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Arkansas in 2016

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

In 2016 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +2.4%, against +5.3% for the United States and +2.3% in 2015.

9,474 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (6,816 single-family), +11.5% on 2015; the national total was 1,206,642.

+2.4%Arkansas index, 2015–2016US +5.3%
9,474housing units permitted in 20166,816 single-family
51 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.1%
1,206,642units permitted nationally in 2016
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Counties in 2016

Ranked by the county index change from 2015 to 2016 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2016; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2016Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County+21.6%000.0
Bradley County+19.3%220.2
Clay County+15.2%330.2
St. Francis County+15.0%330.1
Madison County+10.3%1420.8
Searcy County+8.7%110.1
Randolph County+7.9%18161.0
Pike County+7.0%000.0
Benton County+6.4%2,8832,3548.7
Logan County+5.0%640.3
Baxter County+4.9%24180.6
Johnson County+4.7%23230.9
Washington County+4.4%1,5231,1515.6
Drew County+4.3%10100.6
Franklin County+4.3%550.3
Marion County+4.0%44442.5
Cross County+3.7%11110.7
Columbia County+3.4%000.0
Van Buren County+3.4%330.2
Conway County+3.3%1970.9
Perry County+3.3%220.2
Independence County+3.2%32320.8
Izard County+3.1%330.2
Crawford County+2.8%1121041.8
Hot Spring County+2.8%000.0
Ashley County+2.7%000.0
Desha County+2.6%000.0
Pope County+2.6%107971.6
Craighead County+2.5%1,0215628.7
Faulkner County+2.5%3192582.4
Jackson County+2.5%990.5
Miller County+2.4%42421.0
Sebastian County+2.3%4421663.4
Mississippi County+2.1%48241.3
Pulaski County+2.1%1,3147313.2
Union County+1.9%8682.3
Yell County+1.8%16100.8
Grant County+1.7%14140.7
Cleburne County+1.6%000.0
Jefferson County+1.1%46320.7
Lonoke County+1.1%3033034.0
Ouachita County+1.1%660.3
Polk County+0.8%200.1
Woodruff County+0.7%000.0
Crittenden County+0.4%67671.4
Saline County+0.4%3753412.8
Clark County+0.3%4041.9
Poinsett County+0.3%770.3
Greene County+0.2%1491053.1
Sevier County+0.2%640.4
White County+0.1%1161001.4
Arkansas County−0.1%880.5
Boone County−0.6%880.2
Little River County−0.7%1461.2
Garland County−0.9%45450.5
Carroll County−1.7%27160.9
Lawrence County−2.2%16121.0
Lincoln County−2.3%000.0
Sharp County−2.3%660.3
Fulton County−2.6%000.0
Scott County−4.4%440.4
Phillips County−5.0%4012.8
Howard County−6.1%440.3
Newton County−7.0%000.0
Hempstead County−7.2%510.3
Stone County−8.1%950.7
Cleveland County−9.1%000.0
Chicot County−9.6%330.3

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.