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Arkansas in 2018

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

In 2018 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +4.2%, against +5.7% for the United States and +3.5% in 2017.

10,179 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,354 single-family), −5.7% on 2017; the national total was 1,328,827.

+4.2%Arkansas index, 2017–2018US +5.7%
10,179housing units permitted in 20187,354 single-family
61 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.8%
1,328,827units permitted nationally in 2018
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Counties in 2018

Ranked by the county index change from 2017 to 2018 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2018; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2018Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Perry County+15.6%220.2
Newton County+14.7%000.0
Bradley County+13.2%110.1
Desha County+12.9%110.1
Pike County+12.5%000.0
Sevier County+11.9%750.4
Fulton County+11.2%000.0
Sharp County+10.1%10100.6
Logan County+9.2%400.2
Little River County+9.1%820.7
Washington County+7.8%1,5601,5275.8
Clay County+7.3%220.1
Madison County+6.6%770.4
Benton County+6.4%3,9962,29512.0
Polk County+6.2%110.1
Carroll County+6.0%28221.0
Searcy County+6.0%000.0
Baxter County+5.7%41111.0
Miller County+5.4%29290.7
Boone County+5.3%56561.4
Cleveland County+5.3%000.0
Mississippi County+5.3%33330.9
Scott County+5.2%110.1
Greene County+5.1%1621123.4
Lawrence County+5.1%16141.0
Yell County+4.9%770.4
Crawford County+4.7%124772.0
Johnson County+4.7%39311.5
Union County+4.4%660.2
Sebastian County+4.2%3402242.6
White County+4.2%94901.2
Conway County+4.1%22101.0
Ashley County+4.0%110.1
Garland County+4.0%91510.9
Franklin County+3.8%200.1
Pope County+3.7%89871.4
Craighead County+3.6%8145297.0
Drew County+3.6%310.2
St. Francis County+3.6%220.1
Howard County+3.5%000.0
Faulkner County+3.3%4112953.1
Woodruff County+3.3%000.0
Cleburne County+3.2%880.3
Poinsett County+3.2%29221.3
Izard County+2.8%550.3
Saline County+2.6%4204063.2
Lincoln County+2.3%440.3
Stone County+2.3%950.7
Hot Spring County+2.2%10100.3
Pulaski County+1.4%9417302.3
Randolph County+1.4%20201.1
Crittenden County+1.2%50501.1
Grant County+1.2%29291.5
Lonoke County+1.0%3713574.8
Cross County+0.7%000.0
Ouachita County+0.7%220.1
Arkansas County+0.3%18181.1
Jackson County+0.3%880.5
Marion County+0.3%63633.6
Clark County+0.2%41132.0
Montgomery County+0.2%000.0
Van Buren County−0.4%640.4
Independence County−0.6%32100.8
Jefferson County−0.6%26160.4
Phillips County−0.9%4222.9
Hempstead County−1.7%000.0
Columbia County−5.8%19140.9
Chicot County−9.1%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.