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Arkansas in 2020

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

In 2020 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +2.8%, against +3.0% for the United States and +3.4% in 2019.

12,493 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (8,802 single-family), −1.8% on 2019; the national total was 1,471,141.

+2.8%Arkansas index, 2019–2020US +3.0%
12,493housing units permitted in 20208,802 single-family
54 of 67counties with a rising indexmedian county +2.8%
1,471,141units permitted nationally in 2020
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Counties in 2020

Ranked by the county index change from 2019 to 2020 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2020; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2020Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Bradley County+15.4%110.1
Newton County+13.1%110.1
Hempstead County+10.5%000.0
St. Francis County+10.5%330.1
Cleveland County+9.8%000.0
Izard County+7.7%770.5
Mississippi County+7.7%37371.0
Stone County+7.4%950.7
Desha County+6.7%330.3
Van Buren County+6.7%10100.6
Marion County+6.5%78784.4
Sharp County+6.5%440.2
Miller County+5.9%21210.5
Poinsett County+5.0%70473.1
Columbia County+4.8%220.1
Benton County+4.4%4,3003,06912.9
Cross County+4.4%1190.7
Crittenden County+4.2%77751.7
Clark County+4.1%15120.7
Madison County+3.6%54542.9
White County+3.4%1371171.7
Baxter County+3.3%70281.6
Cleburne County+3.2%90903.5
Faulkner County+3.2%8914576.7
Franklin County+3.2%17171.0
Union County+3.2%14140.4
Ashley County+3.1%000.0
Hot Spring County+3.1%7172.1
Lonoke County+3.1%4053975.3
Garland County+3.0%88790.9
Washington County+2.9%2,0111,4567.4
Jefferson County+2.8%68441.1
Pope County+2.8%120821.8
Pulaski County+2.8%1,3158803.3
Saline County+2.8%4334233.2
Drew County+2.6%330.2
Grant County+2.4%29291.5
Sevier County+2.4%550.3
Johnson County+2.3%39351.5
Montgomery County+2.3%000.0
Craighead County+2.2%9886488.4
Sebastian County+2.2%4101893.1
Woodruff County+2.2%220.4
Boone County+2.1%15150.4
Greene County+1.9%1571213.3
Ouachita County+1.9%770.3
Arkansas County+1.4%17121.1
Crawford County+1.4%116901.9
Carroll County+1.1%29191.0
Logan County+1.1%110.0
Randolph County+0.8%29291.5
Independence County+0.7%3130.8
Howard County+0.3%000.0
Fulton County+0.1%000.0
Perry County−0.1%820.8
Pike County−0.2%000.0
Yell County−0.9%13130.7
Chicot County−1.1%220.2
Jackson County−1.3%1570.9
Lawrence County−1.7%64103.9
Conway County−1.9%11110.5
Lincoln County−1.9%550.4
Little River County−2.2%330.3
Polk County−2.7%330.2
Searcy County−4.4%000.0
Scott County−5.3%000.0
Phillips County−14.1%5123.6
Clay County—330.2

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.