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Arkansas in 2019

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

In 2019 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +3.4%, against +4.2% for the United States and +4.2% in 2018.

12,723 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (7,869 single-family), +25.0% on 2018; the national total was 1,386,048.

+3.4%Arkansas index, 2018–2019US +4.2%
12,723housing units permitted in 20197,869 single-family
57 of 67counties with a rising indexmedian county +3.0%
1,386,048units permitted nationally in 2019
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Counties in 2019

Ranked by the county index change from 2018 to 2019 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2019; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2019Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Phillips County+17.3%4623.2
Scott County+12.5%110.1
Chicot County+11.8%220.2
Conway County+9.8%12100.6
Carroll County+9.1%75172.6
Montgomery County+8.4%000.0
Lincoln County+8.2%220.2
Polk County+8.2%110.1
Columbia County+7.9%21151.0
Ouachita County+7.1%1190.5
Howard County+6.4%000.0
Little River County+6.4%420.3
Yell County+6.3%730.4
Jackson County+5.8%29291.7
Jefferson County+5.8%41350.7
Benton County+4.9%3,8742,66211.6
Johnson County+4.9%38341.4
Washington County+4.8%3,0171,47311.1
Garland County+4.7%118481.2
Izard County+4.5%330.2
Madison County+4.3%14120.8
Poinsett County+4.2%27271.2
Crawford County+4.1%111851.8
Lawrence County+4.0%75114.6
Independence County+3.9%20150.5
Pope County+3.7%110841.7
Drew County+3.6%1260.7
Greene County+3.6%2291214.8
Crittenden County+3.5%51511.1
Hot Spring County+3.2%550.1
Lonoke County+3.2%3513474.6
Sebastian County+3.2%4032193.1
Craighead County+3.0%8625667.4
Franklin County+3.0%990.5
Faulkner County+2.9%4253063.2
Grant County+2.9%29291.5
Baxter County+2.8%2070.5
Fulton County+2.7%000.0
Saline County+2.7%3383262.5
Boone County+2.6%20200.5
Arkansas County+2.5%17171.1
Pulaski County+2.5%1,8629134.6
Van Buren County+2.1%440.2
Clark County+1.9%14120.7
Searcy County+1.9%000.0
Stone County+1.9%950.7
Logan County+1.7%1510.7
Cleburne County+1.6%1170.4
Sharp County+1.4%330.2
Ashley County+1.0%110.1
Cross County+1.0%660.4
St. Francis County+1.0%110.0
Marion County+0.8%72724.1
Miller County+0.8%28280.7
Randolph County+0.5%21191.1
Sevier County+0.5%770.4
Pike County+0.1%000.0
Hempstead County−0.1%000.0
Mississippi County−0.2%83592.2
Union County−0.4%11110.3
Desha County−0.5%880.8
White County−0.6%106881.3
Perry County−0.7%000.0
Cleveland County−1.5%000.0
Woodruff County−2.1%000.0
Newton County−8.9%000.0
Bradley County−11.8%000.0
Clay County—2351.6

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.