Marion County+0.9%50502.8
Independence County+0.6%38281.0
Cleveland County+0.5%000.0
Montgomery County+0.5%000.0
Yell County−0.1%5552.8
Crawford County−0.5%76701.2
Johnson County−0.5%5572.1
Chicot County−0.8%220.2
Cleburne County−0.9%110.0
Arkansas County−1.1%12120.8
Franklin County−1.2%110.1
Jefferson County−1.2%31210.5
Baxter County−1.3%39110.9
Columbia County−1.5%000.0
Fulton County−1.8%000.0
Carroll County−1.9%3171.1
Clark County−2.0%330.1
St. Francis County−2.0%000.0
Stone County−2.0%750.6
Izard County−2.6%220.1
Sharp County−2.6%110.1
Jackson County−2.7%660.4
Ouachita County−2.8%440.2
Madison County−3.7%110.1
Searcy County−3.9%110.1
Woodruff County−5.0%110.2
Clay County−7.0%220.1
Bradley County−9.8%110.1
Pike County−9.9%000.0
Phillips County−11.1%4012.8
Scott County−11.5%220.2

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.