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Arkansas in 2021

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

In 2021 the FHFA house price index for Arkansas changed +11.3%, against +11.6% for the United States and +2.8% in 2020.

14,198 housing units were authorised by building permits in the state that year (10,563 single-family), +13.6% on 2020; the national total was 1,736,982.

+11.3%Arkansas index, 2020–2021US +11.6%
14,198housing units permitted in 202110,563 single-family
68 of 68counties with a rising indexmedian county +9.5%
1,736,982units permitted nationally in 2021
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Counties in 2021

Ranked by the county index change from 2020 to 2021 (FHFA annual county index). Permits are units authorised in 2021; per 1,000 uses the vintage 2025 population.

CountyIndex change 2021Units permittedSingle-familyPer 1,000
Montgomery County+24.0%000.0
Searcy County+22.2%000.0
Benton County+16.8%4,3563,63913.1
Izard County+15.5%10100.7
Howard County+14.7%000.0
Washington County+14.7%2,6851,9609.9
Bradley County+14.5%220.2
Sevier County+14.5%660.4
Boone County+14.3%28260.7
Polk County+14.3%440.2
Phillips County+14.2%000.0
Crawford County+13.7%1381042.2
Lincoln County+13.2%220.2
Cross County+13.1%18101.1
Sharp County+13.1%660.3
Madison County+12.8%79794.3
Garland County+12.4%330783.3
Baxter County+12.0%105752.4
Perry County+12.0%000.0
Miller County+11.9%28280.7
Sebastian County+11.8%4002463.1
Cleburne County+11.5%770.3
Grant County+11.4%35351.9
Lawrence County+11.3%71174.4
Randolph County+11.3%35351.9
Carroll County+11.2%47131.6
Chicot County+10.9%000.0
Scott County+10.9%000.0
Yell County+10.5%25251.3
Marion County+10.4%1731739.8
Crittenden County+10.0%72681.6
Craighead County+9.9%1,0947409.4
Jefferson County+9.7%44360.7
Greene County+9.6%1931654.1
Faulkner County+9.5%9336587.0
White County+9.3%1601522.0
Lonoke County+9.2%2562223.3
Poinsett County+9.2%53452.4
Woodruff County+9.2%000.0
Ouachita County+9.1%220.1
Pope County+9.0%102781.6
Saline County+9.0%4834673.6
Pulaski County+8.8%1,9281,1234.8
Conway County+8.7%14140.7
Franklin County+8.6%11110.6
Independence County+8.6%990.2
Little River County+8.5%220.2
Fulton County+8.2%000.0
Stone County+8.1%330.2
Pike County+8.0%000.0
Van Buren County+7.6%11110.7
Arkansas County+7.5%18181.1
Johnson County+7.4%47431.8
Drew County+7.1%000.0
Hot Spring County+7.0%000.0
Logan County+6.9%440.2
Hempstead County+6.5%110.1
St. Francis County+6.4%950.4
Union County+6.2%18180.5
Clark County+5.7%4452.1
Columbia County+5.4%11110.5
Newton County+3.6%110.1
Mississippi County+3.3%43431.1
Ashley County+3.2%000.0
Jackson County+3.1%860.5
Clay County+2.5%1971.4
Cleveland County+1.8%000.0
Desha County+0.5%110.1

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.